Russia and North Korea have completed their first road bridge crossing the Tumen River (the narrow waterway forming their shared border in Russia's Far East), adding a second land link to the Soviet-era railway bridge that had long been the only overland connection between the two countries. The roughly one-kilometre, two-lane structure is expected to open this summer and is designed to handle several hundred vehicles and nearly 3,000 people per day. Analysts warn the bridge will make it significantly easier for the two sanctioned states to move sensitive military components — such as electronics for missiles and drones — by truck, which is far harder to track via satellite than railway cargo, deepening a partnership that already involves North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.