From left, Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov, Transport Minister Andrey Nikitin, Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako and Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Alexei Chekunkov talk to the media during the ceremony to open the new road bridge over the Tumen (Tumannaya) River, connecting Russia's Primorye Territory and North Korea, in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia. The bridge is named after Soviet officer Yakov Novichenko, who covered a grenade thrown at future North Korean leader Kim Il Sung with his body in 1946.
- Package: Russia North Korea Road Bridge
- Categories: Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Vladivostok, Primorye Territory, Russia
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- Author: Vitaliy Ankov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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