The Voice of America (VOA) reported on the 14th that goods had been spotted re-entering the train yard in the North-Russian border area, which had been empty for some time. It seems that the weapons trade between North Korea and Russia, which had been temporarily stopped, has resumed.
The VOA analyzed satellite photos Planet Labs took on the 12th, showing about one-third of the yard next to the North Korean tracks in the border area filled with piles of goods covered with blue tarps.
This yard had been busy with about 80% of the goods until last month. However, the volume of goods began to decrease rapidly from the 23rd of last month, and then it was observed to be empty at the beginning of this month.
Then, on the 12th, goods started to flow in large quantities, and on the 13th, more goods were placed than the previous day. It is speculated that freight transportation, which had been quiet for a while, has started again.
The area located about 1.24 miles north along the tracks from the North Korea-Russia Friendship Bridge is usually where trains stop, either heading from North Korea to Russia or coming from Russia to North Korea.
The White House previously identified this point as a weapons trade site between North Korea and Russia.
With the possibility of North Korean weapons, including ballistic missiles, aboard the train that was captured today, attention is being paid to whether the shipments have resumed as operations were suspended.
The movement has also resumed at Rason Port, another location identified as a North Korea-Russian weapons trade site, for the first time in a month.
No large ships had entered this location since the 12th of last month. However, there has been a confirmed report of a 377-foot-long ship entering on the 12th of this month.