After Kim-Putin Meet, Train Traffic Between North Korea And Russia Spikes

The analysis comes a day after CBS News cited an unnamed US official as saying North Korea had begun transferring artillery to Russia for use in its war in Ukraine.

Train traffic between North Korea and Russia has spiked dramatically following a recent summit between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, indicating a "likely" transfer of arms, according to a new report by Washington-based analysts Beyond Parallel.

High-resolution satellite imagery reveals at least 70 freight cars at North Korea's border Tumangang Rail Facility, the group said Friday, a number described as "unprecedented" even when compared to pre-Covid levels.

No more than 20 cars had been seen in the railyard over the previous five years, the report said.