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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video showing the apparent interrogation of two North Korean soldiers captured alive in the war.
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
In a statement posted on X, Zelenskyy said he had instructed Ukraine's security service to allow journalists access to the captured soldiers.
Ukraine has captured two injured North Korean soldiers from the battlefield in Russia’s Kursk region and transferred them to Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.
Over 3,000 North Korean troops in Ukraine, with 300 deaths and 2,700 injuries, some resorting to suicide to avoid capture.
Separately, Ukraine revealed more details about the first two North Korean soldiers it has captured alive and said it was willing to exchange them for Ukrainians held in Russia.
SEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korea’s spy agency ... Undoubtedly there will be more POWs from North Korea,” Zelenskyy said in an address late Sunday. He said in a separate posting on the ...
President Zelenskiy says Ukraine is ready to release North Korean soldiers. The Ukrainian president said he was willing to release the prisoners, if Kim Jong Un can organise their exchange for Ukrainians held captive in Russia.
President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever
Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia, and expects more. However, the soldiers do not necessarily want to return to their authoritarian homeland.