The intelligence service of South Korea confirmed that Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region of Russia. Information about the North Korean captivity was given by President Zelensky on Saturday. Yonhap news agency reports that one of the soldiers testified that the North Korean forces fighting on the side of Russia suffered “serious” losses.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Saturday about the capture of two North Korean soldiers. He said on social media, “although they were injured, they survived and were brought to Kyiv and are talking to SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) investigators.”
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The SBU said it interrogated the two soldiers through Korean interpreters in cooperation with South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) because they do not speak Ukrainian, Russian or English.
In turn, the NIS also confirmed that one of the detainees admitted that there were “serious” casualties among North Korean soldiers in Russia.
Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region Reuters/Press Office of the President of Ukraine
“We will continue to share information related to North Korean prisoners in close cooperation with Ukrainian intelligence agencies,” the NIS said, adding that the injured soldiers were not in serious condition.
Yonhap news agency, citing the SBU, reported that one of the prisoners claimed during interrogation that he thought he was going for training and not to fight against Ukraine. It is said that this man had a Russian military ID issued in the name of another person registered in Russia. Those captured are people born in 2005 and 1999, who have been in military service since 2021 and 2016, respectively.
Kim’s soldiers are fighting on Russia’s side in the war with Ukraine
Ukrainian troops entered the Kursk region on August 6, 2024. In November, sources in the Ukrainian army reported that only about 800 square kilometers of Russian territory are under their control.
According to Western sources, more than 10,000 Russians are supporting the Russians in the fighting in the Kursk region. soldiers from North Korea. According to the data revealed in December last year, according to the NIS, at least 100 people from North Korea were killed and about 1000 people were injured.
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Main photo source: Reuters/Press Office of the President of Ukraine
