South Korea's National Intelligence Service confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) captured a wounded North Korean soldier for the first time in the Kursk region.
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South Korea's intelligence agency confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have captured a wounded North Korean soldier as a prisoner of war.
National Intelligence Service confirmed the capture of a wounded North Korean soldier.
One injured North Korean soldier has been captured by Ukrainian forces.
North Korean soldiers were utilized as expendable frontline assault units.
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