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.
Ukrainian forces captured several North Korean soldiers who later died from wounds
Russian forces conducted offensive operations in Kursk Oblast
Ukrainian forces captured a wounded North Korean soldier during operations in Russia's Kursk Oblast, though he later reportedly died of his wounds.
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