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Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces captured a second North Korean soldier as a POW in Kursk Oblast on an unspecified date.

Russkoye Porechnoye, Kursk Oblast
Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian Airborne Assault Forces captured a second North Korean soldier in Kursk Oblast

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast during cross-border operations.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The Airborne Assault Troops released a video showing a second captured DPRK soldier receiving medical care after his capture.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukraine captured the first North Korean military personnel to be taken prisoner in the war

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Two North Korean soldiers were wounded in Kursk Oblast

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The captured soldiers surrendered to Tactical Group No. 84 of Ukrainian Special Operations Forces

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The captured soldiers were delivered to Kyiv

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian operators captured a North Korean serviceman during special operations in the Kursk region.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the Defense Forces had captured two DPRK soldiers who are communicating with the SSU.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.977Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-11-2025