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Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region.

Kursk, Kursk Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Post UNIAN

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Ukrainian forces (military_unit) North Korean soldier (person) Kursk region (location) 8th Special Operations Forces Regiment (military_unit) North Korean soldiers (person) Russian shops (military_unit) Ukrainian special operations forces (military_unit) Ukraine (organization) Russia (organization) Ukrainian troops (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit)

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers in Kursk region

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian special operations forces captured a wounded North Korean soldier in the Kursk Oblast of Russia.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The captured soldier claimed he did not know where he was and was fighting against Ukraine.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The soldier said, 'I want to live here' after being told Ukrainians are good people.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

This is the first known live capture of a North Korean soldier fighting for Russia.

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:12.194Z

Source story: 45692