Two North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast. One POW stated he arrived in Russia on a cargo ferry with over 100 soldiers.
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Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast earlier in January. They are currently in the custody of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Kyiv.
The prisoner of war in the newly released footage said he arrived in Russia on a cargo ferry with over 100 soldiers.
Ukrainian forces captured two North Korean soldiers in Kursk region
Approximately 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed and 2,700 wounded out of 12,000 deployed in the Kursk Oblast since October 2024.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the capture of two DPRK soldiers who are in contact with the SSU.
A captured North Korean mercenary stated he did not know he would fight in Russia and believed they were participating in military exercises.
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