Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready for an exchange of prisoners for the two North Korean soldiers detained by kyiv

Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready for an exchange of prisoners for the two North Korean soldiers detained by kyiv
Volodymyr Zelensky says he is ready for an exchange of prisoners for the two North Korean soldiers detained by kyiv

Seoul confirmed the capture of two North Korean soldiers by kyiv

South Korean intelligence has confirmed the capture by Ukraine of two North Korean soldiers participating in operations in the Russian oblast of Kursk, in support of Moscow’s army.

“The national intelligence service [NIS]through real-time cooperation with the Intelligence Agency of Ukraine (SBU) (…) confirmed that the Ukrainian army captured two North Korean soldiers on January 9 at the Kursk battlefield, Russia »the NIS said in a statement on Sunday.

The SBU released a video on Saturday showing the two men on hospital cots, one with his hands and the other with his jaw bandaged. A doctor at the detention center said the first man also had a broken leg. South Korean intelligence statements support kyiv’s statements while neither Russia nor North Korea have reacted.

The NIS said one of the captured soldiers revealed during interrogation that he had received military training from Russian forces after arriving in November. “He initially thought he was being sent for training, then realized when he arrived in Russia that he had been deployed [sur le front] »said the NIS. The soldier said North Korean forces suffered heavy “significant losses during the fighting”. According to the SBU, the men told interrogators that they were experienced soldiers.

Seoul’s intelligence agency said one of the men had “was deprived of food and water for four to five days before being captured”. According to the SBU, the prisoners speak neither English nor Russian, and discussions are conducted in Korean with interpreters in cooperation with the South Korean service.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that the soldiers, although injured, had been able to be transferred to kyiv for questioning. “It was not an easy task: usually, the Russians and other North Korean soldiers finish off their wounded and do everything to erase evidence of the participation of another state, North Korea, in the war against ‘Ukraine’he continued.

Ukraine, the United States and South Korea have accused nuclear-armed Pyongyang of sending more than 10,000 troops to help Russia in its war in Ukraine.

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