On Saturday, Ukraine said that in recent days North Korean soldiers were captured fighting alongside Russian fighters in the Kursk Oblast. Two wounded soldiers were transported to Kievwhere they are provided with medical care.
Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that he had instructed the Security Service of Ukraine to provide journalists with access to the prisoners. As he assessed, “the world needs to know what's going on“.
In turn, on Sunday, the Ukrainian president provided new information about the capture of North Korean soldiers and possible further steps.
War in Ukraine. They captured North Korean soldiers. Zelensky has a proposition
Volodymyr Zelensky assured in a post on social media that there will undoubtedly be more soldiers from Kim Jong Un's army who will be captured by Ukrainian forces. “It's only a matter of time before our troops manage to capture more. The world should have no doubt that the Russian army is dependent on military aid from North Korea“- he emphasized.
President Ukrainy he also noted that almost three years ago Vladimir Putin “he started with an ultimatum to NATO and attempts to rewrite history, but now it cannot cope without military support from Pyongyang“.
Moreover, Zelensky made a proposal addressed to the North Korean authorities. “Ukraine is ready to hand over Kim Jong Un's soldiers if he (Kim Jong Un – ed.) manages to organize them exchange for our warriors held in Russian captivity” – we read in the Ukrainian leader's entry. He also mentioned that for North Korean soldiers who do not want to return, “other options may be available.”
“Especially those who are willing bringing peace closer by spreading the truth about this war in Koreathey will be given such an opportunity,” he added. Zelenskiy also included a recording in his entry, which recorded his image and conversations with the prisoners.
War in Ukraine. North Korean soldiers in the hands of Kiev. SBU on details
The Security Service of Ukraine, which also reported on Saturday about the capture of North Korean soldiers, emphasized that they had captured them in this way “irrefutable evidence of North Korea's involvement in the war Russia against our country.”
Revealing the details of the capture, the SBU added that they were prisoners of war they don't speak Ukrainian, English or Russianso communication with them takes place through Korean translators in cooperation with South Korean intelligence.
One of the soldiers reported that he didn't know he would end up at the front – they were to be informed that they were being sent to military training. The man also allegedly had a Russian military identification card issued in the name of another person registered in Russia. Those captured are people born in 2005 and 1999who are in military service respectively from 2021 and 2016.