According to the Security Service of Ukraine, a soldier reported that he thought he was going to military training
One of the North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces said he thought he was going to military training, not the war between Russia and Ukraine. The information is from the South Korean news agency.
According to , as the soldiers do not speak English, Ukrainian or Russian, a South Korean interpreter was called in to help with the translation. One was born in 2005 and has been in the Army since 2021. The other was born in 1999, is a sniper and has been a member of the North Korean Army since 2016.
The President of Ukraine, , that the North Koreans were captured in the Kursk region and are under medical care. He also declared that journalists will have access to the military.
According to Yonhap, it is estimated that North Korea sent around 11,000 soldiers to help Russia in the war against Ukraine. Of the contingent, at least 100 were killed and another 1,000 were injured.
