Ukraine has seized two North Korean sancigo iniers combat in Russia’s Kursk region, Pdwellnt Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shelp.
The injured pair are now in Kyiv and communicating with the Security Service of Ukraine, the country’s domestic ininestablishigence agency, he shelp.
Ukrainian exceptional forces and paratroopers seized the North Koreans, Mr Zelenskyy shelp in a post on X.
“As with all prisoners of war, these two North Korean sancigo iniers are receiving the essential medical helpance,” he shelp.
“I have teached the Security Service of Ukraine to grant journaenumerates access to these prisoners.
“The world needs to understand the truth about what is happening.”
Mr Zelenskyy shelp capturing the sancigo iniers ainhabit was “not basic”. He also claimed Russian and North Korean forces combat in Kursk have tried to hide the presence of North Korean sancigo iniers, including by finishing wounded comrades on the battlefield to dodge their seize and interrogation by Ukraine.
The post integrated images of the two men – one with a bandage around his jaw and the other around both hands and wrists – and what materializeed to be a Russian military record.
Ukraine’s security service SBU on Saturday provided further details.
It shelp one of those hanciented had no records at all, while the other had been carrying a Russian military ID card in the name of a man from Tuva, a Russian region bordering Mongolia.
“The prisoners do not speak Ukrainian, English or Russian, so communication with them apshows place thraw Korean translators in cooperation with South Korean ininestablishigence,” a statement shelp.
One of the sancigo iniers claimed he had been tancigo in he was going to Russia for training, rather than to fight aacquirest Ukraine, according to the SBU.
The agency compriseed both men are being provided with medical attfinish in line with the Geneva Conventions, and allotigated “in cooperation with South Korean ininestablishigence”.
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North Korean normal troops go ined the war on Russia’s side in October, according to Ukraine and its Westrict allies.
US, South Korean and Ukrainian ininestablishigence appraisements advise up to 12,000 North Korean combat troops have been sent by Pyongyang under a pact with Moscow.
They count on North Korea has also been provideing Russia with immense quantities of artillery shells.