Politics Selenskyj: Two North Koreans captured
Two North Korean soldiers have been taken prisoner of war in the Russian region of Kursk, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. Zelensky announced this on social networks. The men had survived despite their injuries and had been taken to Kiev, where the Ukrainian secret service was interrogating them. Zelensky announced that the press would also be given access to the prisoners. "The world must know the truth about what is happening."
11.01.2025, 16:19
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High losses for the North Koreans
It was not the first report by Zelenskyi about captured North Koreans. However, according to him, these men had died from their injuries. According to estimates, the isolated communist North Korea has sent 12,000 soldiers to Russia. Moscow is using North Koreans to reinforce its units in the counterattack in the Kursk region, among other things, in order to drive Ukrainian troops out of Russia. According to estimates by both Ukraine and the USA, the North Koreans are suffering heavy losses there.
Selenskyj attached photos to his posts that allegedly show the prisoners. His claims could not be verified. He wrote that it was difficult to capture North Korean soldiers. The Russian and North Korean military would rather kill injured North Koreans than take them prisoner of war, the head of state claimed.
Russian military passport with allegedly falsified data
A Russian military passport was also shown, according to which one of the North Koreans was attributed a place of birth in the Russian republic of Tuva in Siberia. "Russia gives the Koreans these documents, but they don't deceive anyone," Selensky commented in a video. "Russia itself is doing everything to prolong and expand the war and will answer for it."
According to international humanitarian law, prisoners of war may not be put on public display. According to the Red Cross, reports about prisoners of war are not prohibited, but it should be avoided that they can be identified.
