“Ukrainian soldiers captured soldiers from North Korea in Kurshchyna. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, SBU Zelenskyi’s direct speech: “These are two soldiers who, although wounded, survived, were brought to Kyiv, and are communicating with SBU investigators.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, SBU
Zelensky’s direct speech: “These are two soldiers who, although they were wounded, survived, were brought to Kyiv, and are communicating with SBU investigators.
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This task was not easy: usually the Russians and other military personnel from North Korea finish off their wounded and do everything to ensure that there is no evidence of the participation of another country – North Korea – in the war against Ukraine.”
Details: The President thanked the soldiers of tactical group No. 84 of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and our paratroopers who captured these people.
Details: According to the SBU, the captives do not speak Ukrainian, English or Russian, so communication with them takes place through Korean translators in cooperation with South Korean intelligence.
At the time of capture, one of the foreigners was carrying a Russian-style military ID issued in the name of another person with registration in the Republic of Tuva of the Russian Federation.
During the interrogation, the DPRK soldier, whose ticket was found, told SBU employees that this document was issued to him in the Russian Federation in the fall of 2024. Then, according to him, part of the combat units of North Korea were coordinating with Russian groups for one week.
He himself stated that he was born in 2005, held the position of a rifleman and served in the military in North Korea since 2021. It is noteworthy that the prisoner, as well as the Russian military at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, emphasizes that he was allegedly going for training, and not for the war against Ukraine.
Another prisoner of war confirmed the testimony of his “partner”. He gave part of the answers to the questions in writing, because his jaw was injured.
According to preliminary data, he was born in 1999, and has been serving in the North Korean army since 2016 as a sniper-reconnaissance.
What preceded: On the night of January 5, the Defense Forces of Ukraine began offensive operations in the Kursk region. In particular, it was reported about the advance of the Armed Forces from the direction of Suzhi towards the village of Velike Soldatske.