The announcement came after Ukraine claimed to have captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region, marking the first publicly confirmed instance of North Korean troops being apprehended since their deployment in support of Moscow’s forces last autumn.

Ukraine is ready to release captured North Korean servicemen and exchange them for Ukrainians held by the aggressor country of the russian federation.President

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Kyiv is “ready to hand over” captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Russia. The offer on Sunday came hours after South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed Ukraine’s announcement that it had captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region.