North Korea, Ukraine and Zelenskyy

Captured North Korean soldier exposes training and losses in Russia, Zelenskyy reveals
The footage shows a Ukrainian SBU Security Service investigator questioning the soldier. Zelenskyy stated that the interrogation confirmed intelligence reports about North Korean troop movements to Russian territory,
Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to trade captured North Koreans for Ukrainian prisoners
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video showing the apparent interrogation of two North Korean soldiers captured alive in the war.
Troops captured by Ukraine provide rare glimpse into North Korea’s military
North Korea has not responded to reports of its troops captured or killed by Ukraine forces. It has never publicised the deployment or large shipments of North Korean artillery shells and other weapons sent to Russia to help its war against Ukraine, although they marked the country’s first intervention in a major armed conflict overseas in decades.
'North Korea Supporting Russia in War with Ukraine': Zelenskyy Presses Allegations, Captures North Korean Soldiers
Ukraine President Zelenskyy has alleged that North Korea is supporting Ukraine in the ongoing war; Ukraine has also captured two North Korean soldiers.
Seoul’s spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven’t shown desire to defect
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s willing to hand over the soldiers to North Korea, if Kim Jong Un arranges for an exchange with Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia.
Ukraine has captured 2 North Korean soldiers, South Korea's intelligence service says
Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in a Russian border region, South Korea’s intelligence service said.
Zelenskyy: Ukrainians take North Korean soldiers captive – photos, video
Ukrainian soldiers captured North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Quote: "These are two soldiers who, although they sustained injuries, survived, were taken to Kyiv and are talking to investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine.
North Korean Troops Thought Ukraine War Was an Exercise
Videos of captured North Korean troops posted online by Ukrainian President Zelensky show them admitting that they thought they were being sent on an exercise.
Zelenskyy ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia
KYIV: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday (Jan 12) that Kyiv is ready to hand over North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if he can organise their exchange for Ukrain
Ukrainians said North Koreans are so determined to avoid capture that one tried to take himself out with a concrete pillar
The paratroopers said the already-wounded North Korean ran "headfirst" into a concrete pillar when they tried to load him ...
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Zelenskyy ready to exchange N Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia
Russia has neither confirmed nor denied their presence. Zelenskyy said Russia and North Korea’s forces had suffered heavy losses. He posted a short video showing the interrogation of two men who ...
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North Korea’s entire Russian-based force can be wiped out by April — ISW
The report recalls that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in early January 2025 that approximately 3,800 North ...
North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.