"Two North Korean soldiers deployed in the Ukraine-Russia war claimed they believed they were participating in a military exercise, not a war, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service reported on Sunday.
According to the NIS, the North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukrainian military forces in the Kursk region of western Russia on Thursday and are currently in the custody of the Ukrainian government.
The NIS stated that one of the detainees testified they arrived in Russia in November last year and underwent a week of military training under Russian military authorities before being sent to the battlefield."
- The Korea Herald (Hwang Joo-young, 2025-01-12)
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"Two North Korean soldiers deployed in the Ukraine-Russia war claimed they believed they were participating in a military exercise, not a war, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service reported on Sunday.
According to the NIS, the North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukrainian military forces in the Kursk region of western Russia on Thursday and are currently in the custody of the Ukrainian government.
The NIS stated that one of the detainees testified they arrived in Russia in November last year and underwent a week of military training under Russian military authorities before being sent to the battlefield."
- The Korea Herald (Hwang Joo-young, 2025-01-12)
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