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Volodymyr Zelenskyy affords captured North Korean troopers for Ukrainians held by Russia

By Editorial Board Published January 13, 2025 4 Min Read
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy affords captured North Korean troopers for Ukrainians held by Russia

Ukraine’s president is providing a prisoner swap with North Korean troopers it has captured, in alternate for Ukrainians held by Russia.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a direct enchantment to chief Kim Jong Un after seizing two North Koreans in Russia’s Kursk area.

“In addition to the first captured soldiers from North Korea, there will undoubtedly be more. It’s only a matter of time before our troops manage to capture others,” he stated in a video posted on X.

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His video additionally included a suggestion of assist to officers in California preventing the continuing fires there.

It’s the first time Ukraine has introduced the seize of North Korean troopers since their entry into the almost three-year-old struggle final autumn.

Ukrainian and Western assessments say that some 11,000 troops from Russia’s ally North Korea have been deployed within the Kursk area to help Moscow’s forces, though Russia has neither confirmed nor denied their presence.

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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un met in Pyongyang to signal a ‘navy pact’ in June 2024. Pic: Kremlin Picture/AP

Mr Zelenskyy has stated Russian and North Korean forces had suffered heavy losses.

“Ukraine is ready to hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers to him if he can organise their exchange for our warriors who are being held captive in Russia,” Mr Zelenskyy added.

He posted a brief video displaying the interrogation of two males, offered as North Korean troopers.

Considered one of them is mendacity on a mattress with bandaged fingers, the opposite is sitting with a bandage on his jaw.

Pic: Volodymyr Zelenskyy/X

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Ukraine stated on Saturday it had captured two North Korean troopers. Pic: Volodymyr Zelenskyy/X

One of many males stated by an interpreter that he didn’t know he was preventing towards Ukraine and had been informed he was on a coaching train. He stated he hid in a shelter throughout the offensive and was discovered a few days later.

He stated that if he was ordered to return to North Korea, he would, however he was prepared to remain in Ukraine if given the prospect.

“One of them (soldiers) expressed a desire to stay in Ukraine, the other to return to Korea,” stated Mr Zelenskyy, including that for North Korean troopers who didn’t want to return residence, there could also be different choices obtainable.

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