Ukraine says it has captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia

Ukraine has captured 2 North Korean soldiers warring successful Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

The injured brace are present successful Kyiv and communicating with the Security Service of Ukraine, the country's home quality agency, helium said.

Ukrainian peculiar forces and paratroopers captured the North Koreans, Mr Zelenskyy said successful a station connected X.

"As with each prisoners of war, these 2 North Korean soldiers are receiving the indispensable aesculapian assistance," helium said.

"I person instructed the Security Service of Ukraine to assistance journalists entree to these prisoners.

"The satellite needs to cognize the information astir what is happening."

Mr Zelenskyy said capturing the soldiers live was "not easy". He besides claimed Russian and North Korean forces warring successful Kursk person tried to conceal the beingness of North Korean soldiers, including by sidesplitting wounded comrades connected the battlefield to debar their seizure and interrogation by Ukraine.

The station included images of the 2 men - 1 with a bandage astir his jaw and the different astir some hands and wrists - and what appeared to beryllium a Russian subject document.

Ukraine's information work SBU connected Saturday provided further details.

It said 1 of those detained had nary documents astatine all, portion the different had been carrying a Russian subject ID paper successful the sanction of a antheral from Tuva, a Russian portion bordering Mongolia.

"The prisoners bash not talk Ukrainian, English oregon Russian, truthful connection with them takes spot done Korean translators successful practice with South Korean intelligence," a connection said.

One of the soldiers claimed helium had been told helium was going to Russia for training, alternatively than to combat against Ukraine, according to the SBU.

The bureau added some men are being provided with aesculapian attraction successful enactment with the Geneva Conventions, and investigated "in practice with South Korean intelligence".

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North Korean regular troops entered the warfare connected Russia's broadside successful October, according to Ukraine and its Western allies.

US, South Korean and Ukrainian quality assessments suggest up to 12,000 North Korean combat troops person been sent by Pyongyang nether a pact with Moscow.

They judge North Korea has besides been supplying Russia with immense quantities of artillery shells.