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Ukraine Captures North Korean Soldiers Fighting With Russians
January 13, 2025
The president of Ukraine says two North Korean soldiers were captured by Ukrainian forces. Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the North Korean soldiers, who were fighting alongside Russian forces, were caught in the Kursk border region. About 11,000 North Korean troops were reportedly deployed to help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine. A South Korean lawmaker says 300 of the deployed North Korean soldiers died in the conflict.