Ukraine says it captured two injured North Korean soldiers in Russia

Two wounded North Korean soldiers person been captured arsenic prisoners of warfare by Ukrainian troops successful Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said connected Saturday.

The 2 men are receiving "necessary aesculapian assistance" and are successful the custody of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) successful Kyiv, according to Zelensky.

The president said helium was "grateful" to Ukrainian paratroopers and soldiers from the Special Operation Forces for capturing the North Koreans.

He added that "this was not an casual task", claiming that Russian and North Korean soldiers usually execute wounded North Koreans "to erase immoderate grounds of North Korea's engagement successful the warfare against Ukraine".

In a connection posted connected Telegram and X, Zelensky said the soldiers were "talking to SBU investigators" and helium had instructed the Security Service of Ukraine to assistance journalists entree to them.

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

Zelensky besides posted photographs of 2 wounded men but did not supply grounds that they were North Korean.

One representation showed a Russian service ID paper issued to a 26-year-old antheral from Russia's Tyva portion bordering Mongolia.

Some reports person said Russia is hiding North Korean fighters by giving them fake IDs.

In December, South Korea's quality bureau reported that a North Korean worker believed to person been the archetypal to beryllium captured portion supporting Russia's warfare successful Ukraine had died aft being taken live by Ukrainian forces.

Separately, the White House said North Korean forces were experiencing wide casualties.