Ukraine captures first-ever North Korean soldier amid ongoing war

Ukraine captures first-ever North Korean soldier amid ongoing war

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South Korea's intelligence agency has confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have, for the first time, captured a soldier from North Korea as a prisoner of war.

This was reported by Yonhap Agency, CE Report quotes Ukrinform.

"Through real-time information sharing with a friendly nation's intelligence organization, (we) confirmed the capture of a wounded North Korean soldier and plans to thoroughly examine the subsequent development," the National Intelligence Service said in a brief release.

Details of how the capture occurred are not yet disclosed.

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