Volodymyr Zelensky offers captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held by Russia
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Volodymyr Zelensky has offered to swap two captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainians being held by Russia. “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,” the president wrote on X.
In his statement, Zelensky also vowed to capture more North Korean soldiers. “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. There should be no doubt left in the world that the Russian army is dependent on military assistance from North Korea,” Zelensky said on X.
The move comes after Ukraine said it had captured two North Korean soldiers on Saturday. The wounded men were the first taken alive since Kim Jong-un sent his soldiers to fight for Vladimir Putin. They are now in Kyiv assisting the Ukrainian secret service, the SBU. “Our soldiers captured North Korean soldiers in Kursk,” said the Ukrainian president. “These are two soldiers who, although wounded, survived, were taken to Kyiv, and are communicating with SBU investigators.
“This task was not easy. Usually Russians and other North Korean soldiers finish off their wounded and do everything to prevent evidence of the participation of another state - North Korea - in the war against Ukraine from being preserved. “I am grateful to our soldiers of Tactical Group No. 84 of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and our paratroopers who captured these two people. Like all prisoners, these two North Korean soldiers are being provided with the necessary medical care. I have instructed the Security Service of Ukraine to provide journalists with access to these prisoners. The world must know what is happening.”.
