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South Korea tells Ukraine it is willing to accept North Korean POWs

South Korea is willing to accept North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine who want to defect to the South, as reported by South Korea's foreign ministry.
Ukraine captured two North Koreans fighting for Russia and is ready to return them if Pyongyang facilitates a prisoner exchange.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that about 4,000 North Korean soldiers were killed or injured in the Kursk region, though this figure is unverified.
A captured soldier expressed a desire for asylum in South Korea, with an unidentified Ukrainian official noting that this depends on the South Korean government's views.

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South China Morning Post

Will North Korean POW’s asylum plea in South Korea spark ‘domino effect’?

A North Korean soldier’s plea for asylum in South Korea could force Pyongyang to reconsider its involvement in the Ukraine war and complicate Seoul-Moscow ties.

2 days ago·Hong Kong

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The Japan Times

South Korea willing to take North Korean POWs from Ukraine

South Korea’s comments came after a captured soldier said in an interview with the Chosun Ilbo newspaper that he wants to seek asylum in South Korea.

3 days ago·Japan

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NK News

South Korea willing to accept North Korean prisoners of war from Ukraine

South Korea has announced that it is willing to accept North Korean troops deployed to support Russia’s war efforts, after a soldier detained by Ukraine reportedly expressed a desire to defect rather than face persecution in the DPRK. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Seoul’s foreign ministry said the ROK government deems North Korean soldiers […]

3 days ago·Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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www.t-online.de

«I didn't know I was going to war» – North Korean prisoner unpacks

For months, North Koreans fought in Putin's army – many died. A prisoner soldier talks about the regime's lies.

3 days ago

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UPI

South Korea tells Ukraine it is willing to accept North Korean POWs

South Korea will offer "necessary protection and support" to North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine who wish to come to the South, Seoul said Wednesday.

3 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Korea Times

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency

1 of 2 N. Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine voices intent to go to S. Korea: report

One of the two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine has expressed his wish to go to South Korea, a news report said Wednesday, in what would be the first known case for a North Korean captive to voice an intent to defect to the South.

3 days ago·Korea, Republic of

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