South Korea to accept North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine if they seek asylum - Kyiv claims to have captured two North Korean soldiers during fighting in Russia’s Kursk border region

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.

The strategic partnership between Russia and North Korea started in June 2024 after they signed a defense pact.

North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to support Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian, U.S. and South Korean assessments, Pyongyang's first major involvement in a war since the 1950s.

Two North Korean prisoners of war have revealed that the officers running their battalion told them that South Koreans were operating the drones used in the war against Ukraine

South Korea has stated that it is ready to accept any North Korean soldiers captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces who wish to defect to the South, reports Bloomberg. “North Korean soldiers are our citizens under the Constitution and respecting individuals’ free will is in line with the international law and customs,