SEOUL — South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) on Sunday confirmed Ukraine's claim of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being interrogated.
SEOUL — South Korea's National Intelligence Service on Sunday confirmed Ukraine 's claim of having captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia, after Kyiv said they were being interrogated. Ukraine , the United States and South Korea have accused nuclear-armed North Korea of sending more than 10,000 soldiers to help bolster Russian forces.
The soldier said North Korean forces had experienced 'significant losses during battle.'According to Seoul's intelligence agency, one of the men 'went without food or water for 4 to 5 days before being captured.'The NIS said it would continue to work with the SBU to share information on North Korean fighters in Ukraine.Neither Russia nor North Korea has reacted to the intelligence accounts.
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