{"id":5362,"date":"2026-09-24T08:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=5362"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:45:47","slug":"zelenskyy-says-ukraine-sent-two-north-korean-pows-to-south-korea-kim-jong-un-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=5362","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy says Ukraine sent two North Korean POWs to South Korea | Kim Jong Un News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The president criticised North Korea for using citizens like \u2018currency\u2019 to aid Russia in its war against Ukraine.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Ukraine has transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).<\/p>\n

\u201cRecently, we \u2060sent two North Korean prisoners of war to the Republic of Korea,\u201d said Zelenskyy in his speech on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThese guys are not easy to capture alive,\u201d Zelenskyy said. \u201cOne of them, when he realised he was going to be taken prisoner, tried to kill himself. And he was shocked that fate did not let him die.\u201d<\/p>\n

He strongly criticised Pyongyang\u2019s involvement in the conflict, questioning\u00a0why\u00a0North Korean soldiers\u00a0were\u00a0giving their lives in a war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cKim Jong Un uses them like currency and gets something in return,\u201d Zelenskyy said, adding that \u201ccountries across Asia have likely already noticed North Korea\u2019s enhanced ballistic missiles and significantly advanced drone capabilities\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian and South Korean estimates indicate North Korea has deployed<\/a> approximately 15,000 soldiers to support Russia\u2019s war effort since 2024, primarily in the Kursk border region<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy provided no further details regarding the transfer.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian forces captured the two North Korean soldiers in Russia\u2019s Kursk region in January 2025, in the first known apprehension of Pyongyang\u2019s troops since their deployment to the conflict in 2024. Zelenskyy had previously stated he would consider returning the soldiers to North Korean leader Kim in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russia.<\/p>\n

Human rights groups, however, urged him to repatriate them to South Korea, citing the risks of punishments the soldiers faced. South Korean media reported that the two captured soldiers had expressed their desire to defect to South Korea.<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not deny Zelenskyy\u2019s remarks, but it also declined to confirm operational details of the transfer, citing individual safety and family protection.<\/p>\n

The issue was a key topic during a July summit in Ankara, Turkiye, where President Lee Jae Myung met Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n

Senior presidential spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung stated afterwards that both leaders agreed to resolve the status of North Korean POWs in Ukraine in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles, while respecting the free will of those involved. This built on a prior agreement reached during the South Korea-Ukraine foreign ministers\u2019 meeting in March, where both nations pledged to cooperate on the POW issue under the same humanitarian framework.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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