Selenskyj reveals pictures: North Korean soldiers in Ukrainian detention!

The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj has announced that two North Korean soldiers in the Russian area of ​​Kursk were taken as prisoners of war. Selenskyj informed this information about social networks. The captured soldiers survived despite injuries and were brought to Kiev, where they are interrogated by the Ukrainian secret service.

In his announcement, Selenskyj announced that the press will be given access to the prisoners. He emphasized the need for the world to learn the truth about what is happening. This is not the first report on captured North Koreans; Recognize earlier reports that some soldiers have died due to their injuries.

North Korean soldiers in Russia

According to estimates, North Korea has sent around 12,000 soldiers to Russia, while Moscow reinforced its units in the Kursk area by North Korean soldiers. Ukraine and the United States estimate that the North Korean soldiers suffer high losses. Selenskyj added photos that supposedly show the captured soldiers. According to reports, however, this information cannot be checked.

Selenskyj also expressed that it was difficult to take North Korean soldiers trapped alive. He explained that both the Russian and the North Korean military would kill North Koreans injured rather than take them into captivity. According to humanitarian law, prisoners of war may not be publicly put on display, although reports about them are not prohibited as long as their identification is avoided, as is also emphasized by the Red Cross.

Further details and information about the captured soldiers are available in a report by Lippe Welle, which informs about the background of the capture. In particular, it is pointed out that Selenskyj spread pictures of the prisoners in order to draw attention to the precarious situation of the North Korean soldiers, such as the Spiegel