Ukraine Says It Has Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers Who Fought for Russia

Ukraine’s SBU intelligence service said the two captured soldiers serve as ‘indisputable evidence’ of North Korean involvement in the Russia–Ukraine war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives to a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 24, 2024. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Ukrainian forces have captured two North Korean soldiers who were fighting on behalf of Russia in the Kursk region, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Delivering his daily address on Jan. 11, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian special operations troops facilitated the successful capture mission inside the western Russian border region, where Ukrainian and Russian forces have been fighting since August.