SEOUL: South Korea's spy agency said on Friday (Dec 27) it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia's war against Ukraine had been captured by Uk
In this photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Nov 29, 2024, Russian serviceman aims a D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in the border area of Kursk region, Russia.
Friday's confirmation came days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that nearly 3,000 North Korean soldiers had been"killed or wounded" so far as they A landmark defence pact between Pyongyang and Moscow signed in June came into force this month, with Russian President Vladimir Putin hailing it as a"breakthrough document".
Ukraine's allies have called Pyongyang's growing involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine a"dangerous expansion" of the conflict.
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