Ukrainian troops captured two North Korean soldiers as prisoners of war (POWs) in Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 11. "This task was not easy," he said in a Telegram post.

Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces have been provided medical care and are being held in Kyiv, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported. The first was captured on Jan. 9 in Kursk Oblast by the 84th Tactical Group of Special Operations Forces,

Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers alive after they were wounded while fighting for Russia, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Saturday.