Update (June 26) Sentence added for clarity of June 18 defection: "The ROK JCS later confirmed to NK News that this man was a civilian and not a North Korean soldier."
A North Korean soldier defected across the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) - the heavily fortified border separating North and South Korea - late on Friday evening, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
Update (June 26) Sentence added for clarity of June 18 defection: "The ROK JCS later confirmed to NK News that this man was a civilian and not a North Korean soldier."
A North Korean soldier defected across the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) - the heavily fortified border separating North and South Korea - late on Friday evening, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
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