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Ukraine releases first testimony from captured North Korean soldiers

Kyiv says two DPRK soldiers believed they were being deployed for training, not to fight for Russia against Ukraine

Ukraine has released the first testimony from North Korean soldiers captured fighting for Russia in the Kursk region, providing the latest “undeniable” evidence of the DPRK’s involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his counterintelligence agency announced late Saturday that two wounded North Korean soldiers were captured and taken to Kyiv for treatment and subsequent questioning.

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