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Zelensky with a direct offer to Kim Jong Un after the capture of North Korean soldiers

Zelensky with a direct offer to Kim Jong Un after the capture of North Korean soldiers

Ukraine's president is offering a prisoner swap with captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainians held by Russia.

It is known that Volodymyr Zelensky has made a direct appeal to leader Kim Jong Un after capturing two North Koreans in the Kursk region of Russia.

"Besides the first soldiers captured by North Korea, there will undoubtedly be more. It's only a matter of time before our troops catch up with others," he said in a video posted on X.


His video also included an offer of help to officials in California battling the ongoing wildfires there.

It is reported that this is the first time that Ukraine has announced the capture of North Korean soldiers since the beginning of the almost three-year war. sky news, the Telegraph reports.

Ukrainian and Western estimates say around 11,000 troops from Russia's ally North Korea have been deployed in the Kursk region to support Moscow's forces, although Russia has neither confirmed nor denied their presence.

But, according to Zelensky, Russian and North Korean forces have suffered heavy losses.

"Ukraine is ready to hand over the soldiers of Kim Jong Un, if he can organize the exchange of our fighters who are held captive in Russia," the Ukrainian leader added.

He also posted a short video showing the interrogation of two men, posing as North Korean soldiers.

One of the men said through an interpreter that he did not know he was fighting against Ukraine and had been told he was on a training exercise.

He also stated that if ordered to return to North Korea, he would, but was ready to stay in Ukraine if given the opportunity.

"One of them expressed a desire to stay in Ukraine, the other to return to Korea," Zelensky said, adding that for North Korean soldiers who did not want to return home, there may be other options available. . /Telegraph/