Seoul Condemns POW Disclosure
South Korea criticizes Ukraine for publicly disclosing transferred North Korean prisoners at the U.N.
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South Korea says Ukraine gave Seoul advance notice that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy might mention two captured North Korean soldiers transferred to South Korea, but did not clarify how explicitly he would describe the transfer. Seoul says it urged Kyiv to keep the matter confidential so the prisoners’ cases could be handled quickly and discreetly; President Lee Jae Myung called Zelenskyy’s public announcement regrettable and a breach of that understanding. Zelenskyy disclosed the transfer in his U.N. General Assembly address, while his office has denied that Ukraine agreed to keep it secret. South Korea says any handling of the prisoners must reflect their free will and comply with domestic and international law and humanitarian principles.
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The two North Korean soldiers had been captured by Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk region in 2025.
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Zelenskyy said North Korean soldiers were particularly difficult to capture alive because of their indoctrination, and that one of the prisoners tried to kill himself after realizing he was about to be captured.
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The report noted that North Korea had sent thousands of troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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