Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Sunday Kyiv prepares to turn over North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un for the return of Ukrainians cooped in Russia.
“In addition to the first captured soldiers from North Korea, there will undoubtedly be more. It’s only a matter of time before our troops manage to capture others,” Zelenskyy created on social media sites.
The Ukrainian head of state shared a video clip portraying the investigation of 2 North Korean detainees of battle.
In the video clip, one detainee is resting on a bunk bed, while the various other is staying up in bed with a plaster twisted around his jaw.
Zelenskyy included that there might be various other choices offered for those North Korean soldiers that do not desire to return and “those who express a desire to bring peace closer by spreading the truth about this war in the Korean (language) will be given that opportunity. “
North Korean soldiers in Ukraine
On Saturday, Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian pressures had actually recorded 2 injured North Korean soldiers in the Russian boundary area of Kursk.
It noted the very first time Kyiv had actually revealed the capture of North Korean soldiers active considering that Pyongyang sent out soldiers to sustain Russia in the battle with Ukraine.
Zelenskyy stated the slaves were obtaining “necessary medical assistance” and remained in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) safekeeping in Kyiv.
North Korea is thought to have actually sent out about 12,000 soldiers to Russia to sustain its battle in Ukraine.
Last month, South Korea stated that there had actually been 1,000 North Korean casualties in the battle.
Zelenskyy stated the media would certainly likewise be admitted to the detainees. “The world must know the truth about what is happening,” he stated.
ess/lo (AFP, dpa, Reuters)