DPRK soldier captured by Ukrainian army dies of wounds – South Korean intelligence

11:49, 27.12.2024 1 min read

A wounded DPRK soldier captured by Ukrainian troops died on Friday, South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) reported, citing intelligence from a "friendly country."

"We confirmed through a friendly nation's intelligence organization that a North Korean solider, captured alive on Dec. 26, died a short while ago as (his) wounds worsened," the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said.

The remarks came hours after the agency initially confirmed Ukraine's capture of an injured North Korean soldier, following a news report about Ukrainian special operations troops seizing a North Korean fighter in the first reported instance of its kind.