Seoul, Dec 27, 2024 (AFP) - N. Korean soldier captured in Russia-Ukraine war: Seoul

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2024-12-27
South Korea's spy agency said Friday it had confirmed that a North Korean soldier sent to back Russia's war against Ukraine had been captured by Ukrainian forces. Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia's military, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August. "Through real-time information sharing with an allied country's intelligence agency, it has been confirmed that one i......
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