President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to return captured soldiers from North Korea in exchange for his assistance in returning Ukrainian prisoners of war from Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed readiness to hand over North Korean soldiers to the country's leader Kim Jong Un in exchange for Ukrainians held captive in Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video showing the apparent interrogation of two North Korean soldiers captured alive in the war.

The announcement came after Ukraine claimed to have captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region, marking the first publicly confirmed instance of North Korean troops being apprehended since their deployment in support of Moscow’s forces last autumn.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted that his nation's forces would "undoubtedly" capture more North Korean troops.

One of the North Korean soldiers, who were captured, wants to stay in Ukraine, the other wants to return to his homeland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

"Ukraine is ready to hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers to him if he can organize their exchange for our warriors who are being held captive in Russia," Zelenskyy said. "For those North Korean ...

"If Kim Jong Un even remembers these citizens of his and is capable of organizing an exchange for our warriors being held in Russia, we are ready to transfer such soldiers," Zelenskyy said in a ...

Hyunseung Lee, a former soldier who fled North Korea, told BI that those sent to fight against Ukraine have "zero relationship with modern warfare."

North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine provide a rare window into covert military collaboration.

South Korea’s military says it suspects North Korea is preparing to send additional troops to Russia after its soldiers already deployed on the Russian-Ukraine war fronts suffered heavy casualties.

North Korea may be accelerating plans to send more troops to replace frontline casualties incurred fighting Ukraine on behalf of Russia.