Multiple defectors from North Korea spoke to NBC News about the mindset of soldiers sent to fight for Russia in Ukraine.

In exchange for the release of these two soldiers, Zelenskyy has urged Russia to release Ukrainians taken as prisoners of war.

Previously, on January 9, Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian forces had captured two North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region. Additionally, the President revealed that North Korea has already lost 4,000 troops, killed and wounded, in Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has lost 840,000 soldiers, while two million more have been injured in his war in Ukraine

A special forces commander has said that North Korean soldiers think it is World War Two and would rather blow themselves up than be captured by Ukrainian forces

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.

Ukraine’s new enemies are learning on the battlefield but have fatal orders to follow to avoid capture, says Kyiv.

Donald Trump wasted no time in rattling Europeans’ nerves over threats of taking Greenland and opening trade wars. But there’s a surprising case in which Europe is cautiously optimistic: Ukraine.

Interviews with several Ukrainian troops reveal North Korean troops they have encountered show an apparent initial lack of awareness about the threats from drones and artillery, as well as a refusal to be taken alive.