Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky offers Kim Jong Un prisoner swap for soldiers captured from Kursk
Volodymyr Zelensky offered a prisoner swap to Kim Jong Un and said Ukraine was ready to send back North Korean soldiers captured from Kursk if Ukrainians held in Russia were returned.
“Ukraine is ready to hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers to him if he can organise their exchange for our warriors who are being held captive in Russia,” Mr Zelensky said.
“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,” Mr Zelensky said.
He also shared a video of the captured North Korean troops on X, showing one of the captured North Korean soldiers lying on a bed with bandaged hands, while the other is sitting with a bandage on his jaw. Both captured soldiers said they were experienced fighters.
South Korean intelligence officials say they are helping Ukraine question two captured North Korean soldiers, a development that is being seen as “irrefutable evidence” of Pyongyang’s involvement in the Russian invasion.
Both soldiers were captured on 9 January in the Russian border region of Kursk.
