South Korea’s intelligence confirms capture of North Korean sdier by AFU

This was reported by Yonhap Agency, as relayed by Ukrinform.

"Through real-time information sharing with a friendly nation's intelligence organization, (we) confirmed the capture of a wounded North Korean sdier and plans to thoroughly examine the subsequent develment," the National Intelligence Service said in a brief release.

Details of how the capture occurred are not yet disclosed.

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Earlier, the Ukrainian specialized publication Militarny reported that the AFU had likely captured the North Korean sdier during an eration in Kursk region. A photograph was published showing a sdier who appears to have been injured. However, no official confirmation of this information has been received until now.

As reported by Ukrinform, during the December 23 meeting of the Supreme Command, President Vodymyr Zelensky stated that the number of killed and wounded North Korean sdiers in Kursk region exceeds 3,000.