Could get wounded: South Korea confirmed that the Armed Forces were captured by the first soldier with the DPRK

And the participation of North Korean soldiers in hostilities-the first case in the 21st century, the DPRK soldiers have not participated in hostilities with soldiers of other countries since the 1990s. Yna writes about it. The South Korean Intelligence Agency confirmed the capture of Ukraine's wounded North Korean soldier on Friday. It happened shortly after Ukrainian special forces reported that they were able to capture a soldier with the DPRK, which was the first recorded case of such kind.

"Due to real -time information exchange with the intelligence organization of a friendly country (we) confirmed the fact that the wounded North Korean soldier and plans to carefully study the further development of events," the National Intelligence Service said. The confirmation came after the Ukrainian military news edition "Militar" reported on December 28, that the Armed Forces were captured by North Koreitz during surgery in the Kursk region, without specifying when the incident occurred.

It is noted that the DPRK soldier could have been injured. No more details were reported. The Telegram spread a photo of an allegedly captured North Korean soldier, who apparently was injured. The details and status of the soldier remained unknown. According to Militarnyi, if the information is confirmed, this will be the first case when Ukraine seized the North Korean soldier who participated in the fighting.

According to South Korean officials, about 11,000 North Korean servicemen have now been sent to Russia, and there are signs of preparation for further deployment of troops and military equipment. Earlier this week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the losses of North Korea in the Kursk region exceeded 3000 people. We will remind, earlier the Ukrainian military with the call sign "Alex" noted that the soldier from the DPRK, captured, most likely will remain in Ukraine.