South Korea, POWs and Ukraine

South Korea is ready to accept North Korean prisoners of war from Ukraine
South Korea has stated that it is ready to accept any North Korean soldiers captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces who wish to defect to the South, reports Bloomberg. “North Korean soldiers are our citizens under the Constitution and respecting individuals’ free will is in line with the international law and customs,
North Korean POWs thought they were fighting against South Korean soldiers
North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured in the Kursk Oblast believed they were fighting against South Korean soldiers. One of them wants to be
South Korea tells Ukraine it is willing to accept North Korean POWs
South Korea will offer "necessary protection and support" to North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine who wish to come to the South, Seoul said Wednesday.
North Korean soldiers convinced they are fighting South Koreans in Ukraine
Two North Korean prisoners of war have revealed that the officers running their battalion told them that South Koreans were operating the drones used in the war against Ukraine
North Korean troops in Russia told they are fighting South Koreans in Ukraine
The strategic partnership between Russia and North Korea started in June 2024 after they signed a defense pact.
North Korean POW captured in Ukraine seeks asylum in South, sparking potential ‘domino effect’
A North Korean soldier’s plea for asylum in South Korea could force Pyongyang to reconsider its involvement in the Ukraine war and complicate Seoul-Moscow ties.
North Korean soldiers face truth in Ukrainian captivity
North Korean soldiers in Russia were under the impression they were fighting the South Korean army. This information was shared by one of them in an interview with "Chosun Ilbo." The soldier, now a prisoner of war in Ukraine,
Trump Warns North Korea's Kim With US B-1B Bomber Exercise
The B-1B bomber, also known as Lancer, has the largest payload of conventional weapons in the U.S. Air Force inventory, ...
North Korea warns of "armed force conflict" after nuclear-powered U.S. submarine docks in South Korea
The nuclear-powered USS Alexandria is a 360-foot fast-attack submarine equipped with Tomahawk missiles and MK48 torpedoes.
Trump-Yoon banner hung by right-wing South Korean group, not US military
After a South Korean court extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law, an ...
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North Korea says US nuclear submarine at South Korea port posing grave threat, KCNA reports
North Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday (Feb 11) the United States is again posing a grave security threat by sending ...
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Kim Jong Un slams US-South Korea-Japan partnership and vows to boost his nuclear program
In a speech marking the 77th founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Army on Saturday ... policy of more highly ...
U.S., South Korea hold live-fire drills near tense border with North Korea
The United States and South Korea held live-fire drills Monday near the demilitarized zone as tensions remain high with ...
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Forces: North Korea Enriched by the Ukraine War
For the first time in decades, the North Korean army is gaining real military experience and that makes North Korea more capable of waging war against South Korea or Japan. In 2023 North ...