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North Korean soldier dies following Ukraine military capture, with circumstances and cause of death confirmed by Seoul and Kyiv

North Korean soldier dies following Ukraine military capture, with circumstances and cause of death confirmed by Seoul and Kyiv

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Articles report on the capture and subsequent death of North Korean soldiers while fighting on behalf of Russia in Ukraine. The exact circumstances of their capture are unclear, with one article suggesting they were taken prisoner on Ukrainian territory and another article stating they were captured in Russia.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Ukraine Government
1. Russians are trying… to literally burn the faces of North Korean soldiers killed in battle.
2. There are risks of North Korea sending additional troops and military equipment to the Russian army.
3. Our soldiers managed to take them prisoner. But they were very seriously wounded and could not be resuscitated.
4. Their losses are significant, very significant. We see that neither the Russian military nor their North Korean overseers have any interest in ensuring the survival of these North Koreans.
Vladimir Putin
Kremlin
1. Images are a serious thing. If there are images, then they reflect something.
South Korean National Intelligence Service
1. It has been confirmed through an allied intelligence agency that the North Korean soldier captured alive on December 26th has just passed away due to worsening wounds.
John Kirby
White House National Security Council
1. If China is sincere in its statements that the war should not expand, it needs to exert appropriate pressure on Pyongyang.
2. We have seen these North Korean soldiers move from the second lines (...) to the front lines on the battlefield meant to be actively engaged in combat operations. It's not surprising – and of course, it's also not surprising that now North Korean soldiers are suffering losses on the battlefield.
3. It is clear that Russian and North Korean military leaders are treating these troops as expendable and ordering them on hopeless assaults against Ukrainian defences.
Yang Uk
Asian Institute for Policy Studies
1. This is the first in a string of captures and killings.
2. For Ukrainians, it's more beneficial to capture these North Korean troops and try to exchange them with Russians for Ukrainian prisoners of war.

North Korean soldier dies following Ukraine military capture, with circumstances and cause of death confirmed by Seoul and Kyiv

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