North Korean soldiers did not know they were being sent to the aggressor country of russia to fight against Ukraine. They were told they were participating in exercises.
South Korean Ambassador to the UN Hwang Joonkook stated this during a meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday, January 17.
Joonkook stressed that North Korea and russia continue to claim that North Korean soldiers are not fighting against Ukraine.
"According to video footage released a few days ago, two North Korean soldiers indicated that they did not know they were being sent to fight against Ukraine, instead stating that they were simply participating in exercises to simulate combat operations," said a representative of the Republic of Korea.
Moscow and Pyongyang "falsely claim" that their military cooperation "fully complies with obligations under international law," Joonkook stressed.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on January 12, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy showed the first video of the interrogation of North Korean soldiers who were captured by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk Oblast of the russian federation.
The South Korean government plans to consult with Ukraine on the transfer of captured North Korean soldiers.
As a reminder, on January 6, Zelenskyy said that 3,800 soldiers from North Korea have already been killed or wounded in the war against Ukraine.
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