Overview

• Ukraine's 95th Air Assault Brigade captured two North Korean soldiers during battles in Russia's Kursk region earlier this month.
• One soldier, unaware he was being sent to fight, claimed he was told he was going to Russia for training, not combat.
• North Korean troops have reportedly suffered heavy casualties, with thousands killed or wounded due to outdated tactics and inadequate training for modern warfare.
• Captured soldiers revealed that they were issued fake Russian military IDs and transported to Russia under strict information isolation.
• Ukraine offered to exchange the captured North Korean soldiers for Ukrainian prisoners held in Russia, as Pyongyang and Moscow continue to deny North Korea's involvement.