Several wounded North Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukraine: Zelensky

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that several wounded North Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukrainian forces...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that "several" wounded North Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukrainian forces, as he accused Russia of throwing them into battle with "minimal protection".

Ukraine and its western allies say North Korea has sent thousands of soldiers to support Russia's army, in what is seen as a major escalation in the nearly three-year war following Moscow's 2022 invasion.

"Today there were reports about several soldiers from North Korea. Our soldiers managed to take them prisoner. But they were very seriously wounded and could not be resuscitated," Zelensky said in an evening address posted on social media.

South Korea's spy agency said earlier on Friday that a North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine had died of his wounds.

Zelensky did not specify how many North Koreans had died after being captured by Ukrainian troops.