South Korean intelligence says around 6,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded while fighting alongside Russia ...

The South Korean government has repeatedly conveyed its willingness to accept the soldiers as its citizens after the war.

The absence of North Korean POWs Ri and Baek from a recent exchange has sparked debate over their potential transfer to South ...

Seoul, South Korea - South Korea's National Intelligence Service said Sunday it confirmed Ukraine captured two wounded North Korean soldiers this week in Russia, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

The president of Ukraine is urged to declare that Ukraine guarantees North Korean prisoners of war the freedom to choose ...

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- Two North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine, captured while fighting for Russia and detained since early 2025, have pleaded with a visiting documentary producer to bring ...

S. Korea's Foreign Ministry reiterated its request that media refrain from reporting that reveals the faces and voices of N.

If they don’t, there’s nothing I can do.” At first glance, the North Korean prisoner of war captured in Ukraine looked rather ...

Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian defence forces in Russia's Kursk Oblast in January have asked to be transferred to South Korea and reportedly attempted to harm themselves. Source: ...

South Korea is threatening to arm Ukraine in response to North Korea's support for Russia. Its weapon stockpiles could make a big difference for Ukraine. But South Korea remains wary of getting ...