Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea They were the first North Korean soldiers to be ​apprehended alive since the country joined the Russia-Ukraine war in 2024. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has sent two North Korean prisoners of war to South KoreaS1

• They were the first North Korean soldiers to be ​apprehended alive since the country joined the Russia-Ukraine war in 2024.S2