Ukraine, the United States and South Korea have accused North Korea of providing Russia with more than 10,000 soldiers to fight against Ukraine.

The troops are now fighting in the Kursk region, wearing Russian uniforms and using Russian weapons, according to Germany's dpa news agency.

Ukraine announced it had captured two North Korean soldiers over the weekend. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects there will be more prisoners from North Korea.

"It's only a matter of time before our troops manage to capture others," he wrote on X. "There should be no doubt left in the world that the Russian army is dependent on military assistance from North Korea."

Kyiv is ready to hand over the prisoners to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if he organizes the release of Ukrainian prisoners of war held by his close ally, Russia.

However, the captured soldiers have other options if they do not want to return to their authoritarian........

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