North Korea preparing soldiers for large-scale conflicts through Kursk operation, says Ukrainian military Ukrainian military personnel in Kursk obtained footage showing the aftermath of a battle in the Kruglenke area,

Ukrainian troops captured two North Korean soldiers as prisoners of war (POWs) in Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 11. "This task was not easy," he said in a Telegram post.

In a statement posted on X, Zelenskyy said he had instructed Ukraine's security service to allow journalists access to the captured soldiers.