Ukraine's forces captured two North Korean soldiers fighting alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday.

Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers during battles in the Russian Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed on Saturday. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) is currently dealing with the captives, Zelesnkyy said on Telegram, adding that both men are wounded and taking them prisoners was a difficult task.

The Ukrainian leader said the Russian army had lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops in recent days.

Ukraine captures two North Korean soldiers in Kursk region, receiving medical assistance, according to President Zelenskyy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 3,800 North Korean soldiers had been killed or injured in Kursk in an interview in early January.

North Korean troops have been taking part in active combat on Russia's side in the country's Kursk Oblast, where Ukraine has held territory since August. This unprecedented move, made against the backdrop of a deepening Moscow-Pyongyang alliance,

According to the Institute for the Study of War, North Korean troops in Ukraine may cease to exist by mid-April. Losses are reaching nearly 100 soldiers per day. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported that North Korean troops in Ukraine may cease to exist by mid-April.

A video circulating on social media appears to show North Korean soldiers engaging in combat in Russia’s Kursk region. According to Ukrainian military b