# ‘An intelligence coup’: North Korean POWs from Ukraine reach Seoul

https://mins.news/en/video/79138

- DW News, 2026-09-29 18:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q7Fq3w65sk

> Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting for Russia are now in South Korean custody. They reportedly chose South Korea over a possible prisoner exchange, offering Seoul rare potential insight into Pyongyang’s special forces, battlefield tactics and military cooperation with Moscow. Experts question how valuable the information from a sniper and a rifleman may be.

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