Comments come after Ukrainian forces detained two North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia’s Kursk region who have since reportedly been sent to Kyiv for questioning.
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00:00A spokesperson for Ukraine's security service has said the arrest of two North Korean soldiers
00:07in Kursk is indisputable evidence of Pyongyang's involvement in the war.
00:13The two unnamed men were captured by Ukrainian forces on Saturday and have since reportedly
00:18been sent to Kiev for questioning.
00:21Artem Dektyarenko said one of the men was carrying a Russian military ID card issued
00:26in the name of a different person.
00:29Video released by the SSU purports to show the two men in detention apparently in Kiev.
00:35In his nightly video address, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the two North Koreans were
00:40being questioned by investigators with the help of Korean translators.
00:45Zelensky said their presence on the battlefield is proof of Russia doing everything to prolong
00:50and escalate the war.
00:52There's been no comment from Pyongyang about the capture of the two soldiers.
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