KYIV URGES NORTH KOREAN TROOPS IN UKRAINE TO SURRENDER

"You must not die senselessly in a foreign land. You must not repeat the fate of hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers who will never return home," the statement declared, calling on the troops to abandon their mission and save their lives.

23 October 2024 · 23:23 UTC

Ukraine's military intelligence issued an appeal to any North Korean soldiers deployed by Russia, urging them to surrender.

"You must not die senselessly in a foreign land. You must not repeat the fate of hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers who will never return home," the statement declared, calling on the troops to abandon their mission and save their lives.