South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul sought Kyiv's cooperation in the handling of North Korean prisoners of war during a telephone call on Monday with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

Kyiv says more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers were killed or injured in Russia by early January 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com.

South Korea has announced its readiness to accept North Korean prisoners of war from Ukraine. In a phone conversation, Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yol assured Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha that protection would be provided for those preferring to come to Seoul.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha discussed the issue of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by Ukraine in a phone conversation on Monday afternoon,