The crossing to South Korea occurred despite an intensification of border controls and surveillance by the Kim regime.

The ministry said it opposes any forced transfer of North Korean POWs to Russia or North Korea and has communicated this position to Ukrainian authorities.

South Korea and Ukraine agreed to pursue a lawful, humanitarian solution for two captured North Korean soldiers as competing legal obligations and Russian pressure complicate their future.

A North Korean soldier has been taken into custody after crossing the Demilitarized Zone into South Korea in a suspected defection, the Yonhap news agency says.

Ukraine wants weapons in exchange for the soldiers, but analysts say South Korea fears provoking Russia and Pyongyang.

More than 34,000 North Koreans have escaped the isolated country to the South. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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