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N. Korean soldier captured in Russia-Ukraine war dies: Seoul

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) stands for the National anthem of Ukraine during an award ceremony in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.[Photo,AFP]

A North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine has died of his wounds, South Korea's spy agency said on Friday.

Pyongyang has deployed thousands of troops to reinforce Russia's military, including in the Kursk border region where Ukraine mounted a shock border incursion in August.

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