He appeared in multiple interrogation videos after his comrade, reconnaissance sniper Ri, 26, was unable to speak due to a jaw injury. When The Chosun Ilbo interviewed Baek, he was recovering from a ...

The two North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine have expressed interest in defecting to South Korea, according to a South ...

Identified only by his surname, Ri, the reconnaissance sniper told the Chosun Ilbo newspaper that he thought he was going “abroad for training” and was unaware he was going into combat in Russia.

Two North Korean prisoners of war, captured by Ukrainian forces last month, have spoken exclusively to the Chosunilbo at a ...