After a battle in Russia's snowy western region of Kursk this week, Ukrainian special forces scoured the bodies of more than a dozen slain North Korean enemy soldiers. Among them, they found one still alive.

Two captured North Korean soldiers were questioned about fighting with Russian forces against Ukraine. And NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer spoke with former North Korean soldiers now in exile about the brutal conditions they found serving in the country's army.

Zelensky’s announcement came after he posted photos on social media of two men he said were North Korean soldiers captured in Russia’s Kursk region.

South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers that two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk border region haven’t expressed a desi

After Ukraine reported capturing two North Korean soldiers fighting with Russian troops, President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a prisoner exchange. The Kremlin has refused to comment. Clare Sebastian reports.

Zelenskiy said that for North Korean soldiers who did not wish to return home, there may be other options available.