POWs

POWs, or Prisoners of War, are individuals captured and held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. In this context, they refer to North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting for Russia in the ongoing war.

Why it’s in the news: They are in the news because their capture and subsequent transfer to South Korea have created a diplomatic dilemma for Seoul, which has a policy of repatriating all North Koreans.

Latest on POWs

• CNA Explains: Why is South Korea angry with Ukraine over two North Korean POWs?
• North Korean POWs arrive in South Korea from Ukraine: local media
• Hundreds of civilians, POWs suffer sexual abuse in Ukraine war: UN
• How North Korean POWs caught Seoul in a Ukraine arms ‘conundrum’

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