- Zelensky ready to hand North Korea back its captured troops The Washington Post
- Troops Detained in Ukraine Give Rare Glimpse Into North Korea’s Military The New York Times
- Seoul’s spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven’t shown desire to defect The Associated Press
- North Koreans are far from ‘cannon fodder,’ Ukrainian soldiers say POLITICO Europe
- Ukraine ‘ready’ to exchange captured North Korean soldiers; 300 killed in war, South Korea says NBC News