The Ukrainian leader's offer came hours after South Korea's spy agency confirmed that Kyiv had captured two North Korean soldiers.

As of today, approximately 300 soldiers from the North Korean military contingent have been killed in the Kursk region. This is 200 more than were reported in December, reports the Yonhap news agency.

National Intelligence Service says aware of battlefield situation through real-time cooperation with Security Service of Ukraine - Anadolu Ajansı

North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia's Kursk region against Ukraine have begun resorting to drastic measures to avoid capture, including "finishing off" fellow soldiers and suicide by grenade.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video showing the apparent interrogation of two North Korean soldiers captured alive in the war.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Kyiv is “ready to hand over” captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war held in Russia. The offer on Sunday came hours after South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed Ukraine’s announcement that it had captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia’s Kursk region.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service reported that more than 300 North Korean soldiers were killed fighting against Ukraine, while more than 2,700 were injured.