Zelenskyy said, "Two North Korean prisoners are being held and investigated."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has captured and is investigating two North Korean soldiers sent to Russia's Kursk region.

Zelenskyy said on his social media that they were wounded but survived, and that they were taken to Kyiv for questioning by Ukraine's security services.

He also said the world needs to know the truth about what is happening, adding that he has allowed media coverage of these North Korean troops.

In the photos posted by President Zelensky, it appears that one has been injured on both hands and one on the head.

One bed has a military identification card in Russian, with a Russian name written on it, not a North Korean name, and marked as born in 1998.

President Zelensky explained that North Korean prisoners are receiving the necessary treatment just like other prisoners of war.

He also explained that it was not easy to capture prisoners because Russia and the North Korean military usually execute wounded soldiers to hide evidence of their participation in the North Korean military.