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South Korea Summons Ukraine Envoy Over POW Leak

South Korea summoned Ukraines acting ambassador to protest the disclosure of captured North Korean soldiers transferred to Seoul. Officials demanded an apology for the breach of confidentiality.

By IUX24Sep 28, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC

Lawmaker Yu Yong-weon of South Korea’s main opposition People Power Party explains pictures, showing two North Korean POWs who were recently transferred from Ukraine to South Korea, taken during his visit to a POW camp in Ukraine last February, at his office at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, September 28, 2026. Face of POWs are blurred due to security reason by the source. REUTERS/

South Korea summoned the acting ambassador of Ukraine on Monday morning to protest the public disclosure of a captured North Korea prisoner-of-war transfer. Seoul demanded an official explanation and a formal apology over the breach.