Captured North Korean Soldier Reveals Military Camps Mimicking South Korean Cities

A South Korean soldier checks a military vehicle near a military checkpoint on the Tongil bridge, the road leading to North Korea's Kaesong city, in the border city of Paju on Oct. 15, 2024. (Credit: HNGN)

A North Korean soldier captured by Ukrainian forces has revealed that North Korea operates military training camps featuring mock-ups of key South Korean cities, according to a South Korean lawmaker.

Rep. Yu Yong-weon of the ruling People Power Party shared the information in an interview with SBS radio on Thursday, releasing an audio clip of the captured soldier, identified only by his surname, Ri. Ri is one of two North Korean soldiers captured in January by Ukrainian forces during combat against Kyiv in Russia's Kursk region.