Pro-Russian Rebels "Preparing Trial for Korean Mercenaries... Taking Ukraine's Side" (Update)

Four Korean Illegal Entrants Reported
Two British Nationals Sentenced to Death on the 9th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Gyumin] There are reports that the pro-Russian separatist rebel forces in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine plan to put Korean volunteer soldiers on trial.

On the 11th (local time), according to the Russian Interfax news agency, Natalia Nikonorova, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), stated, "A trial is being prepared for Koreans who fought on the side of Ukraine."

She claimed, "A verdict is being prepared for the mercenary from Korea," adding, "He fought on the side of the Ukrainian government forces." Minister Nikonorova did not disclose the name of the Korean mercenary.

In April, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that there were four unauthorized entrants in Ukraine. On the 27th of last month, former Captain Lee Geun, a former Special Forces soldier, returned home due to injury rehabilitation after serving as a foreign mercenary in Ukraine.

Earlier, the DPR's own court sentenced two British and one Moroccan captured during combat on the 9th to death, classifying them as "mercenaries." They were reportedly charged with activities such as regime overthrow, subversion, and mercenary acts.

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