A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border on Sunday, South Korea’s military said.
The military took custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It said the soldier expressed a desire to resettle in South Korea.
It was the first reported defection by a North Korean soldier since a North Korean staff sergeant fled to South Korea via the border’s eastern section in August 2024.
Not from the People’s Paradise of North Korea! /s
I hope the poor man can adjust to life outside of that country-sized prison.
I’ve read that it can be quite difficult. Being an immigrant sucks a lot of the time, but I bet it’s hell when you’re from an enemy country.
