A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone​ on Sunday, South Korea's military said.

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.

  • phdepressed@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    1. Geography limits your options of where to cross.

    2. Survival equipment is difficult to obtain or learn usage of discretely.

    It isn’t like they can just buy camping gear and walk the length of the dmz during vacation to find a weak point.