May 01, 2024
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Seoul broadcasts news of North Korean soldier’s defection across MDL

Voice of Freedom reportedly gave detailed summary of KPA soldier's dramatic defection, health

The South Korean military broadcast the news of a recent defection by a North Korean soldier into the DPRK, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) suggested in a briefing on Monday.

Multiple South Korean outlets reported on Sunday that the South Korean military had been broadcasting news of the defection of a soldier from the Korean People's Army (KPA) on November 13, through the FM radio station “Voice of Freedom."

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