SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to send another batch of non-lethal aid to Ukraine in what will be its third shipment of such material support for the war-torn nation, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday. The latest package consists of gas masks and mask canisters, the ministry said. The package, worth around [...]
SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea, the United States and four other countries issued a joint statement condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine on the sidelines of a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Seoul’s trade ministry said Sunday. The statement, which was joined by Japan, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — With Russia continuing to pursue new ground in its invasion of Ukraine, South Koreans are stepping up to help “Koryoin” expatriates from Ukraine who have fled to the country. Koryoin is a Korean term referring to Koreans who immigrated to Russia and post-Soviet Union countries some 100 years ago [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean volunteer fighter in Ukraine has told a local news outlet he is likely to be arrested on returning home but does not regret what he said was an inevitable action to support people suffering from an unjust invasion. Rhee Keun, a Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber, traveled to Ukraine [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean volunteer fighter in Ukraine was injured during a reconnaissance mission, his YouTube channel said Sunday. Rhee Keun “recently incurred injuries while leading a special reconnaissance mission behind enemy lines. He has been transferred to a military hospital,” according to an English-language update posted on the YouTube [...]
SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Navy SEAL-turned-YouTuber Rhee Keun, who left for Ukraine in March to join the war against Russia, said he is combating in the war against Russia on the front line, rejecting various rumors about him. His illegal entry to Ukraine has spurred various speculation and rumors ranging from his death [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Ukraine hopes South Korea and other developed countries will help rebuild cities destroyed by the Russian invasion, Kyiv’s top envoy to Seoul said Monday. Speaking at a seminar on the Ukraine-Russia war, Ukrainian Ambassador to South Korea Dmytro Ponomarenko also said he delivered the idea on post-war reconstruction efforts [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will reopen its embassy in Kyiv shortly amid stabilizing situations in the Ukrainian capital, the foreign ministry said Friday. South Korean embassy officials were evacuated from Kyiv in mid-February and operated temporary offices in the Ukrainian cities of Lviv and Chernivtsi, and Romania. The Lviv mission was [...]
KYIV, Ukraine, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) – IamUkraine announces the launch of its NFT collection to pave the way towards an iconic artform to aid Ukraine. Focused on improving the domestic humanitarian landscape, the collection is expected to provide support to the struggling population. IamUkraine is proud to announce its initiative to support the Ukrainian cause [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A smartphones made by Samsung Electronic Co. reportedly blocked a Russian bullet from killing a Ukrainian soldier. The U.S. social media platform Reddit posted a video in which a Ukrainian soldier was recently hit by a Russian assault, but a Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone kept the man alive. The video [...]