{
  "id": 16068058,
  "title": "S. Korea repatriates aid worker from Ukraine over safety",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/s-korea-repatriates-aid-worker-from-ukraine-over-safety-16068058",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261023/s-korea-repatriates-aid-worker-from-ukraine-over-safety"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KICA) has decided to repatriate one of its two staff members working in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, due to safety concerns, reported Yonhap news agency on Thursday. Kyiv has been subjected to increasingly heavy Russian drone and missile attacks in recent weeks, following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine four and a half years ago. The Korean government is also currently embroiled in a diplomatic dispute with Ukraine, which prompted the withdrawal of its ambassador recently. This decision to repatriate the staff member was made after a safety meeting, according to Yonhap. The agency did not disclose details about the ongoing dispute over the transfer of two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea. The second staff member will remain in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy mentioned in September's UN General Assembly that Ukraine had transferred the two North Korean soldiers to South Korea after they were captured.",
  "summary": "South Korea's international aid agency has decided to bring back one of its two staff members from its office in Ukraine's capital on safety grounds, the Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. Kyiv has come under increasingly heavy Russian drone and missile attacks in recent weeks, more than 4-1/2 years after Moscow's invasion of its neighbour. South Korea has also been caught up in a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}