2 North Korean soldiers captured – Kyiv – DW – 01/11/2025

Russian officials said Ukraine carried out drone attacks on several areas of Russia overnight.

Tambov region head Evgeny Pervishov said two residential houses in the area were affected and at least three were injured.

He said there was only minor damage to buildings and people were being treated for injuries caused by fragments of broken windows.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a separate statement that it had shot down 85 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Russian aviation monitor Rosaviatsiya said airports in the Volga region cities of Kazan, Kizhnekamsk and Ulyanovsk had temporarily suspended flights.

On Friday, Russia accused Ukraine of launching a missile attack on a supermarket in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Donetsk has been under the control of pro-Russian forces since 2014.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces have captured two wounded North Korean soldiers in the Russian border area of ​​Kursk.

“Our troops captured North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region. These are two soldiers who, despite being wounded, survived and were brought to Kiev, and they “Talking to SBU investigators.” (SBU).

“Like all prisoners of war, these two North Korean soldiers are receiving the medical attention they need,” he said.

Zelensky said Ukrainian authorities would provide the media access to the prisoners of war.

In a post on Platform [North Korean] Soldiers, not mercenaries.”

North Korea has deployed thousands of troops to aid Moscow in its war with Ukraine. Last month, South Korea said that 1,000 North Koreans had been killed in the war.

Ukraine began incursions into Russia’s Kursk region in August 2024.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces have captured the village of Shevchenko in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.

It said Russia had launched attacks on Ukraine’s military airspace and energy infrastructure that serves the Ukrainian military.

Russian forces have made several advances in the Donetsk region in recent months. The area has seen some of the fiercest fighting of the war.

The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched dozens of drones over Ukraine overnight.

It said it had shot down 47 of the 74 Russian drones, while 27 disappeared from radar without reaching their targets.

The Ukrainian Air Force said buildings and vehicles were damaged by debris from the intercepted drone. There were no reports of any casualties from the barrage.

sdi/lo (AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters)