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Ukraine: The Latest

Ukrainian special forces capture first North Koreans alive in Kursk - 'they would rather die than surrender'

Ukraine: The Latest

Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley

Vladimir Putin, Unknown, Jets, Daily News, Guns, Army, Tanks, Documentary, Russians, History, Russia-ukraine Conflict, News, Ukraine, Society & Culture, Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia, War

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Day 1,055

Today, as Kyiv captures its first North Korean soldiers alive, we return to the pivotal question of the Russian economy's fragility and later speak to Ukrainian actors who have recreated their own experience of the war.


Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist & Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.


Content Referenced:

Ukraine captures North Korean troops and takes them to Kyiv for questioning (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/11/ukraine-captures-north-korean-troops-kyiv-questioning/


North Korean diary reveals use of horrific tactic in Ukraine war (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/12/north-korean-diary-entry-horrific-tactic-ukraine-war-russia/


Boris Johnson brands Vladimir Putin a ‘f------ idiot’ over imperial ambitions (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/11/boris-johnson-brands-vladimir-putin-idiot-russia-ukraine/


British troops ‘should join post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine’ (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/01/12/british-troops-post-war-peacekeeping-force-ukraine-defence/


Russia’s Hidden War Debt (Craig Kennedy):

https://navigatingrussia.substack.com/p/russias-hidden-war-debt?triedRedirect=true


Biden admin imposes harsh sanctions on Russian oil industry (CNN):

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/10/politics/biden-admin-russia-energy-sanctions-ukraine/index.html


US Companies Pay Over $1 Billion in Taxes to Russia Amid Ongoing Ukraine War (Newsweek):

https://www.newsweek.com/us-companies-pay-over-1-billion-taxes-russia-amid-ongoing-ukraine-war-2012473


Mariupol Drama in Manchester:

https://homemcr.org/production/mariupol-drama/


Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

Email: [email protected]



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0:00.0

I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine the latest.

0:07.0

Today, as Kiev captures its first North Korean soldiers alive, we return to the pivotal question

0:14.0

of the Russian economy's fragility, and later speak to Ukrainian actors who have recreated their own experience of the war on stage.

0:24.5

bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory.

0:33.7

The first duty of my government is security and defence, to make clear our unshakable support of NATO and with our allies towards Ukraine.

0:46.3

Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. We're strong. Where Ukraine is.

0:51.3

It's Monday, the 13th of January, two years and 318 days since the full-scale invasion began.

0:59.8

And today I'm joined by the Telegraph's Associate Editor for Defence, Dominic Nichols,

1:03.8

and steering the interview segment, narrative podcast producer Adli Pojeman Ponte.

1:09.5

But first, to Dom, for the latest from the battlefield.

1:14.0

Well, hi, Francis. Hello, everybody.

1:15.7

So there's a lot going on.

1:16.6

So let's do it chronologically.

1:17.9

Let's go back to Saturday.

1:19.4

Russia said on Saturday that its air defences had intercepted or destroyed.

1:24.5

Don't the difference between the two when you're talking about air defence.

1:27.7

85 Ukrainian drones launched overnight Friday, Saturday by Ukraine.

1:32.9

Moscow said 31 drones were destroyed over the Black Sea, 16 over Vornage and Krasnodar

1:38.4

cry.

1:39.0

Krasnodar is the first bit of Russia.

1:41.0

If you go over the Kirst Bridge heading east, that's the first bit of Russia

1:44.3

you hit. Another 14 over the Sea of Azov, four over Belgarod Oblast. That borders Ukraine to the

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