11 January 2025 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

N. Korean Soldier Claims He Thought He Was On Training Mission, Ukraine Says RFE/RL 11 Jan 2025 -- Ukrainian investigators are questioning two soldiers from North Korea whom the country's forces captured in Russia's Kursk region, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Injuries Reported In Western Russian Town After Drone Attack RFE/RL 11 Jan 2025 -- Drones crashed into two apartment buildings in the town of Kotovsk in the Tambov region of western Russia, injuring several people, the region's governor said early on January 11.

A Joint Task for Arms Manufacturers, Government Officials, and All Those Involved - to Make This Year a Record One in Terms of Drones - Address by the President President of Ukraine 11 Jan 2025
Ukraine gets 3 bln euros backed by frozen Russian assets People's Daily 11 Jan 2025 -- Ukraine's Finance Ministry announced on Friday that it has secured 3 billion euros (about 3.09 billion U.S. dollars) from the European Union (EU) backed by the revenues of the frozen Russian assets.

Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (11 January 2025) Russia MoD 11 Jan 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Ukraine Loses Up to 240 Soldiers in Kursk Region in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 11 Jan 2025 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 240 soldiers in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Ukrainian Armed Forces Suffer Significant Losses Due to Low-Quality Ammunition Sputnik 11 Jan 2025 -- Ukraine's Defense Ministry said earlier that the cause of the shells detonating could be low-quality powder charges or a violation of ammunition storage conditions.
Russian Forces Take Control of Shevchenko Village in DPR - MoD Sputnik 11 Jan 2025 -- Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr group of forces has taken control of the Shevchenko village in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Russian Air Defense Destroy 85 Ukrainian Drones Over Regions Overnight - MoD Sputnik 11 Jan 2025 -- Russian air defense systems have downed and intercepted 85 Ukrainian drones over the Russian regions overnight, with 31 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) destroyed over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday morning.

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