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.

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):

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/

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

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