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South Korea recalled its ambassador to Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv had handed Seoul two North Korean soldiers captured while fighting alongside the Russian army. Seoul demanded a formal apology, while Kyiv expressed hope that the dispute could be overcome through constructive dialogue.
Ukrainian authorities said at least 34 people were killed on Thursday in Russian strikes across different parts of the country, including an attack on a bus in Kramatorsk and drone raids on Kyiv. A separate death toll put the number killed in a strike targeting two buses in eastern Ukraine at at least 30.
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Berlin would increase pressure on Russia’s war economy and its supporters through new sanctions, following attacks that killed civilians in Ukraine. The European Union is working on a package targeting individuals and companies, while allocating an additional €1.2 billion for Ukrainian air defence.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a delegation from his country would travel to the United States on Friday and Saturday to discuss air-defence systems, additional protection measures and increasing pressure on Russia, while saying Kyiv had responded in kind to Russian attacks targeting Ukrainian data centres.
Ukrainian authorities said 30 people were killed and 18 injured in a Russian strike targeting two buses near the front line in the east of the country, amid continuing reciprocal raids and attacks. In Russia, Yandex said drones targeted a data centre in Ryazan, sparking a fire and forcing it to suspend operations entirely.
At least 28 people were killed and dozens wounded in a wave of Russian strikes that hit 12 Ukrainian regions overnight, according to Ukrainian authorities. Pryluky recorded the highest death toll, with 20 people killed, while Moscow said it had targeted facilities assembling cruise missiles and long-range drones.
Ukrainian authorities said a combined Russian missile and drone attack targeted Kyiv and other areas on 7 October, killing 25 people and injuring around 100. The highest toll was recorded in Pryluky, where a missile struck a residential building, killing 19 people, including five children.
A specialised Ukrainian unit uses the Lima system to transmit false navigation signals targeting Russian missiles and drones, amid Ukrainian estimates that a high proportion of radio-controlled drones are being disabled. The electronic confrontation has reshaped US defence spending priorities, alongside an international race to develop jamming methods and technologies to withstand them.
The Russian-Ukrainian confrontation is intensifying across the electromagnetic spectrum, with jamming, false navigation signals and artificial intelligence deployed against drones and guided missiles. Ukrainian units and companies say their systems have neutralised thousands of drones, while Russia is developing countermeasures that can locate and evade sources of jamming.
