2 paratroopers who hid out in Russian-occupied territory for 18 months were rescued by Ukraine's special forces, Navy says

• Two Ukrainian soldiers were rescued after hiding for 18 months in Russian-occupied territory.
• They were able to hide with the help of locals, Ukraine's Navy said in a Facebook post.
• The men managed to evade capture despite being "seriously injured" while fighting Russian troops.

Ukraine's special forces successfully rescued two paratroopers who had been hiding for over a year and a half in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine, Ukraine's Navy said in a Facebook post.

The paratroopers had been "seriously injured" while fighting Russian forces, but they managed to evade capture by hiding with the help of local communities, the post said.