Ukraine blitzes Shahed drone factory as Russia sends disabled soldiers to die

Day 1,352.

Today, as more and more Russian forces flow into Pokrovsk, Ukrainian soldiers manage to fly a Ukraine flag on the city council’s building. Ukraine also scrambles to put together a new budget for next year, while Zelensky faces harsh criticism after the announcement of relief packages ahead of winter. We hear reports of how Russia is sending disabled men to fight and wonder if the cannon fodder strategy is reaching an end.

Contributors

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

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

Verity Bowman (Journalist). @VerityBowman on X.

With thanks to Albina Kovalyova, @agent_Alka on X.

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Kharkiv War Diaries: Stories from a City on the Edge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlrrWx3hBek

Kharkiv: Love in a War Zone

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct82ky

Occupied, 2022

https://www.albinakovalyova.com/work/documentary/

'Catastrophic populism:' Critics push back against Zelensky's winter support package for Ukrainians

https://kyivindependent.com/catastrophic-populism-critics-push-back-against-zelenskys-winter-support-package-for-ukrainians/?mc_cid=1d6cb51478&mc_eid=4a5b852913

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