Moscow on lockdown amid largest drone attack of the war & ‘the phone call that saved me from certain death’

Day 1,481.

Today, after a massive Russian bombardment across Ukraine – including missile launches from warships in the Black Sea – we assess Kyiv’s latest wave of strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and on Moscow itself. We also examine President Trump’s admission that Vladimir Putin may be supporting Iran’s war effort, and ask whether the easing of sanctions on Russian oil is impacting global energy prices, before hearing about cheating death from above thanks to an unwelcome phone call, and what a single missile strike can do to a town.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Colin Freeman (Freelance Journalist). @colinfreeman99 on X.

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

I cheated death in a missile strike in Ukraine. Three years later I returned to the scene (Colin Freeman in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/15/kramatorsk-ukraine-missile-attack/

The Mad and the Brave: The Untold Story of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion (Colin’s Book):

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mad-Brave-Untold-Ukraines-Foreign/dp/0008722463

Belgian prime minister calls for EU to normalise ties with Russia (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/4ce01938-a671-4433-83a7-dada2b3bac01

Sean Penn Wins Best Supporting Actor but Opts for Ukraine, Not the Oscars (New York Times):

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/movies/sean-penn-oscars.html

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