Petraeus: Unmanned killer submarines can win war for Ukraine & Kyiv assassinates another Russian officer

Day 1,315.

Today, Ukraine assassinates a Russian senior officer from the National Guard and Moscow launches the biggest autumn conscription round since 2016. We look at Russian influence of European politics, from the UK to Hungary, and General David Petraeus offers his candid reflections on what Ukraine needs to win. We also speak with a Ukrainian-American poet, Ilya Kaminsky, whose award-winning book about a fictional village resisting occupation has now been adapted to the stage.

Contributors:

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

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

With thanks to Ilya Kaminsky, Ukrainian-American poet.

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Unmanned killer submarines can win war for Ukraine, says Gen Petraeus

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/30/unmanned-killer-submarines-win-war-ukraine-general-petraeus/

Deaf Republic review — an urgent and moving drama about resistance and empathy, Financial Times

https://www.ft.com/content/3b58624b-3e90-4389-b626-4dc35bdda231

Deaf Republic at the Dublin Theatre Festival

https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/deaf-republic/

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