Ukrainian town resembles 'desert planet' after Russian assault & the view from frontline troops

Ukrainian town resembles 'desert planet' after Russian assault & the view from frontline troops

Day 966.

Today, we report on the destruction being wrought amid intense fighting in Donetsk, consider new indications of what is in Zelensky’s “victory plan”, and hear a sobering assessment of the current situation on the battlefield.


Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

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

Francis Farrell (Reporter at The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X.



Content Referenced:


I set fire to my own trenches to stop Putin winning this war (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/12/i-set-fire-to-my-own-trenches-to-stop-putin-winning-war/


Francis's video interview with Zelensky's adviser, Podolyak:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmHwQm-is8


Vladimir Putin’s spies are plotting global chaos (The Economist)

https://www.economist.com/international/2024/10/13/vladimir-putins-spies-are-plotting-global-chaos


Honeytrapped Irish politician spied for Russia during Brexit saga (The Sunday Times)

https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/honeytrapped-irish-politician-spied-for-russia-during-brexit-saga-k5wn7sfb2


Britain freezes security dialogue with Georgia (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-freezes-security-dialogue-with-georgia-georgian-media-reports-2024-10-15/


The Impending Betrayal of Ukraine (Tim Willasey-Wilsey CMG on RUSI website)

https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/impending-betrayal-ukraine



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