Ukraine: The Latest17 Apr 2025

Soldiers’ stories from battlefields of Donetsk & Ukraine launches second revenge attack

Day 1,149.

Today, amid more exchanges of drones and missiles between Ukraine and Russia, we hear about soldiers’ experiences directly from the frontline in the east, and discuss the political situation in Kyiv and in Europe as Steve Witcoff meets with President Macron and other key figures in the ‘Coalition of the Willing.’

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

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

With thanks to Svitlana Morenets (Staff writer The Spectator). @SvMorenets on X.

Content Referenced:

Event in London on Good Friday:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/europe-on-fire-the-future-of-ukrainian-and-european-defence-tickets-1323679965409

Francis’s Interview on Silicon Curtain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25uu4_YHgPQ

Interview with Ambassador Mike Carpenter on Biden’s decisions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2DeReNhsKg

Drone swarm destroyed by new British weapon (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/17/british-army-radio-waves-take-down-drone-swarm/

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