{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/66b0e35daf99592b5346b7bf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Holding the Line: Inside Ukraine's defiant stand in Donbas & Zelensky welcomes F-16 fighter jets","description":"<p><strong>Day 895.</strong></p><p>Today, we bring you the latest updates from the front lines and discuss in detail the situation on the front lines with friend of the podcast, Kyiv Independent Reporter, Francis Farrell who’s recently returned from a reporting trip near Toretsk in Donbas.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.</p><p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>With thanks to Francis Farrell (Reporter The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Articles Referenced:</strong></p><p>With Ukrainian infantry facing Russians near Toretsk (Francis Farrell for the<em>&nbsp;Kyiv Independent</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://kyivindependent.com/video/?slug=with-ukrainian-infantry-facing-russians-near-toretsk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://kyivindependent.com/video/?slug=with-ukrainian-infantry-facing-russians-near-toretsk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Britain’s nuclear submarine software built by Belarusian engineers (<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/02/britains-nuclear-submarine-software-designed-russia-belarus/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/02/britains-nuclear-submarine-software-designed-russia-belarus/</a></p><p><br></p><p>How Putin turned Belarus into Russia’s vassal state (James Kilner in&nbsp;<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/02/how-putin-turned-belarus-into-russias-vassal-state/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/02/how-putin-turned-belarus-into-russias-vassal-state/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Francis Farrell answers questions about war in Ukraine</p><p><a href=\"https://kyivindependent.com/francis-farrell-answers-questions-about-war-in-ukraine/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://kyivindependent.com/francis-farrell-answers-questions-about-war-in-ukraine/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Eye of the storm: A day in the life of Ukrainian infantry on the zero line near Toretsk</p><p><a href=\"https://kyivindependent.com/eye-of-the-storm-a-day-in-the-life-of-ukrainian-infantry-on-the-zero-line-near-toretsk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://kyivindependent.com/eye-of-the-storm-a-day-in-the-life-of-ukrainian-infantry-on-the-zero-line-near-toretsk/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to&nbsp;The Telegraph&nbsp;with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsub</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Telegraph:&nbsp;telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</p><p>Email:&nbsp;ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}