{"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/670e5a30c9fa3ffd9e8ac2e4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ukrainian town resembles 'desert planet' after Russian assault & the view from frontline troops","description":"<p><strong>Day 966.</strong></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Francis Farrell (Reporter at The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content Referenced:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>I set fire to my own trenches to stop Putin winning this war (<em>The Telegraph</em>)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/12/i-set-fire-to-my-own-trenches-to-stop-putin-winning-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/12/i-set-fire-to-my-own-trenches-to-stop-putin-winning-war/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Francis's video interview with Zelensky's adviser, Podolyak:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmHwQm-is8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmHwQm-is8</a></p><p><br></p><p>Vladimir Putin’s spies are plotting global chaos (<em>The Economist</em>)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/international/2024/10/13/vladimir-putins-spies-are-plotting-global-chaos\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.economist.com/international/2024/10/13/vladimir-putins-spies-are-plotting-global-chaos</a></p><p><br></p><p>Honeytrapped Irish politician spied for Russia during Brexit saga (<em>The Sunday Times</em>)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/honeytrapped-irish-politician-spied-for-russia-during-brexit-saga-k5wn7sfb2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/honeytrapped-irish-politician-spied-for-russia-during-brexit-saga-k5wn7sfb2</a></p><p><br></p><p>Britain freezes security dialogue with Georgia (<em>Reuters</em>)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-freezes-security-dialogue-with-georgia-georgian-media-reports-2024-10-15/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-freezes-security-dialogue-with-georgia-georgian-media-reports-2024-10-15/</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Impending Betrayal of Ukraine (Tim Willasey-Wilsey CMG on RUSI website)</p><p><a href=\"https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/impending-betrayal-ukraine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/impending-betrayal-ukraine</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Students can subscribe to our coverage for free:</strong></p><p><em>We’re giving university students worldwide unlimited access to The Telegraph completely free of charge. Just enter your student email address at&nbsp;</em><a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/studentsub\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>telegraph.co.uk/studentsub</em></a><em>&nbsp;to enjoy 12 months’ free access to our website and app. Better still, you’ll get another 12 months each time you re-validate your email address.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe to The Telegraph:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p><p><strong>Hosted on Acast. See&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://acast.com/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">acast.com/privacy</a>&nbsp;for more information.</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}