Should Nato bring down Russian drones over Ukrainian territory?
Today, after Russia strikes a train near the Ukrainian border with Poland, narrowly missing top European officials including Boris Johnson, we consider whether the attack was deliberate. The officials were attending a major gathering in Kyiv seeking to forge a new way forward – we’ll bring you the highlights. Then we try to get to the bottom of what some are calling ‘Ukraine’s biggest victory this year’ – the reported counterattack around Lyman liberating almost 200 square kilometers of territory. If confirmed, it seemingly exposed lying Russian commanders, Ukrainian formidable operational security, and expectations in the ground war over the coming months.

Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Memphis Barker (senior foreign correspondent). @memphisbarker on X.


00:48 Russian Drones Hit Train Near Ukraine-Poland Border
04:49 Escalation Risks & NATO Air Defence Debates
06:44 Wider Overnight Strikes Across Ukraine & Sochi Attack
08:00 Rare Drone Vs. Drone Combat in the Black Sea
10:44 Ukrainian Strikes Target Chemical Plants & Russian Generals
12:50 European Sabotage Incidents
16:27 Highlights From Yalta European Strategy Conference
23:22 EU Sanctions Delays & Security Scrutiny in Germany
26:07 Drone Sightings Over Berlin During Zelensky Visit
29:57 US Diplomatic Engagement & Trump Administration Remarks
33:09 Special Report: Ukraine's Major Counterattack Around Lyman
36:45 Deep Dive: How Ukraine Hid the Lyman Victory

Producer: Rachel Porter
Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan
Social Producer: Tom Steed
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley
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World’s First Naval Drone Duel Results In Ukrainian Success (Naval News)
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/...

Germany floats new Ukraine loan backed by frozen Russian assets (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/germa...

EU fails to agree Russia sanctions rollover with one day to spare (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-fa...

Germany Aims to Prevent Far Right From Accessing Secret War Plan (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...

House to take up Russia sanctions bill next week (The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/6084914-...  

Francis’s interview with Ambassador Daniel Fried:
On YouTube: Ukrainian drone raid hits major Russian oi...
On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RGt...  
On Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

Ukraine’s biggest victory this year exposes lying Russian commanders (Memphis Barker for The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-new...

Watch Mephis’s video on the Lyman counterattack: How Ukraine Kept Its Biggest Victory of th...

Berlin-Hacker stellten geheime Drohnen-Akten ins Netz! (‘Berlin hackers put secret drone files online!’: Bild)
https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/be...

Russia Is Churning Out Smart, Cheap New Weapons Faster Than Ukraine or the U.S. (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-is-c...

Ukraine’s way of fighting war can’t match what’s coming (Eric Schmidt for the Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinio...

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