Secret new weapon 'Gravehawk' declassified & Russian troop losses doubled in 2024

Day 1,062.


Today, we talk about secretive air-defence systems - some
developed by Ukraine and others donated by the UK in the 100-year
partnership signed last week. We look ahead to the beginning of
the second Trump era starting later today, in
Washington. And Joe Barnes talks to lead trauma surgeon Dr
Shehan Hettiaratchy about the realities of healthcare on the
front line.


Contributors:


Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on
X.


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


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


JoeBarnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.


With thanks to Dr Shehan Hettiaratchy (Lead trauma surgeon at
Imperial College Healthcare). @ShehanHett on X.


Content referenced: 


Ukraine warns Trump that early peace talks would be catastrophic
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/18/ukraine-warns-trump-that-early-peace-talks-would-be-fatal/


Ukraine is teaching medics how to prepare for war (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/18/ukraine-is-teaching-british-medics-how-to-prepare-for-a-war/


Gravehawk: the new secretive air defense system (United24):


https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/the-new-secretive-gravehawk-air-defense-system-that-the-uk-is-giving-to-ukraine-5184


Russian fuel exports fall in 2024 as drone attacks, bans add to
sanctions pressure (Reuters):


https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-2024-seaborne-oil-product-exports-hit-by-headwinds-including-drone-2025-01-17/


Attack damages Ukraine's oldest McDonald’s in Kyiv (Kyiv
Independent):


https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/the-new-secretive-gravehawk-air-defense-system-that-the-uk-is-giving-to-ukraine-5184


The New Norm - On the culture shock when the first McDonald’s
opened in Moscow in 1990 (Invisibilia, NPR)


https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/481887848/the-new-norm


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