Massive drone strikes blast Russian airbases in occupied Crimea as US retreats from peace talks

Day 1,164.


Today, as a drone attack hits Russian airbases in occupied
Crimea, we continue to unpack the minerals deal signed between
the US and Ukraine and we contemplate whether the US might be
pulling out of the peace negotiations. We also look at the latest
news from Central Asia and we hear from a visual artist who
donated a photograph to the Kherson Art Museum, which was looted
by Russian soldiers in 2022. 


Contributors:


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


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


James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.


With thanks to Emeric Lhuisset (visual artist). @emericlhuisset
on Insta.


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Content Referenced:


Massive drone attack reportedly targets Russian military sites in
occupied Crimea


https://kyivindependent.com/massive-drone-attack-targets-russian-military-sites-in-occupied-crimea/


F-16s Pulled From U.S. Boneyard Are Being Delivered To Ukraine
For Spare Parts


https://www.twz.com/air/f-16s-pulled-from-u-s-boneyard-are-being-delivered-to-ukraine-for-spare-parts


TED Talk by Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril Industries:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooMXEwl7N8Y


On Chernobyl fallout in southern Belarus, in The Dial: 


https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-25/chernobyl-disaster-belarus?utm_source=The+Dial&utm_campaign=44938c8849-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_02_19_04_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-44938c8849-458325807


On Emeric Lhuisset's work, From a painting to a viral photo, a
fight for Ukraine's history, Le Monde:


https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2023/11/22/from-a-painting-to-a-viral-photo-a-fight-for-ukraine-s-history_6279646_30.html


Fundraising for the British Heart Foundation, in memory of David
Knowles 


https://www.justgiving.com/page/rhcc-vs-lwcc?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=WA&utm_campaign=015#supportersList


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