Two weeks after the red carpet in Alaska, Putin kills at least 17 in second biggest strike of the war

Day 1,282.


Today, we hear from on the ground in Kyiv after a massive strike
last night damaged the British Council and the EU mission, after
Ukraine hit another 2 oil refineries in Russia to continue its
strategy of undermining the Russian oil industry. Then we look
towards a meeting between the Ukrainians and Steve Witkoff in the
US next week, and hear from Ed Matthews of Fire Aid, an
organisation that brings fire trucks to vulnerable areas around
the world, including Ukraine.


Contributors:


Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.


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


Anna Conkling (Independent Journalist and Telegraph Contributor).
@ConklingAnna on X.


With thanks to Ed Matthews of Fire Aid.


Content Referenced:


Mick Ryan Substack article: Smashing Russia's Oil Industry: Ten
Strategic Strike Lessons from Ukraine


https://mickryan.substack.com/p/smashing-russias-oil-industry-ten


Général Thierry Burkhard : «Les Européens doivent être prêts à
prendre des risques pour maintenir la paix en Ukraine»,
Libération


https://www.liberation.fr/international/europe/general-thierry-burkhard-les-europeens-doivent-etre-prets-a-prendre-des-risques-pour-maintenir-la-paix-en-ukraine-20250828_YNPYNISZVNDG7JEPG27VAPHEAE/


Exclusive - Vance blames Zelenskyy Oval Office blowup on Biden's
Ukraine policy, USA TODAY


https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/27/jd-vance-oval-office-confrontation-zelenskyy/85849085007/


Fire Aid


www.fire-aid.org


Brave Minds Ukraine


www.bravemindsua.com


https://donorbox.org/win-a-fire-helmet-signed-by-usyk





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