Russian units hunted deep within Ukraine & Europe hosts ‘critical call’ with Trump

Day 1,267.


Today, as reports flood in of Russian units being hunted deep
within Ukraine, we reveal more details of the operation, and
assess its significance for the Trump-Putin summit on Friday.
Then we hear more from Adelie about her reporting trip to
Ukraine, and discuss a new report into what Europe can do for its
long-term strategic autonomy. 


Contributors:


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


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


Mykola Kuzmin (Researcher and Translator).


With thanks to our guest David Kirichenko (@DVKirichenko on X.)


Content Referenced:


‘European Defence Autonomy: Identifying Key Companies and
Projects to Replace US Capabilities’ (Report by David Kirichenko
& Mykola Kuzmin):


https://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/HJS-European-Defence-Autonomy-Report-web.pdf 


Learn More about Metal detector "TREMBITA":


https://trembita.pro/en/ 


Telegraph Live Blog of Today’s Talks:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/13/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news40/ 


Shoved into vans, slashing tyres: Ukrainians balk at conscription
(Financial Times):


https://www.ft.com/content/9a8e3c7f-2822-4d5e-a65b-9949ffe6631f


Ukraine’s Once Nimble Army Is Mired in Soviet Decision-Making
(Wall Street Journal):


https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-russia-army-soviet-5fa8e1c9?st=NTzW7V&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink


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Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible
to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the
wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just
search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние
Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them.
Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatest


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