Ukraine 'liberates' 160 square kilometers in counteroffensive in Donetsk & night-time raid destroys Russian multi-purpose vehicle

Day 1,304.


Today, as President Zelensky claims Ukraine has liberated 160
square kilometers in a 'counteroffensive operation' in Donetsk,
we hear live from Istanbul for the final speech of an old
spymaster before retirement. Then we bring you another recording
from David Knowles, who speaks to a witness to the murders which
took place in Bucha, and asks what it takes to document and
prosecute a war crime.


Contributors:


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


Roland Oliphant (Chief Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphanton on X.


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


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


With thanks to Wayne Jordash (Global Rights Compliance and Truth
Hounds). WayneJordash on X. And special thanks - as ever - to
David Knowles (creator of 'Ukraine: The Latest').


Content Referenced:


CHARITIES IN DAVID KNOWLES’ MEMORY:


KHARPP (Ukraine) fundraiser:


https://donorbox.org/kharpp-fundraiser-in-memory-of-david-knowles


British Heart Foundation fundraiser:


https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/bhfteamdavidknowles


MI6 puts out call to aspiring spies on dark web (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/18/mi6-puts-out-call-to-aspiring-spies-on-dark-web/


Assassin disguises himself as old woman in ‘Ukrainian bomb plot’
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/18/ukrainian-old-woman-disguise-assassination-plot-fsb-russia/


How my face ended up on a Russian propaganda site (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/14/how-my-face-ended-up-on-a-russian-propaganda-site/


What the resignation of technocrat Dmitry Kozak tells us about
power in Russia (The Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/what-the-resignation-of-technocrat-dmitry-kozak-tells-us-about-power-in-russia/


Which Russian military personnel are behind the murder of a
family in Bucha? (Suspilne)


https://suspilne.media/253621-hto-z-rosijskih-vijskovih-stoit-za-vbivstvom-rodini-u-buci-rozsliduvanna/


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