Petraeus: Unmanned killer submarines can win war for Ukraine & Kyiv assassinates another Russian officer

Day 1,315.


Today, Ukraine assassinates a Russian senior officer from the
National Guard and Moscow launches the biggest autumn
conscription round since 2016. We look at Russian influence of
European politics, from the UK to Hungary, and General David
Petraeus offers his candid reflections on what Ukraine needs to
win. We also speak with a Ukrainian-American poet, Ilya Kaminsky,
whose award-winning book about a fictional village resisting
occupation has now been adapted to the stage.





Contributors:


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


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


With thanks to Ilya Kaminsky, Ukrainian-American poet.





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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Unmanned killer submarines can win war for Ukraine, says Gen
Petraeus


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/09/30/unmanned-killer-submarines-win-war-ukraine-general-petraeus/


Deaf Republic review — an urgent and moving drama about
resistance and empathy, Financial Times


https://www.ft.com/content/3b58624b-3e90-4389-b626-4dc35bdda231


Deaf Republic at the Dublin Theatre Festival


https://dublintheatrefestival.ie/event/deaf-republic/





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