The mini-missiles designed to ram Putin’s drones out of the sky & head of a Kremlin-linked publishing house ‘falls out of a window’

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Today, we examine the escalating conflict in Ukraine after
another night of bombardments, looking at the potential impact of
US Tomahawk missiles if supplied to Kyiv, along with new Western
weapons innovations shaping the battlefield. We also discuss
another mysterious death in Moscow and what it reveals about the
power struggles inside Russia. Finally, we explore whether the
post-World War II reconstruction of Germany offers a realistic
blueprint for rebuilding Ukraine once the war ends.


Contributors:


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


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


With thanks to historian Dr Thomas Clausen. @DrThomasClausen on
X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


The mini-missiles designed to ram Putin’s drones out of the sky
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/04/mini-missiles-swedish-defence-system-russia-putin-drones/ 


The West is waking up to the Russian drone onslaught (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/05/the-west-is-waking-up-to-the-russian-drone-onslaught/ 


ISW map on Tomahawk ranges:


https://understandingwar.org/map/russian-military-and-security-service-objects-within-range-of-tomahawk-cruise-missiles-in-the-russian-federation-control-of-terrain-assessment-as-of-october-3-2025/ 


Former Soviet media executive among Russia’s suspicious suicides
(The Times):


https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/vyacheslav-leontyev-pravda-soviet-death-czsq0ljn6 


Thales arms maker delivers new missiles to Ukraine designed to
take out Russian drones (Kyiv Independent):


https://kyivindependent.com/thales-arms-maker-delivers-new-missiles-to-ukraine-designed-to-take-out-russian-drones/


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