'5 tanks hit' in gigantic blaze at Russia's largest oil terminal in Crimea & US intel 'guided' Ukraine’s strikes on energy sites

Day 1,328.


Today, as we learn the Donald Trump administration has been
sharing intelligence enabling Kyiv to strike at Russian energy
facilities, we reflect on the likelihood that Tomahawk missiles
are incoming, and the fallout from the US President not receiving
the Nobel Peace Prize. Then we hear live from the country of
Georgia, where protests continue and tensions remain high, before
Francis ends with an appeal on a neglected subject: animals in
war.


Contributors:


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


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


Marika Mikia-shvili (Foreign affairs, Droa Party - Georgia).
@Mikiashvili_M on X.


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Learn more about the Dickin Medal - the animals’ Victoria Cross:


https://www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/animal-awards-programme/pdsa-dickin-medal 


Trump gave specific intelligence to Ukraine for strikes on
Russian energy (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/12/trump-shares-intelligence-ukraine-strike-russian-energy/ 


Putin: Trump’s too good for the Nobel Peace Prize (The
Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/10/donald-trump-loses-out-on-nobel-peace-prize-2025/ 


Melania Trump: I convinced Putin to send Ukrainian children home
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/10/10/melania-trump-putin-children-families/


Senate Passes Bipartisan $925 Billion Defense Policy Bill (New
York Times):


https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/senate-passes-bipartisan-925-billion-defense-policy-bill.html 


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