Strike sets thermal power plant ‘ablaze’ inside Russia & shooting at draft office in Ukraine leaves two soldiers injured

Day 1,346.


Today, as Ukrainian forces hang on in Pokrovsk, we discuss more
reports coming out of the city of Russian troops fighting in
civilian clothes – a clear war crime. Plus, we hear about
Ukraine’s latest long range strikes inside Russia and look at a
worrying message from the International Atomic Energy Agency that
accuses Moscow of targeting three of Ukraine's nuclear power
plants. Later, we hear how a Ukrainian opera lost for 250 years
premiered earlier this month in Chernivtsi, accompanied by the
sound of air alerts.


Contributors:


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


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


With thanks to Nataliya Lukyanova and James Butterwick


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


Russian soldiers disguised in civilian clothes infiltrating
front-line city (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/08/13/russian-soldiers-disguised-civilian-clothing-infiltrating/


Poland, Hungary and Slovakia defy Brussels as Ukraine trade deal
takes effect (POLITICO)


https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-hungary-and-slovakia-defy-brussels-as-ukraine-trade-deal-takes-effect/


Trump-Vladimir Putin Budapest summit axed following Moscow memo
(Financial Times):


https://www.ft.com/content/d6655fb1-31af-4da8-85f7-085a8fc00969


Hungary’s foot-dragging on Russian oil crashes into reality


https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-foot-dragging-russian-oil-crashes-reality-croatia-sanction/ 


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