Motorcyclists slip into frontline Pokrovsk under cover of fog

Day 1,357.


Today, the battle for Pokrovsk continues to rage on with 300
Russian soldiers now in the city, pressing forward to the north.
We discuss the corruption probe in Ukraine targeting one of
Zelensky’s close allies and how it led to the president’s debacle
over the summer when he tried to curtail Ukraine’s two
anti-corruption agencies. Finally, we zoom in on Lavrov’s
disappearance from the public eye in the last couple of weeks and
on the patterns of drone incursions across Europe these past two
months. Note: an earlier version of this episode stated that a
probe was looking into Ukraine's Chief Anti-Corruption
Prosecutor. It is instead investigating his deputy, Andryi
Synyuk.


Contributors


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


Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @memphisbarker on
X


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


Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


‘We are losing Pokrovsk’: Russia nears biggest gain since 2023,
The Telegraph


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/11/pokrovsk-ukraine-russia-gain-volodymyr-zelensky-gen-syrskyi/


Who is Timur Mindich, Zelensky's secretive associate at the
center of a major corruption probe?, Kyiv Independent


https://kyivindependent.com/who-is-timur-mindich/?mc_cid=721276d3ca&mc_eid=4a5b852913


Where’s Sergei Lavrov? Rumours swirl over the fate of Putin’s
foreign affairs enforcer, The Telegraph


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/11/10/the-rumours-swirling-over-the-fate-of-sergei-lavrov/


Mapped: Russia’s new drone war against Europe, The Telegraph


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/11/mapped-russia-new-drone-war-against-europe/


Poppies and cornflowers became symbols of November 11 thanks to
women forgotten by history, Le Monde


https://www.lemonde.fr/en/m-le-mag/article/2025/11/11/poppies-and-cornflowers-became-symbols-of-november-11-thanks-to-women-forgotten-by-history_6747339_117.html


The Poppy Lady, The Story of Madame Anna Guérin and the
Remembrance Poppy


https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Poppy-Lady-Hardback/p/21829


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