<p><strong>Day 1,028.</strong></p><p>Today, we react to the news that the Russian general in charge of the military’s nuclear and chemical weapons division has been assassinated in a scooter bomb attack, we hear live from the Joint Expeditionary Force summit in Estonia, and we hear our latest dispatch from the frontline city of Kharkiv.</p><br><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X</p><p>James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.</p><p>With thanks to Jack Leather and Adélie Pojzman-Pontay for photographs, videos, and recordings.</p><br><p><strong>Donate to David's charity:</strong></p><p>This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here:</p><p><a href="https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/</a> </p><br><p><strong>Francis's Article on the Kharkiv underground School, with photos and clips:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/2024/12/17/inside-kharkivs-underground-school-for-ukrainian-children/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/2024/12/17/inside-kharkivs-underground-school-for-ukrainian-children/</a></p><br><p><strong>Articles Referenced:</strong></p><p>Why Russian blimps appearing on Nato’s border are a message from Moscow (James in <em>The Telegraph</em>)</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/16/russia-mysterious-blimps-sow-fear-and-confusion-nato-border/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/16/russia-mysterious-blimps-sow-fear-and-confusion-nato-border/</a></p><br><p>The 500-mile high speed rail line that can carry Nato troops to a war with Russia (James in <em>The Telegraph</em>)</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/17/rail-baltica-nato-troops-russia-estonia-latvia-lithuania/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/17/rail-baltica-nato-troops-russia-estonia-latvia-lithuania/</a></p><br><p>Russia’s War Economy Is Hitting Its Limits (<em>Foreign Policy</em>)</p><p><a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/14/russia-war-putin-economy-weapons-production-labor-shortage-demographics/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/14/russia-war-putin-economy-weapons-production-labor-shortage-demographics/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email</a></p><br><p><strong>Subscribe to The Telegraph: </strong><a href="http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p><strong>Email: </strong><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
