Day 1,234.

Today, after a report finds Putin’s forces have gained 0.038 square kilometers of territory for every soldier it’s lost since July 2024, we look at the significance of new announcements by Ukraine’s allies in Rome and London, and discuss the Ukrainian theory of victory.

Contributors:

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

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

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

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

With thanks to Alina Frolova (Deputy Chairman of the Centre for Defence Strategies). @a_frolova_mod on X.

Content Referenced:

Film: ‘This is also Ukraine’ Trailer, tickets and detail: https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/balmy-ukraine-this-is-also-ukraine/

Russia’s summer Ukraine offensive looks like its deadliest so far (The Economist):

https://www.economist.com/interactive/graphic-detail/2025/07/09/russias-summer-ukraine-offensive-looks-like-its-deadliest-so-far

Zelensky considers Defense Minister Rustem Umerov for ambassador post in US (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-considers-defense-minister-rustem-umerov-to-become-ukraine-ambassador-to-us

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Day 1,233.

Today, as Kyiv endures yet another mass aerial attack and Pres Zel arr in Rome for the annual Ukraine Recovery Conference, we report on espionage activities inside Ukraine, and later we talk to the Chief Adoption Officer of the NATO Innovation Fund.

Contributors:

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

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

With thanks to John Ridge (Chief Adoption Officer of the NATO Innovation Fund).

Content Referenced:

Ukrainian spy assassinated by gunman in Kyiv (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/10/ukrainian-spy-assassinated-by-gunman-in-kyiv/

Chinese father and son arrested for spying on Ukraine’s missile programme (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/10/ukraine-arrests-chinese-father-son-spying-neptune-missile/

Russia grooms Ukrainian teens as spies and saboteurs (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/5cb5ebf9-bfb3-4a50-bc2f-79540baf8f87

Secret Russian Intelligence Document Shows Deep Suspicion of China (New York Times):

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/world/europe/china-russia-spies-documents-putin-war.html

Gardaí investigate bomb found at Russian-owned refinery in Limerick (Irish Times):

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025/07/06/gardai-probe-bomb-found-at-russian-owned-refinery-in-limerick

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Day 1,232.

Today, as Donald Trump calls out Vladimir Putin’s “bullshit” and appears to back fresh US sanctions on Russia, we read between the lines of President Macron’s address to the British parliament, and get an update on the so-called ‘Coalition of the Willing’.

Contributors:

Venetia Rainey (Planning editor & Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

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

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

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

Content Referenced:

Join us in Scarborough *tonight*:

https://scarboroughfair.uk/events/putins-folly-the-war-in-ukraine-three-years-on/

Troop deployment plans abandoned in latest Coalition of the Willing talks (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/08/troop-deployment-plans-abandoned-coalition-of-the-willing/

Macron oozes charm with a hint of triumphalism as he seduces MPs

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/07/08/emmanuel-macron-parliament-visit-keir-starmer-king-charles/

Teach children how to catch Russian spies online, MPs told

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/09/teach-children-catch-russian-spies-online-mps-told/

Trump said he threatened to bomb Moscow if Putin attacked Ukraine

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/08/politics/trump-tape-putin-bomb-fundraiser

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