Day 966. Today, we report on the destruction being wrought amid intense fighting in Donetsk, consider new indications of what is in Zelensky’s “victory plan”, and hear a sobering assessment of the current situation on the battlefield. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Farrell (Reporter at The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X. Content Referenced: I set fire to my own trenches to stop Putin winning this war (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/12/i-set-fire-to-my-own-trenches-to-stop-putin-winning-war/ Francis's video interview with Zelensky's adviser, Podolyak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmHwQm-is8 Vladimir Putin’s spies are plotting global chaos (The Economist) https://www.economist.com/international/2024/10/13/vladimir-putins-spies-are-plotting-global-chaos Honeytrapped Irish politician spied for Russia during Brexit saga (The Sunday Times) https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/honeytrapped-irish-politician-spied-for-russia-during-brexit-saga-k5wn7sfb2 Britain freezes security dialogue with Georgia (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-freezes-security-dialogue-with-georgia-georgian-media-reports-2024-10-15/ The Impending Betrayal of Ukraine (Tim Willasey-Wilsey CMG on RUSI website) https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/impending-betrayal-ukraine Students can subscribe to our coverage for free: We’re giving university students worldwide unlimited access to The Telegraph completely free of charge. Just enter your student email address at telegraph.co.uk/studentsub to enjoy 12 months’ free access to our website and app. Better still, you’ll get another 12 months each time you re-validate your email address. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.