Day 1,702.
Today, as the Kremlin prioritises Putin’s lakeside retreat for additional air defence systems, the impact is felt elsewhere with multiple Ukrainian strikes across the rest of Russia over the weekend, some by new stocks of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles. Then we discuss the latest on the ceasefire agreed for the people of the besieged city of Oleshky and consider whether the White House is taking credit for something brokered by others. Plus, we reveal a new way to support our work and access behind-the-scenes content from us: become a member of the Ukraine: The Latest club.
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New air defense towers have appeared around Putin's residence, their number has exceeded 50 – OSINT analysis (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, in Ukrainian)
https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-valdaj-putin-novi-vezhi-ppo/33883907.html
Zelensky’s interview with ABC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWyYHGC0tkA
Ukraine’s Starlink back on after Trump dispute (The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/24/ukraines-starlink-back-on-after-trump-dispute/
The Man in the Middle of Trump’s Deeply Conflicted Ukraine Policy (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/10/ukraine-russia-trump-john-ratcliffe/689090/
In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (New York Times)
Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe in his office. His staff broke it (Washington Post)
CBS documentary on Eisenhower: CBS Reports (1964): "D-Day Plus 20 Years - Eisenhower Returns to Normandy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNaxTXfjfXk
Hemingway Knows Nothing by Artur Dron
https://www.jantarpublishing.com/product-page/hemingway-knows-nothing
Hemingway n'y connaît rien (French translation of Artur Dron’s poetry collection Hemingway Knows Nothing)
https://les-editions-bleu-et-jaune.sumupstore.com/product/hemingway-ny-connait-rien
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