Day 1,712.
Today, as Ukraine’s attacks against Russian oil refineries – and Wildberries – spark huge blazes, the death toll continues to rise on the deadly strikes in Zaporizhzhia, while citizens of Kyiv found themselves without water for over 24 hours. Then we bring you the latest mood music around peace negotiations, as a growing number of European officials believe that Putin is ready to negotiate. Then we talk about the important role that shotguns play in bringing down drones, and how tank warfare is still being seen on the battlefield.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X.
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Former tank commander and chemical weapons expert). @HamishDBG on X.
Producer: Phil Atkins
Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett
Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan
Social Producer: Tom Steed
Studio Director: Meghan Searle
Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
‘Tank Command: How the Tank Changed the Face of Battle’ by Hamish de Bretton-Gordon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tank-Command-Changed-Face-Battle/dp/1035437619
Watch Hamish's full dispatch on taking down drones with a shotfun:
https://youtu.be/8FtXkA2z0ng
Ukraine’s new, lethal combined tank-and-drone tactics are pushing Putin back (Hamish de Bretton-Gordon for The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/02/ukraine-war-tank-drone-combined-arms-putin-russia-defeat/
Putin’s diesel delivery to the US veers off course (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/11/05/putin-diesel-delivery-to-us-veers-off-course/
Russia deepened Iran support with missile launcher deal (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/19ec7782-9f22-4101-ba55-da88860310bc?syn-25a6b1a6=1
How Kyiv cracked Russia’s kill zone and got its tanks back in the fight (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/03/how-ukraine-cracked-russias-kill-zone/?recomm_id=096fef1f-0b4d-4dfe-873e-2e27cc639ad7
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