Holding the Line: Inside Ukraine's defiant stand in Donbas & Zelensky welcomes F-16 fighter jets

Day 895.

Today, we bring you the latest updates from the front lines and discuss in detail the situation on the front lines with friend of the podcast, Kyiv Independent Reporter, Francis Farrell who’s recently returned from a reporting trip near Toretsk in Donbas.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Francis Farrell (Reporter The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X.

Articles Referenced:

With Ukrainian infantry facing Russians near Toretsk (Francis Farrell for the Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/video/?slug=with-ukrainian-infantry-facing-russians-near-toretsk

Britain’s nuclear submarine software built by Belarusian engineers (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/02/britains-nuclear-submarine-software-designed-russia-belarus/

How Putin turned Belarus into Russia’s vassal state (James Kilner in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/02/how-putin-turned-belarus-into-russias-vassal-state/

Francis Farrell answers questions about war in Ukraine

https://kyivindependent.com/francis-farrell-answers-questions-about-war-in-ukraine/

Eye of the storm: A day in the life of Ukrainian infantry on the zero line near Toretsk

https://kyivindependent.com/eye-of-the-storm-a-day-in-the-life-of-ukrainian-infantry-on-the-zero-line-near-toretsk/

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