Day 952.

Today, we consider the precarious situation in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, hear the latest on the political tribulations in Europe and beyond, and reflect on calls for Ukraine to have its own national cemetery.

Contributors:

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

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

James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.

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Content Referenced:

How I was chased out of Russia by new drone teams sent to recapture Kursk (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/01/kursk-ukraine-russia-putin-kiev-drones-sudzha/

Drone Pilots Circle like Vultures Over Kherson’s Most Vulnerable (Tochnyi):

https://tochnyi.info/2024/09/preying-on-the-innocent-drone-pilots-circle-like-vultures-over-khersons-most-vulnerable/

Ukraine faces its darkest hour (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/2bb20587-9680-40f0-ac2d-5e7312486c75

The Telegraph's Battle Lines podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battle-lines/id1712903296

Ukraine’s artillery is helping boost Scranton’s economy (Washington Post):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/09/29/ukraine-war-scranton-defense-manufacturing/

Why doesn’t Ukraine have a national military cemetery? (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/the-counteroffensive-why-doesnt-ukraine-have-a-national-military-cemetery/

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