Day 1,253.
Today, after a quieter night in the skies, we turn our focus to renewed tank movements on the ground and covert operations at sea – before sitting down with the director of the Oscar-winning ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ to discuss his new film, ‘2000 Metres to Andriivka’. Plus we share how Elon Musk reportedly stopped Starlink operations during an important Ukrainian counterattack.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Hamish de Bretton Gordon (Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
With thanks to our guest, Mstyslav Chernov.
Content Referenced:
Learn More’ About 2000 Meters To Andriivka’:
https://releasing.dogwoof.com/2000-meters-to-andriivka
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia (Reuters):
Why Ukraine can't afford to demobilize its soldiers (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/why-ukraine-cant-afford-to-demobilize-its-soldiers/
Understanding Russia’s Black Sea strategy (Chatham House):
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/07/understanding-russias-black-sea-strategy
100 years of Telegraph Puzzles: Can you complete our first ever crossword?:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/28/100-years-the-telegraph-crossword-week-long-celebration/
Puzzles Main Page:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/puzzles/
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