Massive drone strikes blast Russian airbases in occupied Crimea as US retreats from peace talks

Day 1,164.

Today, as a drone attack hits Russian airbases in occupied Crimea, we continue to unpack the minerals deal signed between the US and Ukraine and we contemplate whether the US might be pulling out of the peace negotiations. We also look at the latest news from Central Asia and we hear from a visual artist who donated a photograph to the Kherson Art Museum, which was looted by Russian soldiers in 2022. 

Contributors:

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

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

James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.

With thanks to Emeric Lhuisset (visual artist). @emericlhuisset on Insta.

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Content Referenced:

Massive drone attack reportedly targets Russian military sites in occupied Crimea

https://kyivindependent.com/massive-drone-attack-targets-russian-military-sites-in-occupied-crimea/

F-16s Pulled From U.S. Boneyard Are Being Delivered To Ukraine For Spare Parts

https://www.twz.com/air/f-16s-pulled-from-u-s-boneyard-are-being-delivered-to-ukraine-for-spare-parts

TED Talk by Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril Industries:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooMXEwl7N8Y

On Chernobyl fallout in southern Belarus, in The Dial: 

https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/issue-25/chernobyl-disaster-belarus?utm_source=The+Dial&utm_campaign=44938c8849-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_02_19_04_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-44938c8849-458325807

On Emeric Lhuisset's work, From a painting to a viral photo, a fight for Ukraine's history, Le Monde:

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/culture/article/2023/11/22/from-a-painting-to-a-viral-photo-a-fight-for-ukraine-s-history_6279646_30.html

Fundraising for the British Heart Foundation, in memory of David Knowles 

https://www.justgiving.com/page/rhcc-vs-lwcc?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=WA&utm_campaign=015#supportersList

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