Day 1,357.
Today, the battle for Pokrovsk continues to rage on with 300 Russian soldiers now in the city, pressing forward to the north. We discuss the corruption probe in Ukraine targeting one of Zelensky’s close allies and how it led to the president’s debacle over the summer when he tried to curtail Ukraine’s two anti-corruption agencies. Finally, we zoom in on Lavrov’s disappearance from the public eye in the last couple of weeks and on the patterns of drone incursions across Europe these past two months. Note: an earlier version of this episode stated that a probe was looking into Ukraine's Chief Anti-Corruption Prosecutor. It is instead investigating his deputy, Andryi Synyuk.
Contributors
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X
Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @memphisbarker on X
Roland Oliphant (Chief Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphant on X
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
‘We are losing Pokrovsk’: Russia nears biggest gain since 2023, The Telegraph
Who is Timur Mindich, Zelensky's secretive associate at the center of a major corruption probe?, Kyiv Independent
https://kyivindependent.com/who-is-timur-mindich/?mc_cid=721276d3ca&mc_eid=4a5b852913
Where’s Sergei Lavrov? Rumours swirl over the fate of Putin’s foreign affairs enforcer, The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/11/10/the-rumours-swirling-over-the-fate-of-sergei-lavrov/
Mapped: Russia’s new drone war against Europe, The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/11/mapped-russia-new-drone-war-against-europe/
Poppies and cornflowers became symbols of November 11 thanks to women forgotten by history, Le Monde
The Poppy Lady, The Story of Madame Anna Guérin and the Remembrance Poppy
https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-Poppy-Lady-Hardback/p/21829
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