Spectacular explosion 'wipes out' Russian ammo dump & on patrol with Ukraine's Black Sea fleet

Day 1,226.

Today, as the fallout from Donald Trump freezing US weapons to Ukraine continues, in a special dispatch, we join the Ukrainian navy out on the Black Sea during an air attack on Odesa. Then we speak to the creator of Wargame – the new podcast simulating an attack by Russia on British soil, and hear what lessons it offers countries across the Western world.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

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

With thanks to our guest Deborah Haynes (Security and Defence Editor at Sky News). @haynesdeborah on X.

Content Referenced:

Our Black Sea Video Dispatch:

YouTube Version -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2YjuuQz414  

Telegraph Version - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/03/russia-attacks-cargo-ships-ports-black-sea-ukraine-war/

The Wargame - Sky News and Tortoise Media podcast simulates a Russian attack on UK: 

https://news.sky.com/story/the-wargame-new-sky-news-and-tortoise-media-podcast-series-simulates-a-russian-attack-on-uk-13371462 

North Korea is sending Putin 30,000 more troops, Kyiv says (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/03/north-korea-russia-troops-ukraine/ 

Trump Is Playing a Cynical Game With Ukraine (Jake Sullivan in The New York Times):

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/opinion/trump-ukraine-weapons.html 

Ukraine Can Still Win (Michael Carpenter in Foreign Affairs):

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukraine-can-still-win

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