In today's special episode David Knowles speaks to historian, author and podcaster James Holland (@James1940 on X) about the Eastern Front in the Second World War.

This was recorded and edited by David shortly before his sudden passing.

The Second World War was catastrophic for Ukraine: millions died in the fighting and occupations, the battles that crossed the country were brutal and grinding, the country’s Jews were exterminated in the ‘Holocaust of bullets’, and the eventual Soviet victory ensured decades of further domination and control from Moscow.

This episode aims to give a broad account of the period and explore some of the key issues and stories.

James Holland: https://griffonmerlin.com/

'We Have Ways of Making You Talk' Podcast:

https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/we-have-ways-of-making-you-talk

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Day 955.

Today, we discuss the Pentagon’s verbal contortions as it explains where and when the US will shoot down Iranian missiles - plot spoiler: Israel now, Ukraine never - and speak to the author of a new book explaining how the Russian Orthodox Church became a vital force in Putin’s existential war against Ukraine.

Contributors:

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

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

RolandOliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

With thanks to Lucy Ash (Foreign affairs broadcaster and author). @LucyAAsh on X.

Full video of David's funeral:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/03/david-knowles-funeral-telegraph-journalist-ukraine-podcast/

Lucy Ash's book, 'The Baton and the Cross: Russia's Church from Pagans to Putin':

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Baton-Cross-Russias-Church-Pagans/dp/1837731837

Articles Referenced: Exclusive Boris Johnson interview (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/10/03/boris-johnson-exclusive-interview-putin-trump-lockdown-echr/

1.5 million Ukrainian children at risk of being deported to Russia, ombudsman says (Kyiv Independent): https://kyivindependent.com/1-5-million-ukrainian-children-at-risk-of-being-deported-by-russia-ombudsman-says

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Day 954.

Today, in a special episode, we discuss battlefield updates, hear from our correspondent in Washington on America's developing attitudes to Ukraine, and remember David Knowles on the day of his funeral with speeches and readings from his family and colleagues.

Contributors:

Gareth Corfield (Transport Correspondent). @GazTheJourno on X.

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

With words and readings from Dominic Nicholls, Francis Dearnley and David's father Peter Knowles, speaking at David's funeral today in London.

Full video of David's funeral:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/10/03/david-knowles-funeral-telegraph-journalist-ukraine-podcast/

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Day 953.

Today, as Kyiv denies they'll make any territorial compromises in the search for peace, we hear the story from Georgia where upcoming elections could well point the country in an orbit away from Russia.

Contributors:

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

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

Kateryna Shenheliia-Hanapolska (Freelance Journalist). @eshenheliia on X.

Hamish de Bretton Gordon (Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.

Stream Link for David's Funeral:

His funeral will be live streamed here at 11.15 (BST) on Thursday 3 October:

https://youtube.com/live/cMqwb1Rc0Qk

Content Referenced:

KHARRP - helping people in the eastern territories of Ukraine rebuild their lives

https://kharpp.com/

Ada Wordsworth's Newsletter, with reference to David:

https://kharpp.substack.com/p/the-end-of-summer

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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.

Steam Link for David's Funeral:

His funeral will be live streamed here at 11.15 (BST) on Thursday 3 October:

https://youtube.com/live/cMqwb1Rc0Qk

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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Day 951

Today, we report how the latest Ukrainian strikes inside Russia can be seen from space and discuss a bipartisan congressional paper that says the US should fundamentally revisit the post-Cold War status quo in its relations with Russia.

Contributors:

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

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

With thanks to former British Defence Attaché to Russia and Ukraine, John Foreman CBE. @John_ForemanCBE on X.

Articles Referenced:

Exclusive: Russia has secret war drones project in China, intel sources say (Reuters):

https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-has-secret-war-drones-project-china-intel-sources-say-2024-09-25/

Bipartisan report urges rethink of America’s Russia strategy (The Hill)

https://thehill.com/policy/international/4904188-us-russia-relations-helsinki-report/

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Day 948.

Today, further to updates from the war zone, we look at the new military aid package announced by the US for Kyiv, discuss the upcoming meeting between President Zelensky and Donald Trump, and review Russian rockets and the battle for space with a former commander of the International Space Station.

Contributors:

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

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

With thanks to Terry Virts, former US Air Force F-16 pilot, NASA astronaut, test pilot, and currently a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Energy Analytics, an energy think tank. @AstroTerry on X.

Content Referenced:

U.S. Intelligence Stresses Risks in Allowing Long-Range Strikes by Ukraine (New York Times):

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/us/politics/us-intelligence-stresses-risks-in-allowing-long-range-strikes-by-ukraine.html

Children lost to the war (Ukrainian Government):

https://childrenofwar.gov.ua/en/

Ukraine Focus NGO, delivering Ambulances to Ukraine:

For more information, visit:

https://ukrainefocus.org/

For Francis's episode on his journey with Ukraine Focus, see:

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

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Day 947.

Today, following the usual military and political updates in this major week, we talk to two of the most high profile analysts of the war about their new report into how rectifying systematic failures in Western analysis and intelligence is vital for preventing future conflict.

Contributors:

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

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

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

Eliot A. Cohen (Former Counsellor of the United States Department of State). @EliotACohen on X.

Phillips O'Brien (Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews). @PhillipsPOBrien on X.

Report Referenced:

'The Russia-Ukraine War: A Study in Analytic Failure' (by Phillips O'Brien & Eliot Cohen)

https://www.csis.org/analysis/russia-ukraine-war-study-analytic-failure

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