Grenade assassinates Russian commander who led Mariupol attack & Ukraine launches ’autonomous’ AI drone

Day 1,192.

Today, while missiles and drones ran down on Ukraine, and especially on Kharkiv, Ukraine and its allies are still waiting for Russia’s memo on their terms for a potential ceasefire and peace talks next week in Istanbul. We also discuss the increase of electronic warfare on the battlefield and share an exclusive interview with former deputy assistant to the US president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the U.S. National Security Council, Fiona Hill.

Plus, Dom and Francis report from Ukraine.

Contributors:

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

Plus Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley.

With thanks to Fiona Hill (Former deputy assistant to the US president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the U.S. National Security Council) and Cameron Henderson (US Reporter at the Telegraph). @CamHenderson98 on X.

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Content Referenced:

Fiona Hill: Trump is terrified of Putin, I’ve seen it first hand, The Telegraph

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/05/25/fiona-hill-interview-trump-terrified-putin-seen-firsthand/

Lessons of Ukraine: Properly equipped modern tanks will still rule the battlefield, The Telegraph

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/29/main-battle-tanks-ads-active-defence-ew-ukraine-drone-war/

Moscow is now a target for Ukraine’s Western missiles

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/28/moscow-target-ukraine-missiles-kremlin-putin-merz-taurus/

Ukraine Drone Carriers Launch First Long-Range Autonomous Strikes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2025/05/26/ukraine-drone-carriers-launch-first-long-range-autonomous-strikes/

China Cut Drone Sales to West But Supplies Them to Russia, Ukraine Says

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-29/china-cut-drone-sales-to-west-but-supplies-them-to-russia-ukraine-says

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