’5 tanks hit’ in gigantic blaze at Russia’s largest oil terminal in Crimea & US intel ’guided’ Ukraine’s strikes on energy sites

Day 1,328.

Today, as we learn the Donald Trump administration has been sharing intelligence enabling Kyiv to strike at Russian energy facilities, we reflect on the likelihood that Tomahawk missiles are incoming, and the fallout from the US President not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Then we hear live from the country of Georgia, where protests continue and tensions remain high, before Francis ends with an appeal on a neglected subject: animals in war.

Contributors:

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

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

Marika Mikia-shvili (Foreign affairs, Droa Party - Georgia). @Mikiashvili_M on X.

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Learn more about the Dickin Medal - the animals’ Victoria Cross:

https://www.pdsa.org.uk/what-we-do/animal-awards-programme/pdsa-dickin-medal

Trump gave specific intelligence to Ukraine for strikes on Russian energy (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/12/trump-shares-intelligence-ukraine-strike-russian-energy/

Putin: Trump’s too good for the Nobel Peace Prize (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/10/donald-trump-loses-out-on-nobel-peace-prize-2025/

Melania Trump: I convinced Putin to send Ukrainian children home (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/10/10/melania-trump-putin-children-families/

Senate Passes Bipartisan $925 Billion Defense Policy Bill (New York Times):

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/senate-passes-bipartisan-925-billion-defense-policy-bill.html

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