Russian gas production ‘buckles’ under Ukrainian strikes & Kremlin enforces blackout on foreign SIM cards

2025-10-08

Day 1,323Today, as Moscow tightens restrictions on gas sales and mobile networks amid Ukraine’s escalating campaign against Moscow’s oil industry, reports emerge that Russian workers are being told to halt operations as “preemptive measures” against drone attacks. We also discuss Dom and Francis’s appearance on Russian state TV, and speak with Australia’s military representative to NATO and the EU about the broader implications for the war.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @...

Day 1,323

Today, as Moscow tightens restrictions on gas sales and mobile networks amid Ukraine’s escalating campaign against Moscow’s oil industry, reports emerge that Russian workers are being told to halt operations as “preemptive measures” against drone attacks. We also discuss Dom and Francis’s appearance on Russian state TV, and speak with Australia’s military representative to NATO and the EU about the broader implications for the war.

Contributors:

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

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

With thanks to Air Vice-Marshal Dianne Turton.

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Francis and Dom’s Video Documentary on Odesa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HqbQLYGMM

Kremlin’s anti-West propaganda film makes just £845 at box office (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/07/russian-propaganda-film-flops/

Chris O tweet on Russian recruitment:

https://x.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1975617573946585577

EU pressure builds on Belgium to allow use of Russia’s frozen assets (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/6c2dace9-a3be-485a-bf79-59e361709764

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