Episode V. Solo: A Fella’s Story. Last (for now) slimmed-down Ukraine update from me, joined by Aliona Hlivco🇺🇦🇬🇧 former Ukr MP and co-curator of the Zelensky Cocktail. Poddy back as normal tonight with listener comments. x.com/i/spaces/1MYGN…

Ukraine live briefing: French defense minister in Kyiv; warnings of power outages throughout winter wapo.st/3WLXZrT

Venezia, cancellato il concerto alla Fenice della pianista filo Putin Valentina Lisitsa dlvr.it/Sg37SL

🇷🇺🔍 Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR, is the current incarnation of one of the world’s oldest espionage agencies, once known as the KGB. Vladimir Putin is the service’s most famous graduate, having served as an agent in the 1980s ⬇️ independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…

Every day we wait for an attack, says returned Ukraine refugee bbc.in/3C8mzvs

“Had we not gone that day, she'd still be alive” #Ukrainecast has been following Viktoria, whose husband and 12-year-old daughter were killed when the family fled their home. After waiting 191 days for a visa, Viktoria and her baby have arrived in the UK

Ukraine security chief says Kyiv is 'halfway to victory' with the worst yet to come fxn.ws/3WMcN9Z

Russian forces stepped up mortar and artillery attacks on the recently liberated city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, Ukraine's military said, while also exerting constant pressure along front lines in eastern regions of the country reut.rs/3jAwXp4

Russia continues bombardment of Kherson with maternity hospital hit theguardian.com/world/2022/dec…

Russia che blocca anche la vendita di petrolio, dal primo febbraio per cinque mesi, a quei Paesi che hanno aderito al price cap. Sul campo i militari di Putin hanno però dovuto cedere la città di Kreminna tg.la7.it/esteri/mosca-n…

An Australian man has been killed fighting in Ukraine, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said aje.io/teamg3

Russian rouble slumps again as volatile year-end trade continues reut.rs/3WvezfU

Ukraine has defied expectations. It is winning the war. But winter is coming and Russia is mobilising. We consider what the next year of conflict could look like econ.st/3YukDXp

Kherson maternity hospital hit as Russia continues bombardment theguardian.com/world/2022/dec…

🔴➡️ Kyiv plans to develop “exploding drones” to counter the Russian threat in the air, a Ukrainian minister has said 👇 independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…

Andrew Hilliar 🇺🇦 Millions of Ukrainians are still without power, and the energy minister said he feared increasing Russian bombardments with the holiday celebrations. Some engineers are risking their lives to fix the hit power grids. Andrew Hilliar reports from #Ukraine ⤵️

Russians flock to Thailand as tourism rebounds from collapse reut.rs/3jvsF2q

Navi russe nel Mediterraneo, da Taranto la Marina sorveglia le mosse di Putin: "Messaggio forte della Nato" bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2022/1…

Valentina Lisitsa, la pianista di origine ucraina che ha espresso posizioni filo Putin, non si esibirà più al Teatro La Fenice di Venezia: il concerto è stato cancellato rainews.it/articoli/2022/…

Russia, nel video la donna viene trascinata fuori dall'autobus nell'indifferenza di quasi tutti i passeggeri presenti, stava criticando l'invasione dell'Ucraina. "La televisione è un grande potere", dice. rainews.it/video/2022/12/….