Episode Details

Ukraine’s first 40-day strike campaign hit more than 100 strategic targets inside Russia—but it now appears that campaign was only a proof of concept. Zelensky has approved a new series of SBU operations, and Ukraine is preparing to increase the cost of Putin’s war through strikes on refineries, military production, air defenses, logistics, ships, and other critical systems.

I examine what Ukraine’s next operation could look like, why Russia is reshuffling its military leadership, how Moscow is preparing to intensify attacks on Ukrainian civilians this winter, and why Ukraine may soon expand its capabilities far beyond conventional long-range drones.

Chapters

00:00 Ukraine’s First 40 Days Are Over

00:19 More Than 100 Successful Strikes

01:33 Ukraine Sets Its August Priorities

02:31 Zelensky Approves the Next Operation

03:20 Protests Continue Inside Ukraine

03:37 Ukraine Must Hunt Russia’s Missile Launchers

04:43 North Korea Expands Russia’s Missile Threat

05:12 Russia May Target Ukraine’s Water Systems

05:49 Ukraine Reaches Russia’s Final Major Refinery

06:11 Ukraine Is Developing Anti-Satellite Capabilities

07:03 Lithuania Will Build Ukrainian Drones

07:28 Europe Tightens Rules for Ukrainian Men

07:58 Frozen Russian Assets Fund Ukraine

08:28 Suspected Attack at a German Airport

09:37 Russian Drone Executive Hit by Car Bomb

10:37 Putin Reshuffles Russia’s Military Command

11:59 Another Wildberries Facility Is Destroyed

13:21 Russia’s War Propaganda Takes a Darker Turn

14:23 North Korean Missile Units Deploy to Russia

15:13 Russia’s Anti-Western Coalition Is Growing

16:39 America Is Burning Through Its Missile Stockpiles

17:23 Ukraine’s Drone Expertise Was Dismissed

17:49 Trump Refuses More Patriot Interceptors

19:21 The First 40 Days May Have Been a Warm-Up

19:47 Russia’s Latest Attack Kills Ukrainian Civilians

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