Ukraine suffers some of deadliest attacks of war & Estonia spy chief says 'revolution could come overnight in Russia’

Day 1,648. Today, we hear the latest from the capital as Ukraine suffers one of the deadliest waves of raids of the entire war, with new jet-powered drones wreaking havoc. How will Kyiv and its allies respond? Then, we have exclusive remarks from the head of Estonia’s intelligence service on the likelihood of a large-scale Russian mobilisation – and threats to Putin – as well as an update on what Kyiv’s former Defence Minister Fedorov is up to in Italy. Contributors:  Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Sophia O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist). Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X Producer: Phil Atkins Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest   CONTENT REFERENCED: Putin’s bombs destroy millions of school books before new term (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/31/ukraine-russia-putin-kyiv-missiles/  Russia’s new missiles make Ukraine’s ports a no-go zone (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/29/russia-cheap-fast-missiles-cut-ukraine-sea/  Estonia’s spy chief: ‘Russia is in a very bad place – revolution could come overnight’ (David Blair for The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/29/kaupo-rosin-interview-russia-bad-place-revolution/  Wie Putin den Krieg eskalieren kann. Mit Alexander Stubb (Ronzheimer interview with Alexander Stubb, in German) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wie-putin-den-krieg-eskalieren-kann-mit-alexander-stubb/id1700432142?i=1000786893585 Ousted Ukrainian defense chief Fedorov takes advisory role with Italy (Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/mykhailo-fedorov-adviser-italy-defense-minister-guido-crosetto/ Kremlin Says Ukraine Peace Talks on ‘Deep Pause’ (Moscow Times) https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/28/kremlin-says-ukraine-peace-talks-on-deep-pause-a93597 Exclusive: Musk opposes allowing Ukraine to use Starlink for strikes on Russia, despite recent media reports, sources say (Kyiv Independent) https://kyivindependent.com/musk-opposes-allowing-ukraine-to-use-starlink-for-strikes-on-russia-despite-recent-media-reports-sources-say/?mc\cid=60baedc69e&mc\eid=08d0680a95 Germany plans to blame Russia for Leipzig attack as tensions with Putin escalate (Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-berlin-sanctions-russia-vladimir-putin-leipzig-attach-ascalate/ Fleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilization (Politico) https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-vladimir-putin-quietly-preparing-another-mobilization/  Putin’s mouthpieces earn £800k a year for Kremlin propaganda (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/31/putins-mouthpieces-earn-800k-a-year-for-kremlin-propaganda/  If you’re interested in sponsoring Dom’s upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at [events@telegraph.co.uk](mailto:events@telegraph.co.uk) EMAIL US: Contact the team on [ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk](mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk). We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible. HIGHLIGHTS: - Ukraine suffers some of deadliest attacks of war - Estonia spy chief says 'revolution could come overnight in Russia’ * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.