Pentagon announces ‘massive’ military aid package & reviewing Russian rockets with former NASA Astronaut Terry Virts

Day 948.


Today, further to updates from the war zone, we look at the new
military aid package announced by the US for Kyiv, discuss the
upcoming meeting between President Zelensky and Donald Trump, and
review Russian rockets and the battle for space with a former
commander of the International Space Station.


Contributors:


Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on
X.


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


With thanks to Terry Virts, former US Air Force F-16 pilot, NASA
astronaut, test pilot, and currently a Senior Fellow at the
National Center for Energy Analytics, an energy think tank.
@AstroTerry on X.


Content Referenced:


U.S. Intelligence Stresses Risks in Allowing Long-Range Strikes
by Ukraine (New York Times):


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/us/politics/us-intelligence-stresses-risks-in-allowing-long-range-strikes-by-ukraine.html


Children lost to the war (Ukrainian Government):


https://childrenofwar.gov.ua/en/


Ukraine Focus NGO, delivering Ambulances to
Ukraine:


For more information, visit:


https://ukrainefocus.org/ 


For Francis's episode on his journey with Ukraine Focus, see:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHOEYMfizow


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