Russia suffers deadliest day as Kursk counter-offensive falters & a soldier remembers 'euphoric' Kharkiv counteroffensive

Day 994.


Today, we look at renewed Russian efforts to retake Kursk before
Trump returns to the White House, consider the evidence Europe is
responding to the threat of an American withdrawal, and assess
potential new appointments in for the new government Washington.
Then, later, we hear the euphoric memories of a Ukrainian officer
who served in the historic Kharkiv counteroffensive.


Contributors:


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


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


With special thanks to our guest, a Ukrainian officer we shall
not name who served in the historic Kharkiv counteroffensive.


Content referenced:


Putin rushes to recapture Kursk from Ukrainians before Trump
takes office (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/11/11/putin-kursk-assault-ukraine-trump-north-korea/


Donald Trump expected to nominate China hawk Marco Rubio for
secretary of state (FT):


https://www.ft.com/content/5ec67430-7c68-4783-bf88-92c82e9d7f6f


Brussels to free up billions of euros for defence and security
from EU budget (FT):


https://www.ft.com/content/eb0de7f4-5ba1-460a-a83d-1a7302fc1536


Russian forces damage Kurakhove Reservoir dam in Donetsk Oblast
(Kyiv Independent)


https://kyivindependent.com/russian-forces-damage-dam-of-kurakhove-reservoir-in-donetsk-oblast-ukraine-says/?mc_cid=0e0eef55ad&mc_eid=08d0680a95


Starmer to demand Biden hands Ukraine missing $20bn before Trump
takes over (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/11/11/keir-starmer-demand-biden-ukraine-20bn-before-trump-talks/





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