Russia accidentally 'shoots down' passenger jet in Azerbaijan & Putin's Christmas Day bombardment

Day 1,038


Today, we look at Russia’s Christmas day attack and the highly
suspicious crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane, and we
interview a former beautician based in Kharkiv, who decided to
train as an explosive ordnance specialist after the war began.


Contributors:


Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast).
@venetiarainey on X.


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


Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist & narrative podcast
producer). @adeliepjz on X.


With thanks to Olga Ferodova, Lyudmila our translator, and
Humanity and Inclusion. @HI_UK on X.


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this year’s Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal. If you want to
support Humanity & Inclusion, which works directly on the
front lines with volunteers and those most vulnerable like
Tetiana, please click here. There’s also lots more information
about the charity and their work. To make a donation, please
visit telegraph.co.uk/2024appeal or call 0151 317 5247.


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with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the
ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones.
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