Russian troops ‘forced to swim’ after Ukraine blows up dam & 15 armoured vehicles destroyed in fierce battle outside Pokrovsk
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
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🗓️ 28 October 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,343.
Today, as the fierce battle for Pokrovsk rages on – with Russian troops now inside the city and 15 armoured vehicles destroyed on its outskirts – we report on the dramatic destruction of a dam in Russia that has cut off Moscow’s forces inside Ukraine. Later, we speak to one of the leading architects behind the Western initiative to seize $300 billion in frozen Russian state assets, exploring how close this unprecedented move is to becoming reality – and what it could mean for the future of the war.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to campaigner, journalist and entrepreneur Hugo Dixon.
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Content Referenced:
Ukraine floods Russian troops in dam strike (The Telegraph):
Inside Ukraine’s fortress belt, where Nato doctrine no longer applies (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/27/trump-freeze-frontlines-trouble-ukraine/
Western drones are underwhelming on the Ukrainian battlefield (The Economist):
Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission (UN report):
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/10/1166189
Kyiv wants to cash in on OnlyFans creators’ unpaid taxes. There’s just one problem: making porn is illegal in Ukraine (Meduza):
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/08/turning-me-into-a-criminal
Ukraine's OnlyFans Paradox: Tax the Sin, Punish the Sinner (Iuliia Mendel’s Substack):
https://iuliiamendel.substack.com/p/ukraines-onlyfans-paradox-tax-the
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.1 | I'm Adelae Pogman-Ponthe, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:13.8 | Today, as the fierce battle for Prokrovsk rages on, with Russian troops now inside the city |
| 0:19.3 | and 15 armored vehicles destroyed in its outskirts. |
| 0:22.9 | We report on the dramatic destruction of a dam inside Russia that has cut off Moscow's forces inside Ukraine. |
| 0:29.8 | Later, we speak to one of the leading architects behind the Western Initiative to seize the $300 billion in frozen Russian state assets, |
| 0:37.3 | exploring how close this unprecedented move is to becoming reality, |
| 0:42.1 | and what it could mean for the future of the war. |
| 0:45.9 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships |
| 0:51.5 | to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:55.0 | The Russia does not want fees. |
| 0:57.0 | First, we're fighting with our help for the Ukraine |
| 1:00.0 | also our freedom and our European Writers. |
| 1:05.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:09.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for 100 years. |
| 1:14.6 | We can not, as Europeans, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:18.6 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:20.6 | We're strong. |
| 1:21.6 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:23.6 | It's Tuesday, the 28th of October. three years and 248 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:33.3 | Today, I'm joined by Executive Editor for Audio, Francis Dernley, and former journalist and political entrepreneur Hugo Dixon. |
| 1:40.6 | But first, Francis turns to the latest from the battlefield. |
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