Ukrainian troops ‘cross river’ as Donbas advance continues & Russia drafts children from occupied territories into army
2026-10-09
Day 1,685.
Today, as reports emerge of a possible Ukrainian advance in the Donbas with some Russians saying they are ‘doomed’, Dom asks: is this Vivaldi’s fourth season? Russia continues its campaign of state terrorism with a drone strike on a kindergarten and we report powerful testimony from inside the besieged and occupied town of Oleshky. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration is said to be trying to negotiate a deal with Russia to reopen the Nord Stream pipeline, just as a Ukrainian delegation arrives in Florida to try to negotiate a deal to end the war. And later, Adelie speaks to a human rights lawyer about recent reports of children from territories occupied since 2022 being drafted into the Russian army.
Image: Ukrainian service members cross a river outside the city of Sievierodonetsk in 2022.
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– Ukrainian troops ‘cross river’ as Donbas advance continues
– Russia drafts children from occupied territories into army
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