Russia claims Ukrainian stronghold of Vuhledar 'has fallen' & join us for David Knowles's funeral

Day 953.

Today, as Kyiv denies they'll make any territorial compromises in the search for peace, we hear the story from Georgia where upcoming elections could well point the country in an orbit away from Russia.

Contributors:

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

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

Kateryna Shenheliia-Hanapolska (Freelance Journalist). @eshenheliia on X.

Hamish de Bretton Gordon (Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.

Stream Link for David's Funeral:

His funeral will be live streamed here at 11.15 (BST) on Thursday 3 October:

https://youtube.com/live/cMqwb1Rc0Qk

Content Referenced:

KHARRP - helping people in the eastern territories of Ukraine rebuild their lives

https://kharpp.com/

Ada Wordsworth's Newsletter, with reference to David:

https://kharpp.substack.com/p/the-end-of-summer

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