US sends rare $1bn air defence system to Ukraine & Putin 'missed the boat' to defeat Kyiv

Day 833.

Today, today – further the news from the front lines – we discuss news of cutting edge air defence systems being sent to Kyiv, assess the current strategic picture on the ground, and analyse the threat of blackouts as Moscow increases its bombardments on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure..

Contributors:

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

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

Liliane Bivings (Business Editor, Kyiv Independent). @LilianeBivings on X.

Articles Referenced:

'Putin has missed his chance to crush Ukraine' (Francis Dearnley in The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/11/putin-has-missed-his-chance-to-crush-ukraine/

'Worst-case scenario in Ukraine’s energy system ‘very close to realistic,’ largest private energy company says' (Liliane Bivings in The Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/worst-case-scenario-in-ukraines-energy-system-very-close-to-realistic-largest-energy-company-says/

'Russia lists abducted Ukrainian children on adoption sites' (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/2d0013d2-a407-449f-b1e2-3d14fe65188f

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