Francis Farrell also did a good interview about Pokrovsk with Lawfare Daily.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhK7...

China’s Yanchang Petroleum, one of the country’s largest refineries, has reportedly dropped Russian crude from its latest tender covering December to mid-February, according to Reuters. The plant had previously purchased Russian oil regularly, typically one cargo per month.

"Starting today, the 19th EU sanctions package against Russia takes effect in Ukraine." Zelensky.
He called it “strong,” targeting Russian resource exports and electronic component supply routes. Its impact is estimated to cut Russia’s revenues by tens of billions of euros annually.

This is an excellent interview on Prokrovsk and the Ukraine frontline in general, with great questions and interesting information in the discussion. The interview reaches into some other interesting areas. Francis's information on AFU's reform to a corps system was especially interesting to me.

‼️ At least 250 Russians in Pokrovsk, Ukrainian troops walk 10-15 km to reach positions

The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell sits down with Kyrylo Veres, commander of the K-2 regiment, to discuss Ukraine’s manpower shortage, the growing role of drones, including how drone evacuations have become vital for saving lives and sustaining morale.

As of mid-2025, as Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine enters its fourth fall season, Ukraine's military is gripped by a deep manpower crisis, most acute in the ranks of its infantry.

The Kyiv Independent spent a day with an artillery crew from the 28th Mechanized Brigade in the front-line city of Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, in early July. As Russia's summer offensive heats up, the brigade's sector has become one of the hottest parts of the front line.

This is excellent news. "Ukraine has created a drone that can detect mines using special equipment and artificial intelligence." militarnyi.com/en/news/ukra...

Here's the video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND3u...

US sanctions are crushing Russia's shadow fleet. Activity in oil tankers sanctioned by the US falls -86% (red). These ships are getting shut down. Joint EU & UK sanctions also pack a punch, taking activity down -50% (orange). Putin is hurting. My substack:
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/effectiven...

We built a comprehensive database of the Russian shadow fleet. The US in January sanctioned many ships. Activity in those vessels is down 85% (blue). Some shadow fleet ships are sanctioned jointly by the US, EU and UK (green). Activity for those is down 93%. Sanctions work! @econharris.bsky.social

Russia in desperate advance to reclaim Kursk oblast, as it loses military and strategic relevance for Ukraine within context of ceasefire negotiations. Interview with Francis Farrell on latest battlefield developments. @kyivindependent.com - youtu.be/pvy8ehSs89s

This was a wonderful interview. Francis Farrell recently interviewed Rob Lee and that also provided great information.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O5C...