Ukraine: The Latest Russia’s Victory Day parade ‘stripped of all military kit’ amid Putin ‘paranoia’ & Ukraine hits target 1,500km from its border
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Apr 29, 2026 
Max Denison-Pender, a London‑based war artist who paints frontline soldiers to raise medical funds. James Kilner, a Russia analyst tracking Kremlin politics and media. They discuss Russia stripping military kit from Victory Day parades, Ukraine’s 1,500km deep strike on an oil facility, rising drone and FPV threats spreading regionally, and the diplomacy around King Charles III’s US visit.
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Azerbaijan Moves Closer To Ukraine
- Azerbaijan's pivot toward Ukraine marks a South Caucasus shift away from Moscow influence.
- Kilner highlights Zelensky's meeting with Ilham Aliyev and talk of a shared military industrial complex as remarkable.
Wagner Losses Undermine Russian Influence In Mali
- Wagner/AFRICA-KORD setbacks in Mali signal a humiliating reversal for Russian influence in West Africa.
- Kilner reports mercenaries fleeing a captured town and separatists pressuring Bamako, undermining Kremlin prestige.
How A War Artist Started Painting At The Front
- Max Denison-Pender began painting at the front after a schoolfriend taking supplies invited him to portrait soldiers and medics.
- He aimed to raise money for medical aid by selling portraits produced during frontline visits.