Zelenskyy Flips the Script on Trump and Strikes Back at Russia

August 24, 2026

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used his country’s Independence Day to launch a massive drone offensive deep inside Russia, striking e-commerce logistics hubs and an electric substation, while simultaneously securing new long-range missile commitments from the UK and hosting a summit of Nordic and Baltic allies. The coordinated moves represent a direct challenge to the plan that host Ben Meiselas says Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have been executing: stringing Ukraine along with empty promises of Patriot interceptor licenses while Russia builds up its ballistic missile arsenal for a brutal winter campaign.

Drone Swarms Hit Russian Logistics and Energy Infrastructure

Ukraine sent waves of attack drones—including FPVs, FP1s, FP2s, and FP5 “Flamingos”—into multiple Russian regions over the past 48 hours. The primary targets were distribution hubs for Ozon, Russia’s equivalent of Amazon, and a competing platform called Wildberries. Video footage showed Ukrainian drones slamming into an already-burning Ozon warehouse in Dagestan, striking another Ozon logistics hub in Nevinnomyssk (Stavropol territory), and hitting a warehouse in Krasnodar overnight. A separate strike took out an electric substation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast that supported the Druzhba oil pipeline.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:43) **Zelenskyy Strikes Back on Independence Day** - Ukraine launches a massive drone swarm into Russia, hitting logistics hubs and marking a major escalation.
2 (03:29) **Ukraine Uses French Guided Bombs** - Video shows a Ukrainian MiG-29 dropping French-supplied AASM guided bombs on a group of Russian drone operators.
3 (03:44) **Analysis: Trump and Putin’s Alleged Plan to String Along Zelenskyy** - The host argues Trump promised Patriot interceptor licenses at the NATO summit but never delivered, allowing Russia to build up ballistic missiles.
4 (04:53) **UK Commits Long-Range Missiles to Ukraine** - UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham visits Ukraine on Independence Day, announcing licenses for long-range missile production.
5 (06:38) **Contrast: UK’s Effective Deal vs. Trump’s Broken Promises** - The host contrasts the UK’s swift licensing with Trump’s failure, arguing Trump could have secured a deal by protecting Lockheed’s IP.
6 (07:36) **Inspiring Video: Motherland Monument in Kyiv** - Footage shows the giant glowing trident projected onto Ukraine’s Motherland Monument in Kyiv on Flag Day.
7 (08:23) **Overnight Drone Strikes Continue** - Additional footage shows Ukrainian strike drones hitting the Ozon logistics hub in Nevinsk, Stavropol, and a warehouse in Krasnodar.

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Guests on this episode

Ben Meiselas Volodymyr Zelenskyy Andy Burnham

Show Notes

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on all hell breaking loose as Ukraine President Zelenskyy flips the script on Donald Trump and Putin and strikes hard in Russia.

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