The Duran | Ukraine Debacle & US Escalation Options: Black Sea, Tomahawks, Taurus | Sept. 23, 2026

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Ukraine just launched its biggest drone strike of the entire conflict, up to 2,000 drones aimed at Moscow on Russia's election day, and the results were paltry. In this episode we break down Ukraine's failing Lyman offensive, the encirclements in Orikhiv and Dobropillia, Zelensky's cosmic budget deficit, and why Europe now wants Donald Trump to escalate. With Washington short on capabilities but unwilling to accept a Russian victory, is this the most dangerous moment yet for Project Ukraine?

The Duran: Episode 2631
00:00:00 Intro: Dobropillia, Lyman and the front lines
00:00:24 Ukraine's record Moscow drone strike and its paltry results
00:03:43 Zelensky's cosmic deficit and Ursula's €3.5B check
00:05:08 Orikhiv, Dobropillia and Kharkiv cauldrons
00:06:19 Biletsky and Azov's private offensive in Lyman
00:10:03 Why no one in Europe is talking peace
00:12:42 A truce to rearm: Minsk on steroids
00:13:40 Russian elites want victory, Mearsheimer's Moscow trip
00:14:30 US escalation options: Black Sea, Tomahawks, Taurus
00:18:38 Trump's foreign policy disaster