Last week a group of my colleagues, including our editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, ventured to Ukraine to gauge the state of the war. What they found was a country struggling under the weight of Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure, a stalling economy and a bitter domestic political situation. It was a sobering reminder that Ukrainians face a long winter. It was also a warning to Europeans who are ill-prepared to cope with Russia’s emerging military capabilities under the increasingly aggressive Vladimir Putin.

We have much to discuss—so much, in fact, that we’ll be dedicating two Insider shows to Ukraine this week: first, an earlier-than-usual edition of The Insider, on Tuesday, in which Zanny and co will share the lessons from Ukraine. Then on Thursday you’ll be able to tune into Inside Defence, which will focus on the innovation machine behind Ukraine’s drone-warfare.  

Tomorrow Zanny and I will be joined in our London studio by The Economist’s new defence editor, Alex Turner. A former officer in the British army, Alex brings expertise gathered from nearly 30 years in uniform. We’ll also have Adam Roberts, our foreign editor, who wrote today’s War Room newsletter from a Ukrainian railway carriage. And still reporting from Ukraine will be Oliver Carroll, our chief Kyiv correspondent.

I’ll ask my colleagues what they saw and heard on their travels. We’ll begin by discussing the shape of the war. I will pick Alex’s brain on the front-line technological innovations that are helping Ukrainian forces repel Russian advances and pull off daring strikes deep within enemy territory, as well as Russia’s jet-powered drones and ballistic missiles which are battering Ukrainian cities far behind the front line. I will also ask Zanny about warnings that Russia is on the brink of another technological breakthrough which could make its strikes inside Ukraine even more dangerous.

What does all of this mean for Ukraine? How will it bear a fifth winter of war? What will be the effect on its economy and politics? I’ll ask Ollie about the life of ordinary Ukrainians. We’ll also discuss the corruption scandals that have plagued Ukraine’s government, including officials close to the president, Volodymyr Zelensky. 

And lastly we’ll ask what Russia’s escalation means for the rest of Europe. Do European leaders have an accurate understanding of how the threat in Ukraine is changing? Do they have the wherewithal to give Ukraine the support it needs?

The show will be available to watch from 6pm London time (1pm in New York) on Tuesday. We’ll be reviewing the results of this week’s poll during the discussion, as well as answering some of your questions. Please tell us what you want to know by using the Q&A feature on the episode page. And if you have feedback on Insider, please write to me at insider@economist.com.