Ukraine: The Latest

Ukraine: The Latest

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has dominated world news since tanks, jets and troops first crossed Ukraine's borders in February 2022. Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles. The team brings you updates on the war and is the most listened to, and award-winning, podcast on the conflict. The team considers military strategy, history, economics, the refugee crisis, Ukrainian culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. On Ukraine: The Latest, the pre-eminent podcast for Ukraine updates, our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion. Telegraph subscribers get early access to bonus episodes on Ukraine: The Latest and Battle Lines. You can subscribe within The Telegraph app, or tap on ‘Already a subscriber’ at the top of this page to log in to link your existing subscription. For more information, head to https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6 HR AGO

    Russia's drone airfield 'in flames' & French fighter jets unleashed

    Day 1,079. Today, we mark the six month anniversary of the Kursk offensive, talk about how Russian spies may be involved in bombings at Ukrainian army recruitment offices, and discuss how politicians in Ukraine have been quietly pushing the profiles looking ahead to elections at the end of the war. We're also on the ground in Ukraine at the demining headquarters of Irpin. Contributors: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Content Referenced: On French fighter jets delivered to Ukraine: Le Monde: Can France's Mirage 2000-5 jets help the Ukrainian army? Le Monde: By sending Mirage fighters, France steps up support for Kyiv Kyiv Independent: First French Mirage fighter jets reportedly arrive in Ukraine — here's what they can do On the ‘unofficial’ presidential campaign underway in Ukraine: Le Monde: Unofficial presidential campaign gets underway in Ukraine Politico: Ukraine freaks out as US and Russia push for elections Kyiv Independent: Ukraine won't hold elections until Russia's war is over, Ukraine's envoy to US says East Piano, by Ukrainian musician and now soldier John Object, on BBC Radio 3:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0027db3 Interview with John Object, musician turned solider, from 2022:  https://mixmag.net/feature/ukraine-kyiv-war-john-object-artist-producer-soldier-interview Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    43 min
  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Guerrillas strike Russian boats in occupied territory & EU agrees to prosecute Putin's generals

    Day 1,078. Today, as British Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives for talks in Kyiv we hear how a special tribunal to prosecute Russia’s leadership for the crime of aggression against Ukraine gets a step closer, and we hear from Finland’s Foreign Minister who says that sanctions against the Kremlin are working and ‘serious cracks’ are starting to appear in Russia’s economy. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @MemphisBarker on X. Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X. With special thanks to our friends at PEN Ukraine. @PENUkraine on X. https://pen.org.ua/en Content Referenced: Journalist Tim White on destroyed boats near Kherson https://x.com/TWMCLtd/status/1887044034465517988 David Lammy promises £55m in support for Ukraine on visit to war-torn country https://news.sky.com/story/david-lammy-promises-55m-in-support-for-ukraine-on-visit-to-war-torn-country-13303301 Kyiv Independent, Ukrainian FM calls Putin’s remarks on Zelensky’s legitimacy 'absurd' https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-fm-calls-putins-remarks-on-zelenskys-legitimacy-absurd/ Episode from November 20th, where Francis Dearnley and Hanna Ustynova talk about David's memorial plaque in PEN Ukraine's offices and exhibition space, in Kyiv https://shows.acast.com/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/episodes/673dd91593bec8617f2f26cf? Thread from PEN Ukraine's X account about David's memorial https://x.com/PenUkraine/status/1855248806217920530 Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    55 min
  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Moscow suffers its second bloodiest month of the war & "great powers do not fear escalation" says Trump's envoy

    Day 1,077. Today, we discuss the slashing of USAID and how Trump wants to access Ukraine’s rare minerals in exchange for military support, and we report on Russia having more losses over the last two months than at any other point since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. Contributors: Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X. With special thanks to Asami Terajima (Reporter at The Kyiv Independent). @AsamiTerajima on X. Content Referenced: Battle Lines, our sister podcast, exploring wider global affairs: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-americas-ai-war-with-china-what-his/id1712903296?i=1000687394662 Trump wants Ukrainian rare earths deal in return for US military support (FT): https://www.ft.com/content/94efcd8a-93ce-4ca6-bd07-061bfed1fdbf?shareType=nongift Biden administration slowed Ukraine arms shipments until his term was nearly done (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/investigations/biden-administration-beset-by-doubts-slowed-ukraine-weapons-shipments-until-2025-02-03/ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine, “The UN Charter as the legal foundation of a multipolar world”: https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1994357/?lang=en Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min
  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    Landmine blast kills Russia's highest-ranking casualty of entire war

    Day 1,076. Today, as Britain’s Prime Minister prepares to hold defence and security talks with EU leaders for the first time since Brexit, we report from the front line near Pokrovsk in the Donbas and, later, interview a West Point Professor who says negotiating with Moscow is a doomed enterprise. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X. Inna Varenytsia (Ukrainian Journalist). @InnaVarenytsia on X. Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X. With special thanks to our guest Dr. Robert Person (Associate Professor of International Relations at the United States Military Academy at West Point). @RTPerson3 Content Referenced: Battle Lines, our sister podcast, exploring wider global affairs: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-edition-americas-ai-war-with-china-what-his/id1712903296?i=1000687394662 Why Ukraine Shouldn’t Negotiate with Putin (Dr Robert Person in Journal of Democracy): https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why-ukraine-shouldnt-negotiate-with-putin/ UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine press release: https://ukraine.ohchr.org/en/Alarming-Rise-in-Executions-of-Captured-Ukrainian-Military-Personnel Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min
  5. 30 JAN

    Spy ship in underwater skirmish & Russia loses 10,000 tanks

    Day 1,072. Today, we join the dots of coordinated efforts to destroy Putin's war machine, discuss the opportunities of a Europe no longer dependent on Russian energy, hear about a mysterious ship trawling the coast of Britain, and learn about another podcast about Ukraine. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondant). @memphisbarker on X With thanks to our guests Nate Darling and Dr Taras Mahlay of The Cleveland Ukraine Podcast. @cleuapodcast on X Content Referenced: Cleveland Ukraine Podcast: https://clevelandukrainepodcast.com/ Cleveland Maidan Association: https://www.clevelandmaidan.info/ The Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland: https://umacleveland.org/ Media Development Foundation (Journalists Network in Ukraine): https://x.com/mediadvpt Ukrainian Action: https://www.ukrainianaction.com/  Ukraine reels from ‘worst-case scenario’ suspension of US foreign aid (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/29/ukraine-trump-suspension-us-foreign-aid-usaid The Russian spy ship in Britain’s waters preparing ground for war (Memphis in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/01/29/russian-spy-ship-british-waters-preparing-war/ Ukraine is now on track to completely destroy russia’s oil industry (Kyiv Insider): https://kyivinsider.com/ukraine-is-now-on-track-to-completely-destroy-russias-oil-industry/ EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal (Financial Times): https://www.ft.com/content/a19aa690-fb54-41ea-9885-10972b11ab24 Top EU-US officials discuss war in Ukraine (Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-28/top-eu-us-diplomats-discuss-pressuring-russia-over-ukraine-war Putin has "ground up" the entire legacy of the Soviet military-industrial complex (The Insider): https://theins.ru/politika/277994 Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    48 min
  6. 29 JAN

    Putin rejects peace talks & Tank crew wipes out Russian armoured column

    Day 1,071. Today, following the news a Ukrainian drone attack hit yet another oil depot last night, and as Trump threatens to lower the price of oil and stall Russian exports, we focus on oil. We also talk tank action with our guest Hamish De Bretton-Gordon. Contributors: Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @Adeliepjz on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X. With special thanks to our guest, Dr. Yuri Shevchuk. Content Referenced: Economist Robin Brooks on Russian oil imports to Europe https://x.com/robin_j_brooks/status/1884215985357668862 Reuters on China and India staling their imports of Russian oil https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/russia-oil-trade-china-india-stalls-sanctions-drive-up-shipping-costs-2025-01-28/ The Kyiv Independent on Trump’s first week in office and what that means for Ukraine https://kyivindependent.com/what-trumps-first-week-in-office-says-about-his-stance-on-ukraine/ Radio Free Europe on Putin refusing to engage in peace talks with ‘Illegitimate’ Zelensky https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-ready-peace-talks-not-with-illegitimate-zelenskiy-/33294979.html Trump urges Opec countries to slash oil prices https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17ewl98kgvo Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    50 min

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Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has dominated world news since tanks, jets and troops first crossed Ukraine's borders in February 2022. Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles. The team brings you updates on the war and is the most listened to, and award-winning, podcast on the conflict. The team considers military strategy, history, economics, the refugee crisis, Ukrainian culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. On Ukraine: The Latest, the pre-eminent podcast for Ukraine updates, our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion. Telegraph subscribers get early access to bonus episodes on Ukraine: The Latest and Battle Lines. You can subscribe within The Telegraph app, or tap on ‘Already a subscriber’ at the top of this page to log in to link your existing subscription. For more information, head to https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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