Ukraine: The Latest

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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. 2 DAYS AGO

    Hunting Russian soldiers with Ukraine's ace drone unit & tank brigade goes AWOL in France

    Day 1,045. Today, after the latest updates from the battlefield, we hear about the cutting edge drones being used to wage war against Moscow's forces, and the moral conundrums they raise. Plus, we consider the state of the Russian economy as we enter 2025. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X. Francis Farrell (Report, The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X. Content referenced: ‘We’re in the end game’: Why Kyiv’s blow to Russian gas threatens a European energy war (Matt Oliver in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/03/why-ukraine-gas-pipeline-closure-moscow-biggest-defeat/ Donald Trump will be no friend of the Kremlin (Ambrose Evans Pritchard in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/03/the-biggest-threat-to-putins-regime-is-donald-trump/ With Ukraine's ace drone unit hunting Russians (Francis Farrell in The Kyiv Independent): https://youtu.be/s4uaKynSRx4?feature=shared The Invisible Battles of Ukrainian Military Medics (Full-Length Kyiv Independent Documentary): https://youtu.be/SVxY5ihyVnA?feature=shared Flagship Ukrainian brigade trained in France goes AWOL (The Telegraph:) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/02/ukrainian-soldiers-go-awol-before-shot-fired/ Russia 'shoots down Santa' (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/27/russia-shoots-down-santa-claus-in-propaganda-video/ Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    54 min

  2. 3 DAYS AGO

    'Devastating' Russian casualties pass 760,000 in Ukraine, says British intelligence

    Day 1,044. Today, we look at the likely military innovations and political events in the year to come. We also report on Russia's decisions to ban crypto-currency mining to preserve its energy grid and to charge nightclub attendees for trying to arouse interest in non-traditional relations. How portentous will 2025 be for Russia? Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X. Content referenced: 'There is a question no one dares ask about Vladimir Putin' (Francis in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/24/there-is-a-question-no-one-dares-ask-about-vladimir-putin/ Russians ban carols and nativity scenes in occupied territories, Ukrainian resistance says (Ukrainian Pravda): https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/01/1/7491646/ Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min

  3. 5 DAYS AGO

    'My mother-in-law remembers Stalingrad - this war is worse'

    Today, in a special short episode recorded in the frontline city of Kharkiv, Francis Dearnley interviews a woman who had to flee her home "the day the Russians came", and how life for her and her relatives has been changed forever. Recorded by Adélie Pojzman-Pontay and Jack Leather. Edited by James Shield. Video of Kharkiv Dispatch with Francis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi20lWX4Fyk Donate to David's charity: This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here: https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/  Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min

  4. 6 DAYS AGO

    Azerbaijan ramps up pressure on Moscow over downed jet & murdered writer honoured with new Fellowship

    Day 1,041 Today, we report how Azerbaijan's President accuses Russia of trying to "hush up" Moscow's responsibility for the doomed jet and we hear about a new Fellowship in the name of Ukrainian writer and friend to the podcast, Victoria Amelina. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Dr Sasha Dovzhyk (Director of Index Ukraine). @sasha_weirdsley on X. Links: Victoria Amelina Fellowship: https://www.index-ukraine.org/news/victoria-amelina-fellowship Donate to David's charity: This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here: https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/  Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min

  5. 27/12/2024

    Russia 'shoots down' passenger jet in Azerbaijan & Putin's Christmas Day bombardment

    Day 1,038 Today, we look at Russia’s Christmas day attack and the highly suspicious crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane, and we interview a former beautician based in Kharkiv, who decided to train as an explosive ordnance specialist after the war began. Contributors: Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist & narrative podcast producer). @adeliepjz on X. With thanks to Olga Ferodova, Lyudmila our translator, and Humanity and Inclusion. @HI_UK on X. Humanity & Inclusion is one of four charities supported by this year’s Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal. If you want to support Humanity & Inclusion, which works directly on the front lines with volunteers and those most vulnerable like Tetiana, please click here. There’s also lots more information about the charity and their work. To make a donation, please visit telegraph.co.uk/2024appeal or call 0151 317 5247. Donate to David's charity: This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here: https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/  Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  6. 24/12/2024

    Football in wartime, with David Knowles

    Today, in a special episode recorded before his death, David Knowles attends a football match in Ukraine, exploring how 'the beautiful game' has served as an anchor in a country at war. Produced by Rachel Porter. Donate to David's charity: This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here: https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/  Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    31 min

  7. 23/12/2024

    Ukraine's all-robot assault force 'wins first battle' & rare testimony from the occupied territories

    Day 1,034 Today, in addition to military and political updates, we report speculations about potential offensives over the New Year period, and feature an interview we did in Kharkiv with a lady who lived under Russian occupation. Then, we end with music in David's memory. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Venetia Rainey (Co-host Battle Lines podcast). @venetiarainey on X. Video of Kharkiv Dispatch with Francis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi20lWX4Fyk Donate to David's charity: This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here: https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/  Learn more Portsmouth Cathedral Choir: https://www.portsmouthcathedral.org.uk/music Articles Referenced: N. Korea preparing for additional troop deployment, suicide drone supply to Russia (Yonhap News Agency, South Korea): https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241223002700315 Ukraine’s All-Robot Assault Force Just Won Its First Battle (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/21/ukraines-first-all-robot-assault-force-just-won-its-first-battle/ Trump to demand Nato nations spend 5pc of GDP on defence (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/20/donald-trump-nato-nations-demand-increase-defence-spends/ Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    42 min

  8. 20/12/2024

    Putin hits Kyiv with North Korean missiles & Russian airbase near Moscow 'ablaze'

    Day 1,031 Today, as Kyiv comes under renewed intense bombardment, we speculate over a possible Russian advance in the South, and later, we interview a blind lawyer in Kharkiv. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X. With thanks to Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist & narrative podcast producer). @adeliepjz on X. Donate to David's charity: This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here: https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/  Francis's Article on the Kharkiv underground School, with photos and clips: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/2024/12/17/inside-kharkivs-underground-school-for-ukrainian-children/ Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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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