Ukraine: The Latest
The Telegraph
The world’s most listened to, and award-winning, podcast covering the war in Ukraine.Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles – just as they have since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, when tanks, jets and troops crossed Ukraine's borders.Downloaded over 120 million times and trusted by listeners worldwide, the team considers military strategy, history, weaponry, economics, refugee crises, culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. Our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion.We are also available in both Ukrainian and Russian, so that people on both sides of the battle lines and across the region – including Central Asia and the Caucasus – have access to accurate reporting. We use cutting-edge AI technology to make this possible. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Or find them here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatestA new weekly newsletter is also available, where we answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It’s free for everyone, including non-subscribers. Join here: https://secure.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/ukraine/Telegraph subscribers get early access to bonus episodes of Ukraine: The Latest and our sister podcast 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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Aug 2, 2023 • 45min
Russia 'sets fire' to grain storage in Odesa & analysing reports of torture in occupied regions of Ukraine
Day 524.Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront, discuss recent developments in drone warfare and its implications for armies around the world, and discuss a new report on torture in the occupied regions of Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Verity Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman on Twitter.Gareth Corfield (Senior Tech Reporter). @GazTheJourno on Twitter.Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former NATO Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on Twitter.‘Seriously concerning’: The drone crash that has brought Army technology into question, by Gareth CorfieldRussian troops ‘tortured almost half of prisoners detained in Kherson’, say war crime investigators, by Verity BowmanSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 1, 2023 • 1h 4min
Russia's relationship with North Korea & more drones strike Moscow
Day 523.Today, we bring you the latest news Ukraine, analyse the growing closeness of Russia and North Korea & we have the second part of a special two-part interview with the FT’s Ukraine Correspondent, Christopher Miller.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Nicola Smith (Asia Correspondent). @niccijsmith on Twitter.James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter.Christopher Miller (Ukraine Correspondent, Financial Times). @ChristopherJM on TwitterRead Christopher Miller's book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/war-came-to-us-9781399406857/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 31, 2023 • 53min
Ukraine ‘strikes Russia for second night in row’, coup in Niger & interview with Christopher Miller
Day 522.Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, discuss the coup in Niger, and have the first part in a special two-part interview with the FT's Ukraine Correspondent, Christopher Miller.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Melissa Lawford (Economics Reporter). @MelissaLawford on Twitter.Christopher Miller (Ukraine Correspondent, Financial Times). @ChristopherJM on TwitterRead Christopher Miller's book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/war-came-to-us-9781399406857/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2023 • 47min
Kyiv 'intensifies' counter-offensive push & Ukraine's drone army
Day 519.Today, we bring you the latest news from the Ukrainian counter-offensive, analyse the challenges facing Ukrainian drone pilots, and look at the issues around Unilever in Russia. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter) @Maighna_N on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.Matt Oliver (special correspondent for the Telegraph's business team) @mattotele on Twitter.With thanks to Svitlana Morenets (Ukrainian Journalist, The Spectator) @SvMorenets on Twitter.Find out more: Evan Gershkovich’s website: freegershkovich.comSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2023 • 53min
Ukraine 'breaks through' Russian defences with Western-trained troops & deciphering messages left behind by Russian troops
Day 518. Today, as Ukraine attacks in the south with thousands of troops, western tanks, and armoured vehicles, we bring you the latest updates from the front line.Plus we speak to the researchers behind the Wall Evidence project, an online archive of inscriptions the Russian military left during the occupation of the territories of Ukraine since February 2022.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.Ex-US Marine freed from Russian prison is injured fighting in Ukraine, by Nataliya VasilyevaRamzan Kadyrov ‘ordered pop star’s execution after discovering he was gay', by Nataliya VasilyevaPutin confirms 'significantly intensified' fighting as Ukraine makes major push in counter-offensive, by Joe BarnesWith thanks to:Anastasiia Oleksii and Roksolana Makar of the Wall Evidence Project. wallevidence on Instagram.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 26, 2023 • 51min
Russia 'preparing to blockade Ukraine' & Ukrainian forces continue to advance
Day 517. Today we bring you updates from the warzone as Ukraine takes ground in the south and the east, analyse yesterday’s leaked German intelligence report on the Ukrainian offensive, and David Knowles speaks to economics reporter Melissa Lawford on the warning signs appearing around the Russian economy.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.Melissa Lawford (Economics Reporter). @MelissaLawford on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 25, 2023 • 58min
Ukraine “urgently” needs to tighten its air defences says Zelensky, as Kyiv's troops advance near Bakhmut
Day 516.Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontlines, ask why the West has been slow in arming Kyiv, and speak to the Telegraph’s Defence Editor, Danielle Sheridan, after a tumultuous few weeks on the Defence beat in the UK.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander & Telegraph columnist). @HamishDBG on Twitter.Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 24, 2023 • 1h 8min
Russian missiles strike Odesa & Ukraine vows further drone strikes on Moscow and Crimea
Day 515.Today, we bring you updates from the frontline as Russia bombards Odesa, analyse the arrival of the Wagner group in Belarus and speak to Dr Sasha Dovzhyk, special projects curator at the Ukrainian Institute and associate lecturer in Ukrainian at the UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies, on her work and return to Ukraine.Plus we hear from Oksana Lebedeva, founder and CEO of non-governmental organization Gen.Ukrainian, who aims to help Ukrainian children who have suffered trauma from the invasion.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.With thanks to: Dr Sasha Dovzhyk. @sasha_weirdsley on Twitter. Oksana Lebedeva from Gen.Ukrainian. gen.ukrainian on Instagram. Find out more about Gen.Ukrainian here.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 21, 2023 • 41min
Ukraine deploys cluster bombs against Russian forces & Kremlin critic and Russian nationalist Igor Girkin arrested
Day 512.Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront, analyse the reported arrest of Igor Girkin in Russia, and speak to friend of the podcast John Spencer - Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute - about his recent research trip to Ukraine. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter. John Spencer (Chair of Urban Warfare Studies). @SpencerGuard on Twitter. Maria Romanenko (Ukrainian journalist). @rommari on Twitter. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2023 • 37min
Wagner in 'military exercises' near Polish border & Russia destroys 60,000 tonnes of grain
Day 511.Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, analyse the Wagner group’s presence in Belarus as they conduct training operations close to the Polish border, and discuss a Telegraph investigation into the elderly and vulnerable Ukrainians left in agony after being taken into Russian territory.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Louis Emmanuel (Deputy Foreign Editor). @louisjemanuel on Twitter.James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter.Verity Bowman (Journalist). @VerityBowman on Twitter.With thanks to Liza Karsanidi, find out more: https://helpingtoleave.org/enSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
