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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Sep 28, 2022 • 59min
Ukrainian troops advance on Lyman & pipe lines mysteriously rupture in the Baltic Sea
Day 217.Today, we discuss the latest updates from the across the battlefront as Ukrainian troops advance on Lyman, analyse the ruptured pipelines in the Baltic Sea and look at the latest updates from Russia as the state attempts to mobilise thousands for combat. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.Joe Barnes (Brussels correspondent).Natalia Vasilyeva (Russia correspondent). Email: podcasts@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.
Sep 27, 2022 • 58min
Nuclear tensions rise while Russia starts to mass troops on the Kharkiv border
Day 216.Today, we discuss the latest from the across the battlefront, update on Russian mobilisation & talk in detail about the rising nuclear tensions with our guest, Hamish de Bretton Gordon.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22Venetia Rainey (Assistant Foreign Editor). Follow Venetia on Twitter @VenetiaRainey.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Contributor). Follow Hamish on Twitter @HamishDBG.Email: podcasts@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.
Sep 26, 2022 • 1h 1min
Heavy fighting engulfs the frontlines, Russian mobilisation & the impact of the Italian election
Day 215.Today, we report on brutal fighting across Ukraine, discuss the fallout from Italy’s election & and analyse Russia’s faltering attempts to mobilise hundreds of thousands of its people to send to Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Joe Barnes (Brussels correspondent).Email: podcasts@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.
Sep 23, 2022 • 51min
Secret drones, conscripts flee Russia, and the impact of Italy's election
Day 212.Today, we discuss a tumultuous 24 hours in Russia, Ukraine, and at the UN in New York. And we ask whether EU countries should follow Germany in granting asylum to Russians fleeing conscription. Contributors:Claire Hubble (Host). Follow Claire on Twitter @byclairehubble.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Nick Squires (Italy correspondent).Colin Freeman (Correspondent).Email: podcasts@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.
Sep 22, 2022 • 47min
Protestors storm Russia’s streets & Biden condemns Putin’s nuclear threat
Day 211.Today, we discuss the latest updates on the Ukraine invasion, including protests on Russia’s streets after Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation of 300,000 reservists yesterday. Plus, we address Joe Biden’s stark warning to Moscow that ‘nuclear war cannot be won’.Contributors:Claire Hubble (Host). Follow Claire on Twitter @byclairehubble.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Rozina Sabur (Washington Editor). Follow Rozina on Twitter @RozinaSabur.Email: podcasts@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.
Sep 21, 2022 • 1h 2min
Putin calls up 300,000 reservists and issues new nuclear threat
Day 210.Today, we discuss Vladimir Putin’s extraordinary speech this morning, ordering a partial mobilisation of 300,000 Russian reservists and claiming that he is not bluffing on the use of nuclear weapons. What is his strategy? And how should the West, and the wider world, respond?Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnleyDom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Follow Roland on Twitter @RolandOliphantNataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). Follow Nataliya on Twitter @Nat_VasilyevaEmail: podcasts@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.
Sep 20, 2022 • 49min
Russian submarines retreat & China snaps up the Kremlin's energy
Day 209.Today, we discuss the latest updates from Ukraine; get a read on the Russian economy as we enter Autumn in the Northern hemisphere; and look at diplomacy in the United Nations.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnleySzu Chan (Economics Editor). Follow Szu Chan on Twitter @szupingc.Email: podcasts@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.
Sep 19, 2022 • 47min
Ukraine breaks through on the Oskil River and Central Asian states slowly drift further from Moscow's orbit
Day 208.Today we discuss the latest updates from Ukraine, analyse recent losses in Russian aviation and talk about the shifting tectonic plates of international influence in Central Asia, as Russian power in the region erodes.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.James Kilner (Correspondent). Follow James on Twitter @jkjournoEmail: podcasts@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.
Sep 16, 2022 • 37min
Early reports from liberated Izyum & analysing Putin's meeting with Xi
Day 205.Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battlefront including what our reporter found when we entered the recently recaptured city of Izyum and we analyse the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Ping yesterday in Uzbekistan. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Follow Roland on Twitter @RolandOliphant.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.Email: podcasts@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.
Sep 15, 2022 • 44min
Russia desperately searches for allies as Vladimir Putin & Xi Jinping meet for first time since the invasion
Day 204.Today, we analyse a leaked video of what appears to be the Wagner group recruiting convicts in a Russian penal colony. Plus, we’re on the ground in Samarkand, Uzbekistan ahead of the first meeting because Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping since before the Invasion of Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). Follow Nataliya on Twitter @Nat_Vasilyeva.Email: podcasts@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.
