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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Jun 9, 2022 • 48min
Intense fighting across the Donbas and Ukrainian partisans strike in Kherson
Day 106.Today, we discuss the latest updates from across Ukraine, focusing on the battle in the Donbas. Plus, we analyse the emergence and implications of partisan warfare by Ukrainians in Occupied Kherson. Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor)For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk |See 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.
Jun 8, 2022 • 52min
Life in Kyiv after 105 days of war & how satellites are helping Ukraine
Day 105.Today, we discuss the latest updates from across the front lines, hear from our reporter on the ground in Ukraine, and find out how satellites are helping Ukraine to beat the Russians. Contributors: Sophie Coe (Host)Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Nicola Smith (Foreign Correspondent)Jamie Johnson (US Correspondent)For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk |See 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.
Jun 7, 2022 • 49min
How Putin is weaponising the global food crisis and what the world can do
Day 104.Today, we discuss the Russian attacks on grain silos and ask what, realistically, the world can do. Plus, Dom Nicholls answers a listener's question about Bayraktar drones, after Lithuania crowdfunds to buy one for the Ukrainian army. Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor)For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk |See 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.
Jun 6, 2022 • 1h 7min
A battle of artillery at the front, how Ukrainians are escaping Russia and Ukraine's 'Nude Army'
Day 103.Today, we discuss the latest updates from the war, hear from Estonia and also the United Kingdom where one of Volodymyr Zelensky’s closest allies is facing huge trouble at home. Plus, an interview with Nasta Nasko, a 23-year-old Belarusian who has mobilised a group of volunteers who have raised almost £600,000 for the Ukrainian army and other charity groups.Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Camilla Turner (Chief Political Correspondent)James Kilner (Correspondent)See 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.
Jun 3, 2022 • 41min
100 days of war: how did we come to this and what's next?
Day 100.Today marks 100 days since the start of the war in Ukraine. The conflict has upended global geopolitics, energy and food supplies, and caused an indescribable amount of suffering to thousands across Ukraine.To try to get to grips with this historic and horrific war, David Knowles speaks to The Telegraph's Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant, who called us from the Donbas and The Telegraph’s Moscow Correspondent, Nataliya Vasilyeva. To contact us, email podcasts@telegraph.co.uk.See 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.
Jun 2, 2022 • 33min
What history can teach us in this conflict, and have Russia learnt from early mistakes: The team answers your questions
Day 99.As the UK spends the day celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the Ukraine: The Latest team answer some of your questions, covering a wide range of subjects from NATO and back-channel military communications, to what moment in history might shed the most light on this conflict.Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor)To contact us, email podcasts@telegraph.co.uk.See 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.
Jun 1, 2022 • 44min
Russia presses Severodonetsk and the world searches for Potash
Day 98.Today, we discuss intense fighting in the Donbas, as Russian forces close in on Severodonetsk and we look at the intricacies of the impact of the conflict on Potash, sanctions and rainforests.Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Ben Gartside (Business Reporter)See 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.
May 31, 2022 • 60min
Russia's Donbas offensive, China's reaction to the war and the threat of famine in Africa
Day 97.Today, we discuss the Russian offensive in the Donbas, the latest news from the European diplomatic stage and analyse how Chinese views of the war have changed over the past 3 months. Plus, The Telegraph's Sarah Newey unpacks how the situation in Ukraine could lead to famine in Africa. Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor)Sophia Yan (China Correspondent)Sarah Newey (Deputy Global Health Editor)See 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.
May 30, 2022 • 49min
90 years after Europe appeased Hitler, is it making the same mistakes?
Day 96.Last week, diplomacy was at the forefront of the news with arguments raging over what kind of peace Ukraine should aim for with Russia. The dispute was ignited by comments made by Henry Kissinger at Davos - who remarked that Ukraine should be prepared to give up territory. Ukrainian policy makers reacted with understandable fury so to delve further into the the question of European geo-politics and to understand where the different sides are coming from, this episode features Daniel Capurro, Senior Reporter & History Correspondent and Mutaz Ahmed from our comment team. Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Daniel Capurro (Senior Reporter & History Correspondent)Mutaz Ahmed (Comment Journalist)See 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.
May 27, 2022 • 58min
The battle in the East rages on and we discover how special Ukrainian whisky is helping the army
Day 93.Today, we discuss the latest news from the battlefront, focussing on the Donbas, and whether there are some positives Ukraine can take from the situation. Plus, an interview with Alex Ostrovskyy, Head of Whisky at The Whisky Corner. Contributors: David Knowles (Host)Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor)Venetia Rainey (Assistant Foreign Editor)Mutaz Ahmed (Comment Journalist)With thanks to Alex Ostrovskyy.See 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.
