Ukraine: The Latest

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: [email protected] 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.

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: [email protected] 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.

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: [email protected] 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.

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: [email protected] 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.

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: [email protected] 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.

Day 510.Today, we bring you news from across Ukraine, talk Ukrainian politics with Professor Olga Onuch and, continuing our week of stories focusing on the abduction of Ukrainian children, David interviews The Telegraph's Russia correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva about Russia’s ombudswoman for children’s rights Maria Lvova-Belova.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter, Putin’s ‘child-snatcher’ and the mystery of her adopted Mariupol boyJoe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Olga Onuch (Ukrainian Politics Professor). @oonuch on Twitter, co-author of The Zelensky Effect Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 509.Today, we bring you news from across the front lines, report on how Russia brainwashing Ukrainian children & try and evaluate the Ukrainian counter offensive.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Sophia Yan (China Correspondent). @sophia_yan on Twitter.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.Verity Bowman (Journalist). @VerityBowman on Twitter. With thanks to Liza Karsanidi, https://helpingtoleave.org/en How Russia is brainwashing Ukrainian children to ‘use as weapons’ Alexander Lukashenko implicated in alleged war crime as boys and girls as young as six are taken to camps in 'forced deportation' Ukraine's stolen children: The ones who escaped Putin’s grasp Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 508.Today, we discuss the attack on the Kerch bridge, bring you updates from the counter-offensive & introduce a series of stories from the Telegraph on Ukraine’s missing children.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter. Gareth Corfield (Senior Technology Reporter). @GazTheJourno on Twitter. Louis Emmanuel (Deputy Foreign Editor). @louisjemanuel on Twitter. James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 505.Today, bring you latest updates from the warzone, analyse the sacking of Major General Ivan Popov, and discuss morale and casualty rates in Russian forces during the Ukrainian counter-offensive.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphantHamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander & Telegraph columnist).The investigation by The Associated Press: https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-prisons-civilians-torture-detainees-88b4abf2efbf383272eed9378be13c72Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 504.Today, further to updates from the NATO summit and the front lines, we turn to Wimbledon minutes before Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina starts her semi-final match. Plus, we talk to Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman about his recent reporting from Ukraine and welcome BBC Correspondent and Author Andrew Harding to discuss his new book ‘A Small, Stubborn Town’ on a crucial battle in the early weeks of the full scale invasion.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Simon Briggs (Tennis Correspondent). @simonrbriggsJoe on Twitter.Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman99 on Twitter.Andrew Harding (BBC Correspondent & Author). @AndrewWJHarding on Twitter.Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 503.Today, we bring you news from NATO’s summit in Lithuania, look in more detail at the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south and around Bakhmut; and David speaks to an American listener who hosted a Ukrainian family for many months last year.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Tony Diver (Whitehall Editor). @Tony_Diver on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on TwitterRoland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphantFind out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 502.Today, we bring you news from the front lines as fighting continues around Bakhmut. Plus, we’re live in Vilnius with the latest updates from NATO’s summit.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on TwitterRoland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphantFind out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 501.Today, we bring you updates from the front lines as Ukraine advances on Bakhmut, American President Joe Biden visits London, and western allies of Ukraine disagree over the supply of cluster munitions. Plus, we interview Sir Michael Fallon, the British Defence Secretary 2014-17, reflecting on his memories of the annexation of Crimea.We are coming to the United States in September. For more information, listen to Friday's episode from 31:30: https://shorturl.at/bnUW7Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.With thanks to Sir Michael Fallon KCB (Secretary of State for Defence from 2014 to 2017).Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 498.Today, we bring you news from Ukraine as the US considers supplying cluster munitions and Zelensky meets European leaders ahead of next week’s NATO summit. Plus, we reveal upcoming plans for the podcast. To contact us on this, please email: [email protected]:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.With a retrospective piece looking back on an earlier interview with the late Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina.Find out more: Bob Seely MP's article on the 'state of play':https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/06/joe-biden-must-not-want-ukraine-to-win/ Dr. Benjamin Tallis's report on security guarantees:https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/security-guarantees-ukraine-0Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 497.Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefield, analyse Yevgeny Prigozhin’s shock return to Russia and look ahead to the vital NATO summit in Lithuania.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russian Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.Find out more: Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 496. Today, we bring you updates from the front line, analyse Ukraine’s warning that Russia may have placed explosives on the roof of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, and discuss the contest to replace Jens Stoltenberg as head of NATO.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander & Telegraph Columnist). @HamishDBG on Twitter.Margo Gontar (Ukrainian journalist) @MargoGontar on Twitter.Find out more: https://www.thomsonfoundation.org/latest/new-safety-course-for-ukrainian-journalists/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 495. Today, we bring you updates from the front line, Yevgeny Prigozhin breaks his silence, and we hear why Unilever, the food giant that prides itself on its “social purpose”, has been named “an international sponsor of war” by the Ukrainian government.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Daniel Woolfson (Senior Business Reporter). @WoolfsonExists on TwitterWith thanks to Edward Matthews, for more of his photography please visit his website: https://emrismedia.com/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 494. Today, we bring you updates from the front line, discuss Russia’s demographic catastrophe and analyse reports of French armour in usage by the Ukrainian army.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Genevieve Holl-Allen (Foreign Correspondent). @genevieve_holl on Twitter.Szu Chan (Economics Editor). @szupingc on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 491. Today, we analyse Ukraine’s ongoing counter offensive as Kyiv’s soldiers take more ground across the front line and discuss worrying updates from the ZNPP. Plus, David tours the Patron Pets Centre in Kyiv, where volunteers rescue and treat animals that survived the catastrophic floods in Kherson.Patron Pets Centre: https://patron.center/eng/home Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Genevieve Holl-Allen (Foreign Correspondent). @genevieve_holl on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 490. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the front line including a dispatch from our Foreign Correspondent James Kilner on what’s next for Yevgeny Prigozhin and can he stay alive. We discuss whether a state can remain neutral in the face of Russia’s blatant disregard for international norms and ask a former tank unit commanding officer how could Ukraine breach Russia’s extensive obstacle belt.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence & Host). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former NATO Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on Twitter.James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 489. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the front line, including a dispatch from our Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman on the ground in Kramatorsk following yesterday’s deadly strike. We also discuss the future of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Vladimir Putin after the leader of the Wagner group arrives in Belarus.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.With thanks to Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @colinfreeman99 on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 488. Today, we analyse the latest statements from Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin & Alexander Lukashenko, discuss the continuing fallout from the Kakhovka dam explosion, and interview British volunteer Felicity Spector, who’s traveling across Ukraine working with the non-profit organisation, Bake for Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Sam Lovett (Deputy Editor of Global Health Security). @samueljlovett on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.With thanks to Felicity Spector.Find out more about "Bake For Ukraine": https://www.bakeforukraine.org/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 487. Today, we analyse the fallout from the Wagner Groups aborted march on Moscow, bring you the latest from the front lines & Dom Nicholls interviews Alice Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter.With thanks to Alice Edwards. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 485. Today, as Wagner capture military installations in Russian cities and its armoured columns come under fire as they rumble towards Moscow - we have the latest updates and analysis as Yevgheny Prioghozin launches an unprecedented coup against the Kremlin.  Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 484. Today, we bring you updates from Ukraine’s continuing counter-offensive and David Knowles reflects on his 10-day reporting trip across Europe and Ukraine. Plus, we hear from Con Coughlin, The Telegraph's Defence Editor, on his new book, Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, and the impact of the Syrian Civil War on the war in Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Con Coughlin (Defence Editor). His book is Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny (2023).Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 483. Today, we examine President Zelensky’s warning that Russia is considering carrying out a “terrorist” attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, report on a Ukrainian strike against a Crimean bridge, and hear from attendees at the Ukraine Recovery Conference.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.Aliona Hlivco (Former Ukrainian MP). @aliona_hlivco on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 482. Today, we report on the latest developments on the front lines – including news that a British Challenger 2 has been seen on the battlefield for the first time – and the fast-moving announcements coming out of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London.Plus, we talk again to the founder of Vans of Borders about their latest work in Ukraine, delivering aid and documenting life for civilians caught up in the violence.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Genevieve Holl-Allen (Foreign Reporter). @genevieve_holl on Twitter.David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter.With thanks to:Jack Ross. @vansnoborders on Twitter.Vans Without Borders Project:https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/vans-without-borders---saving-ukrainian-lives Jack's award-winning 'Life on the Frontline' series for The Telegraph: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVCi5G--qaUiRhMQiKK4O7FZ Patron Pets Center:https://patron.center/eng/homeBake for Ukraine:https://www.bakeforukraine.org/The volunteer team that David has been travelling with for the last week can be contacted on [email protected] to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 481. Today, we discuss the major drone assault on Ukraine overnight, discuss the battle to be the next NATO Secretary General, and speak to our usual host David Knowles from the ground in Lviv.Plus we’ll hear from Kremlin critic and author Bill Browder on Vladimir Kara-Murza’s continued incarceration in Russia.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host and Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter. David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter.With thanks to: Bill Browder, @Billbrowder on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 480. Today, we monitor further Ukrainian advances across the frontlines, assess the highest-level trip by a US official to China since 2018, and speak again to the CEO of the HALO Trust about clearing landmines and the upcoming Ukraine Recovery conference.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.With thanks to: Major General James Cowan from the HALO Trust. @TheHALOTrust on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 477.Today, we hear the latest from the capital, talk to Colin Freeman on the frontlines, and touch on the long shadow of the Napoleonic Wars on European history.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Colin Freeman (Foreign Reporter). @ColinFreeman99 on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 476.Today, we assess fast-moving developments from the battlefront, dive deeper into the perceptions and political impact of the counter-offensive, and catch up with our regular host David Knowles on his journey to Ukraine.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Aliona Hlivco (Former Ukrainian MP). @aliona_hlivco on Twitter.Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 475.Today, we hear about the latest Russian strikes across the country and Ukraine's continued counter-offensive, learn about an online service offering health advice to people outside the country, and former Tank Commander Hamish De Bretton-Gordon joins us for a deep dive.Contributors:Dom Nicholls (Host & Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. David Knowles (Reporting live from Europe). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Commander and Telegraph columnist). @HamishDBG on Twitter.With thanks to Rob Hicken of GP Now.GP Now: www.gpnow.net in English and in Ukrainian: www.gpnow.uaThe US based charity www.gpnow.net/pii-foundationRead more: https://mforum.com.au/a-helping-hand-for-ukraine/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 474.Today, we discuss the ongoing Ukrainian counter-offensive and a case of crypto-hacking the Russian secret services. Plus, we hear from David Knowles on the road to Ukraine.Contributors:Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. David Knowles (Reporting live from Europe). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Gareth Corfield (Senior Technology Reporter). @GazTheJournoon on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 473.Today, we analyse the latest news from the front lines as Ukraine’s counter-offensive intensifies, discuss the Russian fortifications that Kyiv’s troops are aiming to break through and we report on suspected partisan warfare as more railway lines in occupied Ukraine are blown up. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 470.Today, we discuss the latest updates on heavy fighting from the front lines, as Ukraine’s long anticipated counter offensive gets underway. We also bring you updates from flooded Kherson, where correspondent Colin Freeman has been talking to locals and assessing the damage as waters engulf the region. And finally, we speak to Serhii Zhadan, Ukrainian writer and musician, about his work ahead of a gig in London.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.Colin Freeman (Foreign Reporter). @colinfreeman99 on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 469.Today, as the world reacts to the catastrophe at the Kakhovka dam, we examine news that offensives are continuing across the front, and return again to the issue of Ukrainian children, and how listeners to this podcast have reached out to help them.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army colonel, expert on CBRN & Bio Security). @HamishDBG on Twitter.Gabriella Jozwiak (Journalist). @GabriellaJ on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 468.Today, we discuss the latest updates from Kherson as flood waters rise, speak to charity workers active in the region, and bring you the latest reaction one day on from the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence), @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.With thanks to:Yuriy Tokarski (CEO of U-Hearts Foundation) @YuriyTkr on Twitter. https://u-hearts.com/Olia Hercules (author and chef from Khakova ) @Olia_Hercules on Twitter.The charity mentioned by Olia: https://www.legacyofwarfoundation.com/ukrainecrisisHer own site: https://oliahercules.com/ Francis's article for The Telegraph can be found here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/06/06/ukraine-knows-all-too-well-terrible-cost-dam-bursts/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 467.Today, we report on the breaking news of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro river, assessing its environmental and social impacts, as well as on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station. We also consider the strategic implications for the Ukrainian counter-offensive.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Tetiana Bezruk (Ukrainian journalist at @zn_ua). @t_bezruk on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter. With thanks to Volodymyr Kadygrob, founder of the seeds for Ukraine initiative.Seeds for Ukraine, https://seeds.kse.ua/ Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 466.Today, we examine early reports of military activity across the front lines, analyse recent political developments in Europe, and discuss the differences between reporting on a war from the ground and from a newsroom.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence) @DomNicholls on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 463.Today, we report on the scandal of closed bomb shelters in Ukraine, hear about the lives of the Ukrainians killed in Thursday’s missile attack on the capital, and discuss the war for resources - specifically the struggle for water and minerals - in Russian-occupied territories.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Svitlana Morenets (Spectator Journalist). @SvMorenets on Twitter. Read more on today's topics:https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/russian-occupied-ukraine-is-running-out-of-water/https://www.spectator.co.uk/ukraine/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05/31/russia-may-be-devoured-by-its-neighbours/ Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 462.Today, we report on deadly missile strikes in Kyiv, further incursions across the Russian border in Belgorod, and hear the latest updates on diplomacy and politics in Central Asia and the Caucasus.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on Twitter.Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maighna_N on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Colonel). @HamishDBG on Twitter. Find out more about "The Bulletin": https://thebulletin.news/about-us/Francis's article on Bakhmut and the echoes of Stalingrad:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/05/29/bakhmut-devastation-pictured-stalingrad-comparison/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 461.Today, we report on further suspected Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia, brings you the latest diplomatic updates from around the world, and analyse the UK ministry of Defence reports that Russia is “losing the initiative” in its war in Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 460.Today, we analyse drone attacks on Moscow, dive into issues around Ukraine’s food security, and hear from Joe Barnes about a military funeral he attended in Kyiv.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @colinfreeman99 on Twitter.Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Today, we have an exclusive interview with retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, former Commanding General of the United States Army, Europe. One of the world's leading military commentators on the war in Ukraine, we discussed why he's so optimistic Crimea can be retaken by Ukrainian forces; how the West can win the logistical war; and the short-and-long term Foreign Policy mistakes that made the conflict possible. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 456.Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, look back at the battle for Bakhmut, and interview Dr Jade McGlynn, a fellow in the War Studies department at King’s College, London, about her new book, Russia’s War. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter. Verity Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman on Twitter.With thanks to Jade McGlynn. Her book, "Russia's War", in available online and in bookshops.~The story of the battle for Bakhmut through the eyes of those who fought it: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/05/22/bakhmut-ukraine-russia-war-massive-cost/Defence in Depth, by Dom Nicholls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdYXlYYhbDASubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 455.Today, we bring you the latest updates from the evolving battlefront, analyse NATO’s involvement in Estonia, and hear from Dr Sasha Dovshyk about her recent travels around Eastern Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Associate Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor) @SheridanDani on TwitterGenevieve Holl-Allen (Foreign Correspondent). @genevieve_holl on Twitter.Dr Sasha Dovzhyk (Special projects curator associate lecturer in Ukrainian at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) @Ukr_Institute on TwitterSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 454.Today, we report on the latest updates from across Ukraine, discuss Ukrainian reaction to the Belgorod incursion and hear from the Trident Defence Initiative, which trains Ukrainian soldiers in the country.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Joe Barnes (Foreign Correspondent)). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. With special thanks to Daniel Ridley, former Ukrainian Marine and founder of Trident Defence initiative, the largest foreign training organisation in Ukraine. (@TridentDefUKR on Twitter).Visit: https://tridentdefenseinitiative.com/To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 453.Today, we bring you the latest news from Belgorod as Russia battles saboteur groups on its own territory and we talk about Russian prison culture and its impact on soldiering in the invasion.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter) @RolandOliphant on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Kristapps Andrejsons (Journalist and creator of The Eastern Border podcast). @TorquemadaStark on Twitter.To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 452.Today, we assess Putin’s claim that Bakhmut has fallen to Russia, analyse important announcements from the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, and report the breaking news that armoured vehicles travelled across the border into Russia, “capturing” a number of villages around Belgorod.Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent) @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.Genevieve Holl-Allen (Foreign Correspondent). @genevieve_holl on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.

Day 449.Today, the panel discusses the news from the frontlines as the battle for Bakhmut continues. Plus, we analyse news coming out of the G7 in Japan and respond to listeners thoughts and questions on Russia, Ukraine and WW2.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles22 on Twitter.Genevieve Holl-Allen (Foreign Correspondent). @genevieve_holl on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Joe Barkes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joeon Twitter.To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: [email protected] 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.