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...
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Day 926. Today, we bring you the latest news from the front lines, analyse the latest developments in Russia with former British Defence Attache John Foreman, and interview the director of a new documentary series, The Zelensky Story.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
John Foreman (Former UK Defence Attaché in Moscow and Kyiv & Defence analyst). @John_ForemanCBE
With thanks to Lara.
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Episode • 6 September 2024 • 1h, 13m and 38s
Day 926
Today, Pokrovsk train station has is closed for civilian evacuation as the front line creeps closer, Zelensky replaces his long-standing Foreign Minister, new allegations of Russian interference in American politics and we speak to a witness of Russia’s devastating strike on Lviv.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Kieran Kelly (Breaking Foreign News Reporter). @kellyjourno on X.
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Episode • 5 September 2024 • 40m and 15s
Day 925
Today, Russia unleashes a deadly strike against the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, killing civilians and devastating parts of the historic centre, we also report on ongoing reshuffle in Ukraine’s government and analyse how Germany seems to be ‘standing in way’ of a Czech bid to limit EU travel of Russian spies
Contributors:
David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.
Articles Referenced:
Zelensky's reshuffle: https...
Episode • 4 September 2024 • 39m and 12s
Day 924
Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine where a major Russian ballistic missile strike on the city of Poltava kills at least 41 people, we look into more detail at the German elections and analyse reaction to Vladimir Putin's visit to Mongolia.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.
Articles Referenced:
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Episode • 3 September 2024 • 38m and 24s
Day 923
Today, we bring you the latest news from the front lines as Russia launches an assault on the town of Vuhledar, report on diplomatic and political updates from across Europe, and we speak to Lawyer Daryna Pidhorna from the Regional Center for Human Rights on her organisation’s work investigating Russian looting of Crimean archaeological sites.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X...
Episode • 2 September 2024 • 1h, 18s
Day 920
Today, we analyse the reasons behind Russia’s rapid advance in the Donbas as more villages fall and Russian troops edge closer to the strategic town of Pokrovsk, and bring you the latest updates from Kursk. Plus, David speaks to academic Jaroslava Barbieri about her new paper looking at Ukraine’s mobilisation drive.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.
Hamish de Bretton Gordon (Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.
Episode • 30 August 2024 • 1h, 5m and 16s
Day 919.
Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, discuss the arrest of Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov, and speak to friend of the podcast Adam Kinzinger about his turn at the Democratic National Congress and his views on the war and democracy in the United States.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Matt Field (Senior Technology Reporter). @matthfield on X.
Adam Kinzinger (Political Commentator and Former United States Representative). @AdamKinzinger on X.
Episode • 29 August 2024 • 52m and 41s
Day 918.
Today, Ukrainian troops cross the border in Belgorod region as fighting continues in Kursk and Russian troops advance on Pokrovsk. We also bring you the latest from Ukraine, diplomatic and political updates from across the world and speak with Velina Tchakarova, a security analyst based in Vienna.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.
Matthew Savill (Director of Military Sciences at Rusi). @MTSavill
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Episode • 28 August 2024 • 1h, 4s
Day 917.
Today, Ukrainian troops cross the border in Belgorod region as fighting continues in Kursk and Russian troops advance on Pokrovsk. We also bring you the latest from Ukraine, diplomatic and political updates from across the world and we speak with Velina Tchakarova, a security analyst based in Vienna.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
With thanks to Velina Tchakarova (Geopolitical Strategist, FACE). @vtchakarova on X.
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Battle Lines: how close is the w...
Episode • 27 August 2024 • 45m and 54s
Day 916. Today, during a bank holiday in the United Kingdom, we bring you a recording of a live event we did at Scarborough Fair several weeks ago with an audience of listeners. Hosted by David Knowles, Dominic Nicholls, Roland Oliphant, and Francis Dearnley reflect on the lessons of the war so far. What have we discovered about the West and Russia? How is the conflict evolving? And what have we, the team, got right and got wrong?
Please note that this discussion was recorded before Ukraine's operation into Kursk.
With thanks to Scarborough F...
Episode • 26 August 2024 • 48m and 2s
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