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28  mars     16h25
Russia uses deadly new glide bombs’ to target civilians & Putin’s war on nature
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine and we speak to Dr Sasha Dovzhyk about the concept of ecocide and the harm done to Ukraine’s environment during the full scale invasion. Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . djknowles on X.Dominic Nicholls Associate...
27  mars     18h08
Torture, survival & hope: a soldier’s account of fighting for Ukraine & life in Russian captivity
   Day . Today, as well as the regular updates and news we bring you an honest and searing account of warfare, captivity and freedom from former British soldier and Ukrainian marine, Shaun Pinner. Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . djknowles on X.Dominic Nicholls Associate...
26  mars     16h57
Kremlin blames MI6 for Moscow terror attack & is Russia committing genocide in Ukraine?
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from across Ukraine, look further into the history and context that inform the aftermath of the terror attack in Russia last Friday and we speak to The Kyiv Independent’s, Danylo Mokryk about his new documentary that asks the question is Russia...
25  mars     17h40
Putin moves to exploit Moscow terror attack & the climate of fear in Russian-occupied Ukraine
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from across Ukraine as Russian airstrikes again target the capital, we report and analyse the aftermath of Friday’s deadly terrorist attack in Russia and we interview Danielle Bell, the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine about her...
22  mars     17h40
Ukraine’s largest dam in critical’ condition amid wave of missile strikes & who are the Russian groups fighting for Kyiv?
   Day . Today,we bring you the latest news from across Ukraine as Russian airstrikes target civilians and key infrastructure, Roland Oliphant analyses the Russian groups who fight for Kyiv and Francis Dearnley interviews Oleksandr Merezhko, a Ukrainian MP and chairperson of the foreign affairs...
21  mars     17h55
Kyiv rocked by explosions after mass missile attack & helping Ukrainian schoolchildren through the full-scale invasion
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from across the battlefront, hear updates from Brussels as EU leaders meet, and we speak to Sarah Brown, Chair of UK charity Theirworld, on their projects for Ukrainian school children. Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . djknowles ...
20  mars     15h21
Drones strike air base deep in Russia & why a leading Ukrainian politician believes the West should be involved in combat operations
   Day . Today, we ask why the German air force is ordering cruise missiles from the US, and Dom Nicholls interviews Colonel in the Security Service of Ukraine, and Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Roman Kostenko.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development ....
19  mars     16h45
Europe must prepare for war’ & how Russia rebuilt its armies
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from across Ukraine, discuss diplomatic updates from the EU and the US and we interview the former British defence attache to Moscow and Kyiv on the Russian war machine, the fight for the Black Sea and the challenges facing both armies in the months and...
18  mars     17h45
What Putin’s re-election means for Ukraine, Russia and The West & Macron’s support for Ukraine
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from across Ukraine, analyse Russia’s sham presidential elections and delve deeper into Emmanuel Macron’s recent total conversation to Ukraine’s cause. Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . djknowles on X.Dominic Nicholls Associate...
15  mars     16h42
Pull Russia’s poisonous teeth’: exclusive interview with Zelensky’s war cabinet chief on Hitler, Putin & recruits
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from across the battlefront, discuss the Russian presidential election as millions go to the polls and Francis Dearnley interviews Ukraine’s overarching coordinator of the country’s war cabinet Oleksiy Danilov. Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio...
14  mars     16h29
Fighting rages on the Russian border as pro-Kyiv rebels call for immediate’ evacuation
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from across the battlefront, Francis continues his analysis of shifting sands of French political opinion towards Ukraine, and we speak to our Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan about her eventful trip to a NATO exercise in Poland.Contributors:David...
13  mars     16h09
Russia’s FSB security HQ hit by Ukrainians & Putin says peace talks are now ridiculous’
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from across the battlefront and analyse the surprise announcement from the US of a new funding package for Ukraine amid an ongoing ammunition shortage for Kyiv’s forces.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . djknowles Dominic Nicholls ...
12  mars     17h28
Ukraine attacks Russia’s fuel depots & how drones are sinking the Black Sea fleet
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront, discuss the ongoing Ukrainian campaign against Russian fuel depots, and analyse the sea drones that have forced the retreat of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . ...
11  mars     17h07
Russia sacks top naval commander
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront, react to the Pope’s call for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia, and talk about Days in Mariupol’s Oscar win.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls Associate Editor, Defence . DomNicholls on X.JoeBarnes Brussels Correspondent . Barnes...
08  mars     15h45
War doesn’t have a gender’: the evolving role of women in Ukraine’s armed forces
   Day . Today, Ukraine announces a mandatory evacuation from Kupyansk, as Russian forces draw nearer; Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron attempt to build more support for Ukraine; and we analyse the history and changing role of women in Ukraine’s armed forces on International Women’s Day ...
07  mars     15h33
Frontline attacks increase, Sweden joins NATO & interview with a war crimes investigator
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest military news from Ukraine, look at the mood music in the West in a big week for budgetary decisions, and interview Danylo Mokryk, War Crimes Investigations Unit Reporter at the Kyiv Independent, about his work investigating the murder of Ukrainian children...
06  mars     15h36
Ukraine and Russia trade drone strikes, reporting from Kupyansk & understanding Kyiv’s draft-dodgers
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront, analyse the issue of draft dodging in Ukraine, and we talk to Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman on his experience reporting from the frontline city of Kupyansk.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . DJKnowles on...
05  mars     16h09
This war is not in stalemate - Drones sink Russia Black Sea patrol ship & the view from Australia
   Day . Today, we hear about the latest Russian black sea fleet ship to be sunk, and take a look at how the war is viewed in Australia. Contributors:Dominic Nicholls Associate Editor, Defence . DomNicholls on X.Latika Bourke Author Journalist . latikambourke on Twitter. Mark Hollingsworth ...
04  mars     16h34
Ukraine blows up’ Russian railway bridge & Germany spills British military secrets
   Day . Today, we relay reports of drone strikes on St. Petersburg and Ukrainian attacks on Russian railway bridges, plus discuss the fallout of one of Germany’s worst security breaches since the Cold War. Later, we run an extraordinary interview with Anastasiia Lapatina, a reporter at the Kyiv...
03  mars     06h00
Andrey Kurkov: It’s time to stop being naive - Putin will not give up while he’s alive’
   Andrey Kurkov is a Ukrainian best selling novelist, journalist and intellectual who lives in Kyiv.In this bonus episode of Ukraine: The Latest, host David Knowles speaks to Andrey Kurkov about Ukraine’s radical social change and defending their European future, fleeing home and adapting to war, and...
01  mars     16h13
Exclusive Interview with Zelensky’s top adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak
   Day . Today we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, hear about Wagner group activities in Africa and Russia’s malign influence over Georgia, and interview one of President Zelensky’s closest advisors: Mykhailo Podolyak.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls Associate Editor, Defence . DomNicholls on...
29  février     16h56
Putin threatens nukes if the West sends troops to Ukraine & can Europe re-arm if America withdraws?
   Day . Today, as the military situation continues to develop at pace, we discuss Vladimir Putin’s annual address to Russia, and the world, threatening Nato with war if it sends troops to Ukraine.Plus, we bring on an expert to discuss the vital question of how Europe can arm itself if the United...
28  février     18h18
Russia captures town in battlefield victory’ & how to open a new front in Putin’s propaganda war
   Day . Today, we assess the latest battlefield developments as Russia seizes settlements around Avdiivka, discuss important political debates about armament, and look at what advice history gives in combating Russian propaganda and how to open a new front in the information war...
27  février     17h00
France won’t rule out’ sending troops to Ukraine & Russia threatens war with Nato
   Day . Today, as Russia continues to bombard Ukrainian cities, we assess Emmanuel Macron’s claim that nothing is off the table’ when it comes to supporting Ukraine, suggesting Europe is reconsidering its approaches to the war. And later, we consider parallels with the First Gulf War which ended...
26  février     17h08
Zelensky says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed in war so far & reflections on reporting on the occupied territories
   Day . Today, Dom Nicholls is joined by Francis Farrell, a journalist with the Kyiv Independent, who talks us through a series of press conferences yesterday in the Ukrainian capital as someone who was in the room.Plus David Knowles chats with another reporter from The Kyiv Independent Alexander...
24  février     12h00
Russia must lose in Ukraine to stop World War III’ 2 years on since the full scale invasion
   In this special edition of The Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest podcast, the team appeared in Kyiv alongside a Nobel peace prize winner.Telegraph journalists David Knowles, Francis Dearnley and Dominic Nicholls were joined by Oleksandra Matviichuk, the head of the Center for Civil Liberties. As a...
23  février     17h29
Exclusive Interview with General Budanov, Ukraine’s military spy chief
   All this week, our regular hosts David Knowles, Dominic Nicholls and Francis Dearnley are on the ground in Ukraine, conducting major interviews with senior figures, hearing testimony of Kyiv citizens and reporting on the run up to the two year anniversary of the full scale invasion.Day .Today,...
22  février     17h12
The ammunition situation is f : Live from the new front line following the fall of Avdiivka
   All this week, our regular hosts David Knowles, Dominic Nicholls and Francis Dearnley are on the ground in Ukraine, conducting major interviews with senior figures, hearing testimony of Kyiv citizens and reporting on the run up to the two year anniversary of the full scale invasion.Day .Today,...
21  février     16h13
Russia laying groundwork for violent subversion in European countries’ & EU targets nearly 200 entities with sanctions
   All this week, our regular hosts David Knowles, Dominic Nicholls and Francis Dearnley are on the ground in Ukraine, conducting major interviews with senior figures, hearing testimony of Kyiv citizens and reporting on the run up to the two year anniversary of the full scale invasion.Day .Today,...
20  février     17h03
Zelensky says Russia taking advantage’ of Western aid delays & Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine found dead
   All this week, our regular hosts David Knowles, Dominic Nicholls and Francis Dearnley are on the ground in Ukraine, conducting major interviews with senior figures, hearing testimony of Kyiv citizens and reporting on the run up to the two year anniversary of the full scale invasion.Day .Today,...
19  février     17h27
Russia takes control in Avdiivka & Navalny’s body hidden from relatives’
   All this week, our regular hosts David Knowles, Dominic Nicholls and Francis Dearnley are on the ground in Ukraine, conducting major interviews with senior figures, hearing testimony of Kyiv citizens and reporting on the run up to the two year anniversary of the full scale invasion.Day .Today,...
18  février     12h30
Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on his recent trip to Ukraine and the role of forgiveness in a time of war
   The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is the spiritual leader of the Anglican church. Recently he visited Kyiv, spending several days in Ukraine meeting chaplains, religious leaders and civilians impacted by the war.In this bonus episode of Ukraine: The Latest, host David Knowles speaks to...
17  février     12h30
Putin can still be crushed’: Russia’s brutal invasion two years on Live from the US Embassy
   In this special edition of The Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest podcast, the team appeared on stage at the US Embassy in London for a live recording.Jane Hartley, America’s ambassador to the UK opened the event, saying: The United States and our allies continue to have one goal in mind: to see that...
16  février     16h49
Alexei Navalny ’murdered’ in prison & the Kremlin’s occupation playbook in Ukraine
   Day .Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, discuss the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and interview Karolina Hird from the ISW on the Kremlin’s ’occupation playbook’ in Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . DJKnowles on Twitter.Dominic...
15  février     16h29
Fighting in Avdiikva is ’hell’, says Ukraine military & how Kyiv is trying to fix its manpower problem
   Day .Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, discuss the ongoing battle for Avdiivka and discuss the issue at the forefront of Ukrainian society and politics for weeks now: mobilisation.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . DJKnowles on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls ...
14  février     16h21
Ukraine sinks Russian Black Sea warship & the destruction of Mariupol laid bare
   Day .Today, we bring you the news of the sinking of another warship from Russia’s Black Sea fleet and we discuss a powerful new report from Human Rights Watch on the Russian assault on Mariupol.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . DJKnowles on Twitter.Francis Dearnley ...
13  février     16h46
Russia uses Zircon hypersonic missile for first time’ & US Senate passes Ukraine aid package
   Day .Today, we Russia bring you the latest news from Ukraine as Russia strikes Dnipro and kills civilians across the country. Over the Atlantic, the US Senate passes an Ukraine aid package plagued by delays. Plus, we interview Christopher Miller, the FT’s Ukraine Correspondent on Zelensky’s...
12  février     17h46
Ukraine sends in fresh forces to Avdiivka, Donald Trump attacks NATO & translating ’20 Days in Mariupol’
   Day .Today, Ukraine reinforces its army in Avdiivka as Russian forces push into the city and we discuss the war of words between Donald Trump and NATO leaders. Plus, we interview Tetyana Denford who worked on the translation for the Oscar nominated film Days in Mariupol’. Contributors:David...
10  février     12h30
Putin has become a caricature of himself’: Understanding Russia with Mark Galeotti
   Dr Mark Galeotti is a leading expert on Russian history and security. He runs the influential and fascinating podcast and blog In Moscow’s Shadows and is the Director of the consultancy firm Mayak Intelligence and also an Honorary Professor at UCL School of Slavonic East European Studies and a...
09  février     15h33
Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s top general & Putin’s ’bizarre’ interview with Tucker Carlson
   Day .Today, we analyse the replacement of the Ukrainian commander in chief Valerii Zaluzhny with Oleksandr Syrsky, look in detail at their records, experience and views on the challenges ahead, and we also dissect Vladimir Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson. Contributors:David Knowles Head...
08  février     16h17
Russian forces storm critical’ town in east Ukraine & US Republicans block aid to Ukraine
   Day .Today, we discuss the latest news from Ukraine as Russian units attempt to storm the eastern town of Avdiivka. In the US, aid for Ukraine has faltered on Capitol Hill and in Russia, a potential anti war presidential candidate has been barred from standing against Putin. Contributors:David...
07  février     16h31
Zelensky vows to ’retaliate’ after ’massive’ air strike on Ukraine & leaked intelligence suggests Russia paying billions for Iranian drones
   Day .Today, we discuss the latest news as Russia conducts a series of massive missile strikes across the country, the UN nuclear chief arrives at Russian occupied nuclear power plant, and a leaked document shows how Russia is paying Iran billions of dollars for drones.Contributors:David Knowles ...
06  février     15h36
Russian spies found working in Ukraine secret service & US funding for Kyiv in limbo as Republicans move against aid bill
   Day .Today, we discuss how the shell shortage continues to impact Ukrainian troops and analyse updates from Washington as Donald Trump urges Republicans to reject the border and Ukraine aid bill.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . DJKnowles on Twitter.Francis Dearnley ...
05  février     16h48
Zelensky says reset’ of top brass is incoming & Latvia boosts defence in face of Russian aggression
   Day . Today, Zelensky says he is considering a reset to replace several senior officials amid rumours he plans to fire the head of Ukraine’s army. Plus, Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin runs into problems with his presidential bid and Sophia Yan interviews Latvian Foreign Minister as the...
03  février     09h56
Russians could destroy my home, but they will not destroy my future’: Interview with a Ukrainian student in the US
   Today, we’re publishing one of the last interviews conducted by David on our US trip back in September . Listeners may remember David hosted a panel discussion at Georgetown University, which we later shared as a special, two part episode. After that recording several of the students stayed to...
02  février     17h17
Russian drone attack leaves 40,000 without power, Ukraine battles sportswashing & seizing Russian assets with Lord Ricketts
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest updates from across Ukraine, discuss the state of Ukrainian sport with British Ukrainian sports journalist Andrew Todos and Dom Nicholls interviews Lord Ricketts on a new report examining the long term impact of Russia’s invasion for UK EU relations...
01  février     16h39
Ukrainian drone swarm sinks Russian missile ship & 50bn EU aid package unlocked after Viktor Orban drops veto
   Day . Today, we bring you the latest updates from across Ukraine, including a series of devastating attacks on Russian military capabilities in Crimea, and discuss the momentous news from the EU of a deal to send over billion worth of aid to Ukraine. But is it enough Contributors:Dominic...
31  janvier     16h35
New counter-offensive coming in spring, says Kyiv spy chief & Ukraine hits more Russian oil refineries
   Day . Today, we discuss the state of Ukrainian politics after days of speculation on the future of General Valerii Zaluzhny and discuss Putin’s NATO strategy.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . DJKnowles on Twitter.Hamish De Bretton Gordon Former Tank Commander ...
30  janvier     16h17
Putin forms new Africa mercenary group with same name as Nazis & Ukraine ’downs Russian Su-34 fighter jet’
   Day . Today, we bring you latest updates from across Ukraine, discuss conflicting accounts from Kyiv as apparent tensions between Volodymyr Zelensky and General Valerii Zaluzhny resurface and we look in more detail at Russia’s war time economy. Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio...
29  janvier     16h19
Ukraine strikes another oil refinery north of Moscow & MEP ’exposed’ as Russian spy
   Day . Today, we bring you latest updates from across Ukraine, the latest diplomatic and political updates around the world, and include a deeper look at the tensions between Victor Orban’s Hungary and the European Union.Contributors:David Knowles Head of Audio Development . DJKnowles on...