Ukraine: The Latest

Day 1,719.

Today, after the ‘peace talks’ in Abu Dhabi inevitably end without a breakthrough, with the head of Putin’s delegation saying, in the true spirit of a serious negotiator, that Russia will capture “every inch of land one way or another,” Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff try to keep up the pretence of diplomatic momentum by heading to Moscow. "We see some openings and opportunities," says Mr Kushner, although whether he was talking about peace or future business deals it’s hard to tell. President Zelensky accuses Elon Musk of slowing down Starshield again and “helping the Russians kill more Ukrainians.” And Russia loses two helicopters, a frigate, and a senior officer to another car bomb.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

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Watch our Q&A from The War Room (UTL+ Members):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgGiyw1taEk&t=267s

Listen to our analysis of the talks in Abu Dhabi:

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynbu0kc-ehw&t=1268s

On Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi-end-without-breakthrough/id1612424182?i=1000801270353

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BDaF4XeoIAsIlJn1a4ZtD

Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine (The Wall Street Journal):

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-u-s-peace-business-ties-4db9b290

Tsikhanouskaya says Belarus must be included in Russia-Ukraine peace talks (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/spain-resumes-russian-lng-purchases-ahead-of-key-deadline-new-report-reveals/

Listen to our report about the Irish Aughinish steel plant:

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/0mimSeae4Nw

On Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/trump-tells-putin-to-make-a-deal-at-g7-revenge/id1612424182?i=1000772992491

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XXCl4A8oZ871GwjvdXowY

FAQ: What to Know About Ireland’s Probe Into Our Reporting on Its Alumina Exports to Russia (OCCRP & The Irish Times):

https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/faq-what-to-know-about-irelands-probe-into-our-reporting-on-its-alumina-exports-to-russia

How we got here: 5 years of the Kyiv Independent:

https://kyivindependent.com/5-years-of-the-kyiv-independent/

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Day 1,718.

Today, as the talks in Abu Dhabi wrap up after a second session that lasted just 2 hours, US negotiators Kushner and Witkoff take off to Moscow. Meanwhile Russia continues its deadly attacks on Ukraine, Kyiv residents face water cuts and power outages for over 15 hours, and two missiles enter the Moldovan airspace. We catch up with James Kilner for on the latest cucumber index and we hear what it’s like to be inside the negotiating room facing the Russian delegation.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist)

James Kilner (Russia Analyst)

With thanks to Oleksandr Bevz, Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, who attended several of the prior peace talks.

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Ukraine rejects Trump’s new plan for shared territory (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/10/trump-envoys-join-russia-and-ukraine-for-fresh-peace-talks/

Kyiv hit by water shortages as Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/e7697dda-888a-407e-82b1-f2bfc0b9f8ed?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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Day 1,717.

Today, as Ukrainian, Russian, and US delegations began trilateral peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi after a nine-month pause, we ask if anything meaningful – other than a possible prisoner swap – can be achieved and what the prospects may be for a leaders summit in the next few months. Meanwhile, Germany gets tough with the EU and threatens to block next year’s budget unless there’s much more cash for Ukraine, and we report back on the Telegraph’s defence event last night where an audience tried to outsmart Russia – and discovered an unexpected visitor from Moscow’s embassy in the audience.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

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Pro-Putin spy nuns infiltrating Sweden (James Rothwell in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/18/pro-putin-spy-nuns-infiltrating-sweden/

US demands a seat for Europe at Ukraine peace talks (POLITICO):

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-us-demands-europe-joins-next-negotiations/

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Day 1,716.

Today, as a data leak from inside Russia confirms the staggering scale of Russian losses in Putin’s so-called ‘special military operation’, we examine the figures as another extraordinary milestone emerges from the battlefield: this weekend saw Moscow’s bloodiest day of the entire war. Then, following his recent conversation with Putin, we hear from Norway’s prime minister about whether the Russian president is genuinely prepared to negotiate. And, ahead of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi, we’re joined by Ukraine’s former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to Dmytro Kuleba, former foreign minister of Ukraine.

Producer: Rachel Porter

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Trump: Ukraine will have ‘different shape’ after war (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/09/trump-says-ukraine-will-have-different-shape-after-war/

Russian data leak reveals death toll in Ukraine (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/08/russian-data-leak-reveals-death-toll-in-ukraine/

Putin’s frame of mind, according to the last European leader to speak to him (The Telegraph’s interview with Jonas Gahr Støre)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/09/putins-frame-of-mind-interview/

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Day 1,713.

Today, a photo shared exclusively with Ukraine: The Latest suggests this week’s Russian strike on an aid centre, which has now killed 53 people, was deliberate and targeted. Meanwhile, President Trump meets with – in his words – “the head person of Russia” to discuss a peace deal which he says “could involve all of Europe”. Then, Brussels calls on Kyiv to speed up its rule of law reforms in order to become an EU member. And finally, we examine Russia’s gradual return to world sport, and how Moscow uses sports as an extension of state power.

Contributors:

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist).

With thanks to Bruce Berglund, historian and author of The Moscow Playbook: How Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power.

Producer: Rachel Porter

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Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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EU tells Ukraine to speed up reforms, sets out more cautious path for accession (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-accession-path-eu-membership-wobbles-european-commission-brussels-caution/

Putin appoints child abduction suspect as human rights chief (The Times)

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/putin-appoints-child-abduction-suspect-human-rights-chief-53p9cxk2v

Adélie’s latest interview with Katerina Mathernova, EU Ambassador to Ukraine:

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/yoxX7vdK8Es

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/elon-musk-turns-on-ukraine-by-limiting-starlink/id1612424182?i=1000796346442

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KV3sI451O5yknphWqVJ7j?si=1595b2b8a4564fb3

Francis Farrel’s interview about the events in Kyiv earlier this week:

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/oyhudPWo_G8

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukrainians-clash-with-riot-police-over-mobilisation/id1612424182?i=1000799644454

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZjlgkfJ7XKchSuq7f8hE4?si=98a1ac6f22784d38

Journalist Szabolcs Panyi, recipient of the Journalist of the Year 2026 Magnitsky Award for his investigations into Orban’s ties to Moscow

https://www.magnitskyawards.com/bios/szabolcs-panyi/

Bruce Berglund’s book, The Moscow Playbook: How Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power

https://www.bruceberglund.net/books

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Day 1,712.

Today, as Ukraine’s attacks against Russian oil refineries – and Wildberries – spark huge blazes, the death toll continues to rise on the deadly strikes in Zaporizhzhia, while citizens of Kyiv found themselves without water for over 24 hours. Then we bring you the latest mood music around peace negotiations, as a growing number of European officials believe that Putin is ready to negotiate. Then we talk about the important role that shotguns play in bringing down drones, and how tank warfare is still being seen on the battlefield.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X.

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Former tank commander and chemical weapons expert). @HamishDBG on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

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‘Tank Command: How the Tank Changed the Face of Battle’ by Hamish de Bretton-Gordon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tank-Command-Changed-Face-Battle/dp/1035437619

Watch Hamish's full dispatch on taking down drones with a shotfun:

https://youtu.be/8FtXkA2z0ng

Ukraine’s new, lethal combined tank-and-drone tactics are pushing Putin back (Hamish de Bretton-Gordon for The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/02/ukraine-war-tank-drone-combined-arms-putin-russia-defeat/

Putin’s diesel delivery to the US veers off course (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/11/05/putin-diesel-delivery-to-us-veers-off-course/

Russia deepened Iran support with missile launcher deal (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/19ec7782-9f22-4101-ba55-da88860310bc?syn-25a6b1a6=1

How Kyiv cracked Russia’s kill zone and got its tanks back in the fight (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/03/how-ukraine-cracked-russias-kill-zone/?recomm_id=096fef1f-0b4d-4dfe-873e-2e27cc639ad7

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Day 1,711.

Today, as President Trump is given a drubbing by the Democrats in the midterms, we ask what the result means and the opportunities it affords for Ukraine and Europe. Meanwhile, first lady Melania Trump prepares to host Russian and Ukrainian delegates at the White House ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week. Then, we turn to Ukraine, where deadly Russian raids continue, Moscow’s economy shows fresh signs of strain, and international pushback gathers pace against the participation of Russian athletes in international competition.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

With thanks to Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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Ukrainian children ‘forced’ to study Russian GCSE (Poppy Wood and Francis Dearnley for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/19/ukrainian-children-forced-study-russian-gcse-in-uk/

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Day 1,710.

Today, as Russian carnage leaves dead and injured across Ukraine, including at an aid distribution site and a medical facility, Steve Witkoff says trilateral peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. will be held a week today in Abu Dhabi. We hear directly from Kyiv after disturbing scenes last night when violence broke out at a facility housing people forcibly drafted into the Ukrainian military. As voting continues in the US midterm elections, we catch up with one former State Department official about the likely consequences of the vote, and hear about tensions between the White House and the so-called ‘deep state’.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Francis Farrell of the Kyiv Independent and Eliot Cohen, contributing writer at The Atlantic and former counselor to the head of the US State Department.

Producer: Phil Atkins

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Protesters, National Guard hold tense standoff over detainment of service members, draftees (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/confrontation-involving-national-guard-soldiers-unfolds-near-kyiv-police-deny-hostage-reports/

Francis Farrell’s thread on X about the National Guard incident:

https://x.com/francisjfarrell/status/2117415987251380273?s=46

Eliot A Cohen’s book, ‘The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics’:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strategist-How-Think-About-Politics/dp/0691269440

‘Desert Rats’ soldiers to train for peace in Ukraine (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11/03/ukraine-war-british-uk-army-soldiers-desert-rats/

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Day 1,709.

Today, after nearly 800 people make it back to Ukraine having endured years of Russian occupation in Oleshky, President Zelensky thanked First Lady Melania Trump for her efforts, and then sent a message of a different sort to her husband the president, by bombing three Russian oil refineries over the weekend; an act that had the Kremlin complaining to the US President that he’d been ‘disobeyed’. We report on possibly a hack against the Ukrainian emergency air alert app, followed almost immediately by a similar system being hit in Russia. Later, we hear directly from Kyiv from the commander of the only expat-manned air defence unit in the Ukrainian armed forces.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Connor Stringer (Chief Washington Correspondent). @connorstringer on X.

With thanks to the International Volunteer Air Defence Project, to Dr Jade McGlynn and to Antonia Langford.

Producer: Rachel Porter

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Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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Ukraine never agreed to pause strikes on Russian refineries, sources confirm (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-never-agreed-to-pause-strikes-on-russian-refineries-sources-confirm/

Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Russian system targeted hours later (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-air-raid-alert-system-hacked-air-force-says-as-false-nuclear-chemical-warnings-sound/

Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/pentagon-tells-europeans-cool-their-rhetoric-russia-sources-say-2026-10-30/

How Russian military used Oleshky ceasefire to bring in troops, hardware and supplies (Sky News)

https://youtu.be/O1QLJGc-MXU?si=3NMlDZPxaEljrLdm

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Day 1,706.

As the first buses evacuate residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Dr Jade McGlynn puts us on the ground with reports from local sources. During a brief local ceasefire, brokered by US first lady Melania Trump, she tells us about residents’ mistrust of the process and fear of Russian authorities, to the point that some may prefer to stay in the starved city. In Russia’s Samara oblast, a Ukrainian strike transforms an oil refinery into an apocalyptic landscape, amid reports that Kyiv defied President Trump’s energy truce. Finally, we discuss Washington’s latest plans to ease sanctions on Moscow and the closure of the last independent Russian newspaper, Novaya Gazeta.

Contributors:

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Jade McGlynn (Senior Research Fellow, King’s College London). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist).

Producer: Rachel Porter

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Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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Listen to Adélie’s interview with the mother of a Ukrainian child adopted by Putin ally

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/nato-and-russia-edge-closer-to-standoff-exclusive/id1612424182?i=1000728072996

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5qaTQOZyq5jVUK1B2U7Cqh?si=bL1xPwIMT_CbT1xUlTPd8g

Residents leave devastated Russian-occupied Oleshky as evacuation corridor opens (BBC)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c60me298k1yeo

Melania’s ceasefire is cover for major offensive, say Ukrainian soldiers (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/30/melania-trump-pope-ceasefire-oleshky-southern-ukraine/

Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Refinery, Ending Pause and Defying Trump (Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukraine-hits-russian-oil-refinery-ending-a-pause-and-defying-trump-be68eeff?mod=hp_lead_pos2

South Korean ‘tilt’ towards Russia alarms European allies (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/91f45684-1e10-4aa1-b1d5-019fc41ff1c5

EU governments helpless as energy prices soar to four-year highs (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-energy-prices-fossil-fuels-gas-middle-east-four-year-high/

Ukrainian composer Lubomyr Melnyk

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7KVIfxOuAwtuVaWejKmKuA

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Day 1,705.

Today, as civilians prepare to leave occupied Oleshky while the ceasefire holds, we ask whether all is as it seems, with reports suggesting Putin approached Melania Trump to help broker the ceasefire. Meanwhile, as Moscow hosts representatives from 48 African countries, we hear Putin describe Elon Musk as “a genius”. Plus, Britain’s former Defence Secretary, now in charge of the nation’s finances, announces fresh support for Ukraine. But does it go far enough? Then, later, we shine a spotlight on one extraordinary volunteer.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Lilian Fawcett (Telegraph Journalist and Senior Producer on Ukraine: The Latest). @LilianFawcett on X.

With thanks to Peter and his family, as well as photographer William Jones-Warner (www.williamjoneswarner.com).

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan and Tom Steed

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Exclusive: Putin 'wanted very much' for Melania Trump to broker Oleshky ceasefire, first lady adviser says (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-putin-wanted-very-much-for-melania-trump-to-broker-oleshky-ceasefire-first-lady-adviser-says/

Volodymyr Zelenskyy opens door to security guarantees for Russia (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/8ec7d6f2-403a-4f80-89fc-5ed5e75fed63?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Russia turns to Arctic WW2 route to export grain (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/russia-turns-arctic-ww2-route-export-grain-2026-10-28/

Putin hails Musk as ‘real genius’ after Starlink slowdown (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/29/putin-hails-musk-real-genius-starlink-slowdown/

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Day 1,704.

Today, as the ceasefire in occupied Oleshky is extended across the wider region, we discuss disturbing reports that Ukrainian civilians evacuating the town may be taken to Russia. Then, we bring you reports of a row between the Ukrainian delegation and Donald Trump’s envoys when the latter tabled a peace plan that would see Russian oil and gas flow through Ukrainian pipelines. Later, we bring you the next of our regular deep drives into Russian politics and the economy, and details of the conversation between Putin and the leaders of Norway and Finland. Finally, we hear about a visit of Ukrainian drones companies showcasing their abilities here in Britain as the government warns of the possibility of war with Moscow.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.

Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

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Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

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Ukrainian refugees will be sent to Russia under Melania Trump’s ceasefire (Joe Barnes, Antonia Langford and Emily Smith for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/10/27/melania-trump-ceasefire-ukrainians-russia/

Derrière le revirement de Donald Trump en faveur de la Russie, les promesses d’affaires juteuses de Kirill Dmitriev, l’habile VRP de Vladimir Poutine (Le Monde, in French):

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/10/27/derriere-le-revirement-de-donald-trump-en-faveur-de-la-russie-les-promesses-d-affaires-juteuses-de-kirill-dmitriev-l-habile-vrp-de-vladimir-poutine_6801086_3210.html

Washington discusses Russian deals for US oil majors in Ukraine peace talks (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/d703aaae-f607-4b30-9830-ac2a25472d44?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Fabian Hoffmann’s post on X:

https://x.com/FRHoffmann1/status/2115004747736383861?a=gbidbOnqXHOkn-Y5_HI&s=20

My pregnancy triggered an autoimmune disease that left me needing major surgery (Danielle Sheridan in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/parenting/pregnancy/pregnancy-triggered-graves-disease-thyroid/

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Day 1,703.

Today, as the ceasefire in occupied Oleshky – brokered by Melania Trump and the Pope – seems to be holding, we report how the Kremlin is already looking to exploit the rare outbreak of genuine humanitarian news. Europe deploys the Trump-whisperer Alexander Stubb to speak to Putin ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, the UN accuses Russia of war crimes and US vice president JD Vance rails against ‘tin pot dictators’ forcing up gas prices in America. And later, Adelie looks at one unexplored consequence of the war on Ukrainian children: the thousands of Ukrainian teenagers that are growing up in Europe…alone.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to Gabriella Jozwiak (@GabriellaJ on X) and Gabriella Ramirez (@higabyramirez on X). Their story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. For more information, see: https://pulitzercenter.org/

Producer: Phil Atkins

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Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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The Ukrainian children struggling to survive alone in Europe (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/ukrainian-children-struggling-to-survive-alone-in-europe/

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Day 1,702.

Today, as the Kremlin prioritises Putin’s lakeside retreat for additional air defence systems, the impact is felt elsewhere with multiple Ukrainian strikes across the rest of Russia over the weekend, some by new stocks of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles. Then we discuss the latest on the ceasefire agreed for the people of the besieged city of Oleshky and consider whether the White House is taking credit for something brokered by others. Plus, we reveal a new way to support our work and access behind-the-scenes content from us: become a member of the Ukraine: The Latest club.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Lucy Hadlow

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

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New air defense towers have appeared around Putin's residence, their number has exceeded 50 – OSINT analysis (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, in Ukrainian)

https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/news-valdaj-putin-novi-vezhi-ppo/33883907.html

Zelensky’s interview with ABC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWyYHGC0tkA

Ukraine’s Starlink back on after Trump dispute (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/24/ukraines-starlink-back-on-after-trump-dispute/

The Man in the Middle of Trump’s Deeply Conflicted Ukraine Policy (The Atlantic)

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/10/ukraine-russia-trump-john-ratcliffe/689090/

In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/us/politics/in-us-gas-talks-with-kremlin-hidden-financing-for-alaska-project-emerges.html

Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe in his office. His staff broke it (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/10/22/hegseth-wanted-eisenhowers-globe-his-office-his-staff-broke-it/

CBS documentary on Eisenhower: CBS Reports (1964): "D-Day Plus 20 Years - Eisenhower Returns to Normandy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNaxTXfjfXk

Hemingway Knows Nothing by Artur Dron

https://www.jantarpublishing.com/product-page/hemingway-knows-nothing

Hemingway n'y connaît rien (French translation of Artur Dron’s poetry collection Hemingway Knows Nothing)

https://les-editions-bleu-et-jaune.sumupstore.com/product/hemingway-ny-connait-rien

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Day 1,699.

Today, we start with a breaking story: First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a localised ceasefire in the city of Oleshky, the White House says, after weeks of humanitarian emergency in the occupied city. Then, we continue to untangle the big story of this week: Starlink. Who cut it, and why? Has it been restored? In Brussels, European leaders are being auditioned for a brand new role: Europe’s new negotiator to Russia, as Germany says the country is targeted by an intensive espionage campaign. And finally, we go to Warsaw for the premiere of a brand new opera: The Mothers of Kherson.

Contributors:

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to the creators of ‘The Mothers of Kherson’. The recording of the opera will be available on arte.tv for two weeks starting November 24 in Germany, France, Poland, and Ukraine.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Lucy Hadlow

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Russia's methodical use of starvation in Oleshky (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/russias-methodical-use-of-starvation-in-oleshky-2/

Kyiv denies reports that Trump, Musk have restored Starlink speeds in Ukraine (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-denies-reports-that-trump-musk-have-restored-starlink-speeds-in-ukraine/

The healthiest foods to stockpile for an apocalypse (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/diet/nutrition/healthiest-foods-to-stockpile-for-an-apocalypse/

Ukraine to buy military supplies via Nato agency (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/991ac37c-289b-40e5-b2e6-220ee2aebe5d?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Our interview with Czech president Petr Pavel, from earlier this summer:

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/9Vw290vlifU

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/make-them-yourself-trump-unlocks-patriot-missile-blueprints/id1612424182?i=1000776015561

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ulg9DLpc21t0YQDNJTrcD?si=77cf7439b0c345e0

Tickets for 'The Mothers of Kherson' opera in Warsaw:

https://teatrwielki.pl/en/calendar/2026-2027/matki-chersonia

Watch ‘The Mothers of Kherson’ on Arte, available for two weeks from October 24th:

https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/134660-000-A/the-mothers-of-kherson/

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Day 1,698.

Today, as Russia’s ‘humanitarian’ ballistic missiles land in Kyiv, diplomatic efforts continue to try to get a trilateral meeting between Zelensky, Putin and Trump, with the latter saying "we are closer to peace than ever". And as Ukraine’s General Staff says Russia suffered the highest daily loss since the start of the full-scale invasion, Kyiv also claims to have advanced behind Russian lines around Kupiansk. And we have a Telegraph exclusive that shows how Russia is using civilian fishing trawlers to spy on the UK’s critical undersea cables, with one NATO official telling us: “Some of these ships have never seen a single fish on their deck”.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Gareth Corfield (Transport correspondent). @GazTheJourno on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Natalia Makohon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Buy tickets to War Room, a new interactive event in London:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph-events/the-war-room/

Exclusive: Putin sends fishing trawlers to spy on Britain (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/21/exclusive-putin-sends-fishing-trawlers-to-spy-on-britain/

Exclusive: Putin sends fishing trawlers to spy on Britain (Gareth Corfield for The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/21/exclusive-putin-sends-fishing-trawlers-to-spy-on-britain/

RAF reports mystery drones over Britain (Gareth Corfield and Rozina Sabur for The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/16/raf-mystery-drones-britain/

Zelensky’s ex-aide argues she’s not a Russian spy – but Ukraine should surrender (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/10/17/iuliia-mendel-zelensky-aide-who-wants-ukraine-surrender/

Europe’s dependence on America in space is hard to escape (The Economist):

https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/10/20/europes-dependence-on-america-in-space-is-hard-to-escape

Watch out Brussels and Kyiv, Poland’s conservatives are veering right (Politico):

https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-pis-split-right-wing-parties-2027-election/

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Day 1,697.

Today, Steve Witkoff arrives in Russia to meet Vladimir Putin, after fresh peace talks in Oslo. Trump’s envoy describes the Russian president, extraordinarily, as a “humanitarian”. The Kremlin releases US pensioner Stephen James Hubbard, just in time for the midterms, and says the first tanker included in the Russian diesel deal will leave tomorrow. Elsewhere, the saga over the Starlink switch-off continues, and Nato deploys drones to the Black Sea. Later, Dom and Alex speak to Antonia Langord – usually based in Kyiv – in our London studio.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Natalia Makohon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Tickets for 'The Mothers of Kherson' opera in Warsaw:

https://teatrwielki.pl/en/calendar/2026-2027/matki-chersonia

'Everything was in ruins' — At least 2 killed, 2 injured in Russian drone attack on Kyiv (Kyiv Independent) https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-2-killed-2-injured-in-russian-drone-attack-on-kyiv/

Ukrainians turn on US after Russian strike kills baby in pram (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/21/ukrainians-turn-on-us-russian-strike-kills-baby-pram/

How an Italian journalist is whitewashing Putin’s worst war crime (Nick Squires and Antonia Langford for the Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/18/how-italian-journalist-whitewashing-putins-worst-war-crimes/

She survived the front line, but a Russian missile found her at home (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/20/ukraine-combat-medic-survives-front-line-to-die-near-home/

Antonia’s interview with Robert 'Madyar' Brovdi - Ukraine’s Drone Chief: Putin is Sending 300,000 Troops to the Slaughter | Exclusive

https://youtu.be/xWRn_oltbgY

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Day 1,696.

Today, as President Trump says Putin isn’t “doing much” in Ukraine, we hear how the Russian President has sought to make Trump an offer he can’t refuse: a trilateral meeting with him and President Xi of China to settle all family business. Then we bring you a Telegraph exclusive on how Moscow is buying up holiday homes near NATO bases for nefarious purposes, before an in-depth look at the consequences of Ukraine losing access to the Starlink/Starfield, including for firefighters battling the destruction wrought by Russian missiles and drones.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Sophie O'Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist)

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

With thanks to freelance journalist Tom Watling.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Natalia Makohon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

ENGIn Interview on ‘Ukraine: The Latest’:

https://youtu.be/7FC4cyBmwdE?si=9pG6b70MDh6G4uWN&t=1430

ENGIn Volunteering:

https://www.enginprogram.org/

Russia buys ‘holiday homes’ around Nato bases (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/20/russia-wages-hybrid-war-on-nato-from-holiday-homes/

Putin asks Trump for summit with Xi to decide Ukraine’s fate (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/19/putin-asks-trump-for-summit-with-xi-to-decide-ukraines-fate/

White House blocks transfer of Patriots to Ukraine (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/20/white-house-blocks-transfer-of-patriot-missiles-to-ukraine/

European telecoms groups join forces to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/555bbf91-4c38-43ce-94b6-90f7fc04e82c?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Zelensky appeals to US lawmakers for answers as White House turns on Kyiv (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-appeals-to-us-lawmakers-for-answers-as-white-house-turns-on-kyiv/

New Survey Shows 61% of Ukrainians Oppose Land for Peace Deal (Kyiv Post):

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87527

How Putin devastated the crucial steel plant in Zelensky’s home town (Tom Watling in The Times):

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/steel-plant-zelenskys-hometown-shuts-2w2np677q

A week with the Kyiv firefighters battling Russian drone strikes (Tom Watling in The Times):

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/kyiv-firefighters-drone-danger-cjt36hfdq

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HIGHLIGHTS:

– Russia buys ‘holiday homes’ near NATO bases

– Putin asks Trump for summit with Xi

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Day 1,695.

Today, following the temporary Starlink-Starshield shutdown last week, we reveal how Musk approached President Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the U.S. Ambassador to the EU – following Trump’s last minute executive order to block the bipartisan, Russian sanctions act – warns European companies face "devastating" retaliation from Washington if Brussels moves forward with plans to restrict American tech rivals. Meanwhile, with the so-called “energy ceasefire” a distant memory, we report on the continued attacks by both Russia and Ukraine, including a major strike on an oil terminal in St Petersburg. Finally, we turn to the fundamental questions facing Europe: who will be leading it in a few months' time, and how can pro-Ukraine politicians prepare for the worst case scenarios?

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Tom Steed

Social Producer: Natalia Makohon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

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Buy tickets to War Room, a new interactive event in London:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph-events/the-war-room/

Exclusive: Musk approached Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine (Joe Barnes for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/16/musk-approached-trump-slow-down-starlink-help-ukraine/

US threatens European companies over Starlink restrictions (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/d1e28d93-8574-4a46-946a-b261c401d6fa?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Zelenskyy says Ukraine 'will not prevail’ if U.S. takes Russia's side: Full interview (NBC)

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/zelenskyy-says-ukraine-will-not-prevail-if-u-s-takes-russia-s-side-full-interview-271776837876

Europe’s populist Right has a Russia problem (James Crisp, Joe Barnes, James Rothwell, Henry Samuel and Meike Eijsberg for The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/19/putin-ukraine-dividing-europe-populist-right-le-pen-afd/

EU rushes to sanction Russia in case Le Pen takes power (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/18/eu-rushes-to-sanction-russia-in-case-le-pen-takes-power/

Trump: Zelensky never wanted to end Ukraine war (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/18/rubio-nobody-ordered-starlink-slowdown-in-ukraine/

Latvia calls for visa ban on Russians (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/75a42e7d-1497-4760-bd75-1cbd083fc9a4?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Learn more about ‘Ukraine Focus’:

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Day 1,692.

Today, as President Zelensky arrives for talks with European leaders in Brussels, Russia embodies the geopolitical equivalent of running to teacher to say big boys took their football, by complaining that Ukraine has hit another one of their oil refineries. Donald Trump is accused of betrayal, for the second time this week, but this time from a most unlikely source, and NAFO gets a shout out in the Irish Parliament. And, as we mention football, we end this torrid week with something a bit brighter: a dispatch with Ukraine’s number one football team as they start their Champions League campaign.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Tom Steed (Telegraph Journalist).

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Sign up to the ‘Characters’ newsletter:

https://secure.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/characters

Arthur Gibson, philosopher who rose from poverty to become the cleverest man in Britain (Telegraph Obituary):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/09/18/arthur-gibson-genius-philosopher-who-rose-died-obituary/

Trump: Zelensky is destroying Ukraine (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/16/trump-zelensky-destroying-ukraine-russia-putin-diesel/

Ukraine Finds a New Set of Targets (The Atlantic):

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/10/ukraine-russia-trump-putin-war/689002/

The Defector: A Russian Officer Turned Against His Country and Helped Ukraine Kill Hundreds (Wall Street Journal):

https://www.wsj.com/world/russian-defector-deadly-sabotage-campaign-a95d163c

Netherlands denies visas to 3 Russian athletes, barring them from world championships (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/netherlands-denies-visas-to-3-russian-athletes-barring-them-fro

m-world-championships/?mc_cid=6920a0d80d&mc_eid=08d0680a95

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HIGHLIGHTS:

– Trump: Zelensky is destroying Ukraine

– Starlink restored to Ukrainian troops

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Day 1,691.

Today, as the blame game over who limited Ukraine’s use of Starlink and Starshield reaches fever pitch, we hear Elon Musk’s rebuttal while White House officials point the finger at him. Meanwhile, President Zelensky breaks cover and admits he feels “betrayed” by President Trump. Later, Dom sits down for an exclusive interview with Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, who says Russia is “boiling Europe like a frog”.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

With thanks to Margus Tsahkna, foreign minister of Estonia.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Natalia Makohon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Buy tickets to ‘The War Room’, a new interactive event in London, hosted by Dom:

https://www.squadup.com/events/the-war-room

US floats unfreezing some Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks (Financial TImes)

https://www.ft.com/content/54353d3a-afed-4fec-985a-50f3dfb9be8e?shareType=nongift&syn-25a6b1a6=1

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Zelensky clips credit: Piers Morgan Uncensored

HIGHLIGHTS:

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Day 1,690.

Today, just as President Zelensky arrives in London and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham promises to speed up missile deliveries, the speed of the Starlink service to Ukraine’s troops has mysteriously slowed down. Donald Trump insists the US is still providing intelligence support to Ukraine even as Russian ballistic missiles kill people without warning. Plus, to show in what high regard they hold Mr Trump’s opinion, the Russians continue to observe his apparent energy ceasefire by firing missiles at power plants, causing more civilian deaths and leaving 600,000 in the dark. And later, we have an interview with the EU’s Ambassador to Ukraine who speaks of the tensions between Brussels and Kyiv ahead of an anticipated tough winter.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist).

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks for Katerina Mathernova, EU ambassador to Kyiv.

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

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'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/this-cannot-be-a-coincidence-ukraines-starlink-access-restricted-without-warning-zelensky-adviser-says/

U.S. official: Trump cut deal with Putin after Zelensky ignored his requests (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/2026/10/10/trump-zelensky-putin-diesel-deal-war

Russia’s Rassvet Satellites Could Give Drones Space-Based Control, Former HUR Official Warns (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86955

The awkward truth about Europe’s biggest sabotage attack (James Rothwell and Per Hinrichs for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/14/the-awkward-truth-about-europes-biggest-sabotage-attack/

Adélie’s previous interview with EU Ambassador to Kyiv, Katerina Mathernova, explaining Ukraine’s EU accession talks:

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/A0nW1-Csp_g

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000774369916

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/11K2YjDjkCc7yVJkD1PKMy?si=9dc0ebba02bb47fd

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Day 1,689.

Today, as Moscow continues to strike Ukrainian energy infrastructure despite President Donald Trump's so-called ceasefire, we hear the further fallout from the US President's decision to purchase Russian diesel while – at the same time – Vladimir Putin is openly providing technology to Iran with the aim of killing Americans. We then bring you a new interceptor reportedly capable of shooting down some of the fastest Russian drones, and hear for the first time Kyiv's former Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi defend his record. Lastly, a special dispatch from Francis dedicated to mine-hunting on the Black Sea.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to the servicemen and women of the Royal Navy and Ukrainian Navy.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Buy tickets to ‘War Room’, a new interactive event in London, hosted by Dom:

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Use code UTL20 for 20% off (first 30 users only)

Zelensky: Russia has hit six energy sites since Trump ‘ceasefire’ (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/13/russia-hits-six-energy-sites-since-trump-ceasefire-zelensky/

Russia's offensive ability is broken, Kyiv's former top general tells BBC (BBC):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9y7lgg2vdggo

Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles (The Telegraph):

https://www.ft.com/content/6cf367bc-95b0-4f1f-b149-a25684adefc3?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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HIGHLIGHTS:

– Putin answers Trump’s ceasefire call with missile barrage

– Francis joins mine-hunting mission with Ukrainian navy

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Day 1,688.

Today, after a weekend that has surely seen America’s global moral authority fundamentally weakened, we try to make sense of the dizzying news reports and developments in the war. President Zelensky called Donald Trump’s extraordinary decision to buy fuel from Russia “weak” which, coming after he failed to secure the Nobel Peace prize – again – Mr Trump took in a typically gracious and statesmanlike manner. Then, despite claims from the US President that he’d brokered an energy ceasefire, neither side took any notice. We try to work out what it all means, and whether all that has actually been achieved this weekend is that US taxpayers' dollars will now go directly to kill Ukrainian civilians.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Russia attacks Ukrainian power plant hours after Trump ‘ceasefire’ (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/11/donald-trump-energy-ceasefire-ukraine-russia-zelensky/

Republicans turn on Trump over Putin deal (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/11/trump-facing-backlash-over-putin-deal/

Trump: Zelensky must be ousted (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/10/donald-trump-russia-oil-deal-putin-zelensky-ukraine/

Trump threatens to cut off Ukraine’s weapon supplies (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/12/trump-threatens-to-cut-off-weapons-for-ukraine/

Paul Ronzheimer Interview w. former Kyiv Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JhpyhImRLY

Learn more about the ‘Get Reading Appeal’:

https://bookaid.org/support-us/the-sunday-times-get-ukraine-reading-appeal/

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HIGHLIGHTS:

– Trump: Zelensky must be ousted

– Russia attacks Ukrainian power plant hours after ‘energy ceasefire’

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Day 1,685.

Today, as reports emerge of a possible Ukrainian advance in the Donbas with some Russians saying they are ‘doomed’, Dom asks: is this Vivaldi’s fourth season? Russia continues its campaign of state terrorism with a drone strike on a kindergarten and we report powerful testimony from inside the besieged and occupied town of Oleshky. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration is said to be trying to negotiate a deal with Russia to reopen the Nord Stream pipeline, just as a Ukrainian delegation arrives in Florida to try to negotiate a deal to end the war. And later, Adelie speaks to a human rights lawyer about recent reports of children from territories occupied since 2022 being drafted into the Russian army.

Image: Ukrainian service members cross a river outside the city of Sievierodonetsk in 2022.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Mykola Bielieskov (Research Fellow at Ukraine’s National Institute for Strategic Studies). @MBielieskov on X.

With thanks to Kateryna Rashevska.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Tom Steed and Sophie O'Sullivan

Social Producer: Natalia Makohon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Buy tickets to ‘War Room’, a new interactive event in London, hosted by Dom:

https://www.squadup.com/events/the-war-room

Use code UTL20 for 20% off (first 30 users only)

If you’re interested in sponsoring Dom’s upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.uk

Regional Center for Human Rights:

https://rchr.org.ua/en/

EMAIL US:

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HIGHLIGHTS:

– Ukrainian troops ‘cross river’ as Donbas advance continues

– Russia drafts children from occupied territories into army

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Day 1,684.

Today, Russia continues its war against civilians in Ukraine, killing 33 in a single strike on a Kramatorsk bus stop. UKraine hits deep in Russia, targeting at least one oil refinery and a data centre, and as Moldova says it will install bomb shelters at border crossings following repeated Russian attacks, the UK has sanctioned its 645th shadow fleet vessel. And later, we answer your questions about the technical and tactical side of the war with the help of an expert on weapons technology.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

With thanks to RAND engineer Michael Bohnert, @mbohnert on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Russian strike on Ukrainian buses kills 33 (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/08/russian-strike-on-ukrainian-buses-kills-33/

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HIGHLIGHTS:

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Day 1,683.

Today, as Putin marks his 74th birthday, Ukraine is hit by deadly attacks exposing Europe’s vulnerability to ballistic missiles and drones. We hear of one proposal being debated in London, before turning to an extraordinary development in Germany: the arrest of the country’s former spy chief on treason charges. Plus, Ukrainian naval drones reportedly strike a tanker near the Russia port city of Sochi, setting it ablaze. Then, updates from our Russia analyst James Kilner: post-election tax raids, growing fears of mobilisation, and the latest of the alleged plague outbreak that prompted several countries to adopt precautionary measures.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Dom’s Panel, ‘Bytes, bots or bayonets: Is Britain ready for the future of warfare?’:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKIdJcsXiqs&t=2977s&pp=0gcJCTUMAYcqIYzv

Kim Jong-un wishes ‘dearest friend’ Putin a happy birthday (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/07/kim-jong-un-vladimir-putin-happy-birthday/

Journalist Evan Gershkovich: ‘Being jailed in Russia was pure fear’ (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/07/journalist-evan-gershkovich-putin-russia-prison/

MI6 fears German spy chief leaked British secrets (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/06/mi6-fears-german-spy-chief-leaked-british-secrets/

Golden naked Trump statue unveiled at European Parliament (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/07/golden-naked-donald-trump-statue-european-parliament/

EMAIL US:

Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.

HIGHLIGHTS:

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Day 1,682.

Today, as Ukraine continues to be battered with strikes from the evasive jet-powered drones, Kyiv installs AI-powered machine gun turrets to protect its bridges. Ukraine sends a swarm of drones to Moscow overnight, setting fire to the capital’s largest oil facility. We explore the tactical importance of balloons and report on the pro-Russian new government in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Finally, Adélie speaks with Odile Renaud-Basso, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and how their financial support contributes to the country’s war effort.

Contributors:

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to Odile Renaud-Basso, president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Russia Tests Balloon Barriers to Snare Ukrainian Drones (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86216

Ukraine doesn’t want charity from the US. It wants a true economic partnership (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/31/ukraine-doesnt-want-charity-us-wants-economic-partnership/

Fuel from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/06/oil-tankers-south-korea-russia-ukraine-war

Russian drones sank Turkish cargo ship in Black Sea, says Zelensky (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/05/russian-drones-sank-turkish-cargo-ship-black-sea-zelensky/

To find out more about the EBRD:

Ebrd.com

https://www.ebrd.com/home/news-and-events/news/2026/ebrd-president-reaffirms-steadfast-support-for-ukraine-on-sevent.html

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Day 1,681.

Today, after a weekend that saw Kyiv’s key bridges hit by Russian drones in broad daylight – as Frederich Merz was actually visiting the Ukrainian capital, we hear the German chancellor’s defiant response. We discuss the death of a lab worker in Siberia, possibly of plague, sparking concern of an outbreak. Then we dive deeper into the tactics that allowed Ukraine to advance on the battlefield this year, and see Tucker Carlson being taken to task by former British MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, on his views on Ukraine and World War Two.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist).

Verity Bowman (Foreign and Global Health Security Reporter). @VerityBowman on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest

CONTENT REFERENCED:

U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/politics/kushner-witkoff-russia-oil-deal.html?searchResultPosition=2

Interview with journalists from the Kyiv Independent:

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/m_ILe1GrwPs?si=II1vUNv7rS1Qdy5Q&t=545

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000792423839

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YW7fcsWSEtcSXZ4JcER2W?si=Q8pYx3SuTQSwF7d_lANkTg

Sophie’s interview with Annie Jacobsen, on her book about biological warfare:

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/sAp28EQy1hY?si=YzmVBjcqnaXUAWm7&t=1371

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000787457741

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0e63alt0a7dxCHuLA81Sm4?si=sX59IhVlRiemfd2g9LabKQ

Francis’s tour of the Berlin Ukraine Museum:

https://youtu.be/5W9yy8Z-Qa0?si=xLFIpuTqqgyiZv46&t=848

Learn more about the Ukraine Museum in Berlin:

https://www.berlinstory.de/ukraine-museum/

Tucker Carlson debates Jacob-Rees Mogg:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDwKfFV8eCU&t=2842s

Jacob Rees-Mogg on The Daily T:

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEBMM-cdqLc

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6cnkk1J0I1UqtxTYVUL4Fe?si=799b9bcaa9e64177

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-daily-t/id1489612924?i=1000793278894

How Kyiv cracked Russia’s kill zone and got its tanks back in the fight (Verity Bowman for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/03/how-ukraine-cracked-russias-kill-zone/

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Day 1,678.

Today, Ukraine successfully uses its FP-7 ballistic missile for the first time, though they won’t disclose on what or where. Meanwhile, reports point to Russia's sinister plans for the winter which include isolating Ukraine’s main largest cities from the power grid. Russia has vowed to use ‘all the weapons at its disposal’ in case of a war against Nato. We bring you a Telegraph scoop on the Russian biker who masterminded the Leipzig drone incident, plus exclusive footage from a former Ukrainian drone pilot.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Jade McGlynn (Senior research fellow, King’s College London). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.

With thanks to Dimko Zhluktenko, from the 413th Regiment of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (@dim0kq on X).

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Tom Steed

Social Producer: Natalia Makohon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/c2ad4cd1-a08a-4f55-8d57-fa83dbfa98af?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Exclusive: The Russian biker ‘spy’ behind airport drone attack (The Telegraph and Welt am Sontag): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/02/unmasked-russian-biker-spy-leipzig-airport-drone-attack/

Russia Is Planning Its Most Powerful Blow Yet to Try to Freeze Ukraine (The New York Times):

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/world/europe/russia-ukraine-winter.html

Ukraine Has an F-16 Emergency (Wall Street Journal):

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ukraine-f-16-maintenance-delays-russia-sabena-engineering-85ca626a

Dr Jade McGlynn’s Insights survey of internally displaced persons (Centre for Statecraft and National Security, King's College London):

https://totinsights.org/idp-survey-2026.html

Dimko’s charity Dzyga’s Paw:

https://dzygaspaw.com/

Dimko’s book, Ordinary Guy At War:

https://kovyla.pub/books/ordinary-guy-at-war-a-ukrainians-journey-paperback-29

On the double biopic about Charles de Gaulle wartime actions, Résistance (Part I) and Liberté (Part 2):

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28553375/

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Day 1,677.

Today, on Ukraine’s Day of Defenders, Russia unleashes a new weapon against the country, one specifically designed to hurt civilians as winter approaches. Another school in Kyiv is hit and the British Foreign Office adds 31 more names to its list of sanctioned Russians, along with personal details including a few phone numbers. We gave one of them a ring. Russia seemingly gets the wrong end of the stick and threatens nuclear war over its Kaliningrad enclave. Later, Francis speaks to the director of a Lviv-based institute promoting Ukrainian culture and documenting Russia’s war in the form of folk tales.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist).

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Sasha Dovzhyk, founder of Index: institute for documentation and exchange.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Pentagon excludes key allies from NATO meeting (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/trump-nato-allies-left-out-01100310

Lockheed Martin in ‘Deep’ Overseas Patriot Production Talks as Ukraine Eyes Domestic Output (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/85792

'Apocalypse Baroque: Tales from Ukraine at War' by Sasha Dovzhyk:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Apocalypse-Baroque-Tales-Ukraine-War/dp/1917569319

Victoria Amelina Fellowship Programme 2027 (INDEX):

https://www.index-ukraine.org/en/news/vidkritij-konkurs-na-stipendiyu-imeni-viktoriyi-amelinoyi-2027

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Day 1,676.

Today, amid yet more deadly strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding oblast – and as parts of airspace above Poland are once again shut down – we bring you developments causing deep concern across Europe. President Trump, frustrated by the lack of progress and eager to unlock a path to business, is reportedly considering a deal with the Kremlin that would see the US ease sanctions on Russia in exchange for the release of political prisoners. Then, Francis is joined by journalists from the Kyiv Independent to talk about why Ukrainians feel “betrayed” by Europe.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Francis Farrell, Toma Istomina, and Dominic Culverwell of the Kyiv Independent.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Exclusive: Trump's push for a Ukraine energy truce runs into a Putin problem (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/trumps-push-for-a-ukraine-energy-truce-runs-into-a-putin-problem/

Putin envoy, US officials discussed Ukraine war and energy initiatives, US official says (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/putin-envoy-us-officials-discussed-ukraine-war-energy-initiatives-us-official-2026-09-29/

Trump’s Latest Appeal to Russia Could Outrage Even His Allies (Simon Shuster for The Atlantic)

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/09/trump-russia-putin-ukraine-sanctions/688808/

Frontline Club Event with the Kyiv Independent on 1st October (Francis Dearnley moderating):

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discussion-ukraine-inside-their-war-tickets-2000033706656?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Kyiv Independent Live in London on 2 October:

https://tickets.kyivindependent.com/events/thekyivindependentlive/2281999/r/frontline

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Day 1,675.

Today, after more deadly daytime raids strike Kyiv – with people climbing out the windows of burning buildings – we hear how Poland is changing its rules of engagement regarding drones entering its airspace as the number of incursions continue to rise across Europe. Then we do a deep dive into the future of modern warfare and defence procurement following a new long read by the former Secretary of the US Army and The Telegraph’s exclusive interview with Ukraine’s Drone Chief, Robert ‘Magyar’ Brovdi.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

RAND paper: Tomorrow's Victory and the Army of the Future: Forecasting the Next Steps in Ukraine's Military Evolution

https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2026/09/tomorrows-victory-and-the-army-of-the-future.html?project=&utm_campaign=&utm_content=1789510664&utm_medium=rand_social&utm_source=twitter

Russia attacks scientists in strikes on Kyiv (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/28/russia-attacks-scientists-kyiv-national-academy-fire/

Rewiring the Arsenal of Democracy (Dan Driscoll for Foreign Affairs)

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/rewiring-arsenal-democracy-war-dan-driscoll

Frontline Club Event with the Kyiv Independent on 1st October (Francis Dearnley moderating):

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discussion-ukraine-inside-their-war-tickets-2000033706656?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Kyiv Independent Live in London on 2 October:

https://tickets.kyivindependent.com/events/thekyivindependentlive/2281999/r/frontline

David Knowles’s episode dedicated to Babyn Yar:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/gas-shortages-finally-hit-moscow-as-kyiv-intensifies/id1612424182?i=1000728581605

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Day 1,674.

Today, as Russia’s manufactured humanitarian catastrophe in the occupied town of Oleshky attracts global attention, amid reports civilians are now resorting to eating grass and weeds, the Council of Europe shows the United Nations how to respond. Victor Orban’s year gets even worse, and look who’s back! Mykhailo Fedorov launches his Army of Robots. Later, we have an exclusive interview with the head of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces and pioneer of modern warfare: Robert Brovdi, callsign ‘Magyar’, during which he says he’s supremely relaxed about the prospect of another possible Russian mobilisation, saying, "we are ready to welcome these limitless portions of stewed meat”.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

For the Brovdi interview:

Additional reporting: Kateryna Hatsenko and Oleksiy Muzchyna

Videographer: Edward Matthews

Editor: Josh Bourne

Translation: Natalia Makohon

Producer: Jack Leather

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‘We will turn Putin’s new foot soldiers into stewed meat’ (full written interview with Robert Brovdi, by Antonia Langford for The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/28/we-will-turn-putins-new-foot-soldiers-into-stewed-meat/

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Day 1,671.

Today, as the UN General Assembly in New York winds down, secretary-general Antonio Guterres was all smiles and handshakes for Russia’s foreign minister. Ukraine lets Donald Trump know quite how seriously they take his warnings these days by attacking at least two more oil refineries inside Russia. Meanwhile, the Kremlin shows how seriously it is pursuing peace by dropping high explosive on a medical centre, farm workers and a 14 year old boy. And Britain quietly announces it is cutting the money used to support Ukrainian families that have fled the bloodshed. And later, a dispatch from Francis’s recent trip to Germany where he toured the Ukraine Museum in Berlin.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Enno Lenze, Berlin Ukraine Museum curator.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Russian attacks on Kyiv kill 5, including 14-year-old boy, injure 39 as drone strikes continue into daytime (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-overnight-attack-on-kyiv-sets-fires-damages-buildings/

Ukrainians in UK fear homelessness over host scheme funding cuts (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/24/uk-homes-for-ukraine-funding-cut-homeless

Le Pen welcomes Trump’s G20 invite for Putin (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/le-pen-welcomes-putins-g20-invite/

Le Pen says she won’t leave NATO until Russia’s war in Ukraine ends (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/marine-le-pen-says-she-wont-leave-nato-until-russias-war-in-ukraine-ends/

Hungary's "punishment" for Ukraine: how Magyar aims to humiliate Kyiv and block its EU future (Sergiy Sydorenko for European Pravda)

https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/articles/2026/09/18/7245792/

Learn more about the Ukraine Museum in Berlin:

https://www.berlinstory.de/ukraine-museum/

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Day 1,670.

Today, Washington’s top diplomat says he has invited Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami later this year, even as Moscow continues its brutal assault on Ukrainian civilians – including on a maternity hospital in the capital overnight. Meanwhile, a fire at a Starlink satellite station in Poland was a deliberate act of sabotage, according to Warsaw, as Denmark warns of the rising threat from Russia. We’ll have the latest from the diplomatic wrangling at the UN general assembly, including President Zelensky’s attack on the EU for dropping some Russian sanctions. And later, we turn to your questions.

Contributors:

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphant on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Tom Steed

Social Producer: Natalia Makohon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Listen to Roland speak to Iona Cleave at the UN General Assembly on Iran: The Latest

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/iran-threatens-to-expand-war-to-indian-ocean-and/id1712903296?i=1000791501834

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3yi1uXRLDDLXb3D705zHWa?si=3f73adaea823441a

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmYw4lHgBK4&list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk&index=1

Russian losses in the war with Ukraine. Mediazona count, updated (BBC Russia Service and Mediazona)

https://en.zona.media/article/2026/09/21/casualties_eng-trl

La CIA alerta de un ataque ruso con drones contra España, Francia o Italia (‘CIA warning about Russian drones strikes against Spain, France and Italy’, El Mundo)

https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2026/09/23/6ab411e9fdddff35028b4598.html

Alex’s interview with Grigory Sverdlin, founder of Get Lost

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000790063760

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6cnkk1J0I1UqtxTYVUL4Fe?si=a2c72a1d799a4e47

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcV10QYYU9Y

Join our Community page on YouTube:

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Day 1,669.

Today, the Red Cross says 275,000 people have been registered as missing in connection with Russia’s war against Ukraine. We return to the United Nations in New York, where Presidents Trump and Zelensky met to discuss an energy truce and bringing the war to an end, as UK prime minister Andy Burnham offered his support. Then, we hear the perspectives of some soldiers on the frontlines, and why some long for the days of trench warfare, from reporter Colin Freeman who recently returned from Ukraine.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Colin Freeman (Freelance reporter). @colinfreeman99 on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

David Knowles Fundraiser for KHARPP:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donation-form/fundraiser-for-kharpp-in-memory-of-david-knowles

Frontline Club Event with the Kyiv Independent on 1st October (Francis Dearnley moderating):

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-discussion-ukraine-inside-their-war-tickets-2000033706656?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Kyiv Independent Live in London on 2 October:

https://tickets.kyivindependent.com/events/thekyivindependentlive/2281999/r/frontline

Colin Freeman's Book on the International Legion:

https://amzn.eu/d/0cqiSDDD

Ukraine open to grain truce with Russia, deputy PM says (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-open-to-grain-truce-with-russia-deputy-pm-vsevolod-chentsov-says/

Ukraine veterans yearn for return to trench warfare (Colin Freeman for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/21/ukraine-veterans-yearn-for-days-of-meat-wave-war/

Dom’s interview with Valerie Stobbart, mother of Nathan Stobbart who went missing while fighting for Russia:

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000789807562

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/34xFLINgowRYMKp3AJ9BmX?si=479d9d97182b4251

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53m2ZP3xm6A

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Day 1,668.

Today, Russia wakes up to two new hits on refineries as Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. The two leaders are expected to talk about a potential pause on energy strikes between Ukraine and Russia. Then we discuss the latest and largest sanctions package from the EU, currently at a stalemate, and the new spat between Hungary and Ukraine.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Almost unbelievably, the US is planning to pull large numbers of troops out of Europe (Hamish de Bretton-Gordon for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/21/us-troop-pullout-europe-putin-nato-war-ukraine/

Visits by foreign partners are indeed Kyiv’s fine air defense (INFOGRAPHIC)

https://texty.org.ua/articles/118329/visits-by-foreign-partners-are-indeed-kyivs-fine-air-defense-infographic/

Kremlin-backed forgery scheme moved $6.9bn through global banks (The Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/3848a4ad-1426-4352-ba86-ef1279c4ffd1?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Adélie’s interview with Alexander Browder on how cryptocurrency is financing Russia’s war (from 27:08):

youtube.com/watch?v=r8TQnqmuUMI&feature=youtu.be

The Ukrainian Book Institute appeal to support Ukrainian publishers, following the summer strikes on book markets and warehouses:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mn7HUU_nH3AnZn66zjrdv88Fr12lt1x_/view

Adélie’s interview with Hugh Roberts on translating and publishing Ukrainian War Poetry (from 13:07):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AXCoKZkXMI&feature=youtu.be

Hemingway Knows Nothing, Artur Dron’s latest book:

https://www.jantarpublishing.com/product-page/hemingway-knows-nothing

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Day 1,667.

Today, as Donald Trump says Russia has lost control of its ‘diesel oil industry’ after Moscow suffers the largest air raid in its history, early results from the Russian parliamentary elections show a not very shocking landslide for Putin’s United Russia party. Dom digests the numbers with Russia analyst James Kilner. Ukraine forces Russia to close its beaches and gives more detail about how it has brought surprise back to the battlefield, including by using air drones to drop ground drones behind enemy lines. Plus, there are reports Ukrainian troops have reentered Luhansk oblast, meaning Putin no longer has 100% control of any of the four oblasts he says he’s annexed.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Luxembourg launches investigation after drones temporarily suspend flight operations (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/flights-resume-luxembourg-airport-after-temporary-shutdown-over-drone-activity-2026-09-19/

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Day 1,664.

Today, as Russians start to vote in parliamentary elections for which the only thing transparent is the voting booth, Canada considers taking associate membership of the EU. 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be training in Russia and Ukraine gets bored of finding new targets so hits the same Russian airbase for the second night running. Later, Dr Jade McGlynn of King’s College London on what we know so far about Russia’s so-called elections, as voting begins in a contest all but guaranteed to fall in favour of Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Jade McGlynn (Research fellow, King’s College London). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Lucy Hadlow

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Putin will win Russia’s sham election. Europe is terrified of what comes next (Adrian Blomfield for the Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/18/putin-will-win-sham-election-what-happens-next-terrifies-eu/ 

En Ukraine, les habitants des territoires occupés votent sous la menace aux élections législatives russes (Le Monde)

https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/09/18/en-ukraine-les-habitants-des-territoires-occupes-votent-sous-la-menace-aux-elections-legislatives-russes_6776706_3210.html

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Day 1,663.

Today, we hear reaction to the US Congress approving a bipartisan bill which could see significant sanctions against Russia enshrined into US law, with the potential of 100% tariffs against countries purchasing energy from Moscow. Then we bring you reports of airspace being closed over Poland, and the latest developments of the Ukrainian counteroffensive around Lyman. Later, Francis speaks to one of the UN team documenting Russian forces’ appalling sexual violence against Ukrainians, and leading the push for accountability for these war crimes.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist).

With thanks to Commissioner Vrinda Grover of the UN’s Ukraine Commission of Inquiry.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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The Graham sanctions act is a chance to punish Putin. Here’s what the White House should do next. (Daniel Fried for the Atlantic Council)

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/the-graham-sanctions-act-is-a-chance-to-punish-putin-heres-what-the-white-house-should-do-next/ 

Russians Prepare to Vote in Parliamentary Elections With Little Hope for Change (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000011153874/russia-parliamentary-elections.html 

Summary factsheet of UN Ukraine Inquiry’s main findings on sexual violence:

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/coiukraine/iicoiu-sgbv-may2026-en.pdf  

Call for submissions by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine:

https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/iicihr-ukraine/call-for-submission 

Papers featuring testimony of sexual violence in war:

August ‘23 – https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/A_HRC_52_CRP.4_En%20%28003%29.pdf

March ‘24 – https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/55/66 

October ‘24 – https://docs.un.org/en/A/79/549 

March ‘25 – https://docs.un.org/en/A/HRC/58/67 

Germany to send fighter jets to Latvia during election amid drone threat (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-to-send-fighter-jets-to-latvia-during-election-amid-drone-threat/

Russia stages early voting in occupied Ukraine ahead of national election (Euronews)

https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/09/15/russia-stages-early-voting-in-occupied-ukraine-ahead-of-national-election

Putin weaponizing migration to destabilize Europe, Kyiv says (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/putin-weaponizing-migration-to-destabilize-europe-kyiv-says/

Global hunger is a threat to Britain’s national security, report says (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/global-hunger-is-a-threat-to-britains-national-security/

Russia plans new prison complex in occupied Kherson Oblast among wider prison expansion (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-plans-new-prison-complex-in-occupied-kherson-oblast-among-wider-prison-expansion/

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Day 1,662.

Today, the EU announces a ‘counter-hybrid playbook’ and its own version of NATO’s Article 4 after the worrying increase of hybrid incidents and attacks on Europe. The US indicts four Russian intelligence agents preparing acts of terrorism and assassinations across Europe and the US. Meanwhile, American lawmakers are set to vote on Lindsey Graham’s Russian sanctions bill and President Zelensky claims that Moscow intentionally attacked Moldova. Later, Alex Nichol meets the activist risking everything to smuggle military deserters out of Russia.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

With thanks to Grigory Sverdlin, Russian activist and founder of the Get Lost project.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Get Lost organisation website

https://iditelesom.org/en

Grigory Sverdlin’s book, Warming Point: How I Did Charity Work in Russia and Became an Enemy of the State (in Russian)

https://magaz.global/product/grigorii-sverdlin-punkt-obogreva

Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells CBS News Russia tried to attack his plane with drones twice in recent weeks (CBS)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-zelenskyy-cbs-interview-drones-targeted-plane-twice/

Why Zelenskyy says there’s no ‘win-win’ with Russia | Canadian exclusive (CBC)

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7344745

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Day 1,661.

Today, the Danish Prime Minister condemns the latest ‘reckless action’ by Moscow, after a Russian frigate in the Baltic Sea fired flares at a military helicopter. NATO jets were also in action last night, shooting down a drone over Lithuania. The Ukrainian commander who masterminded the recent counterattack in the Donbas region gives a little more detail about what happened. And in news that will surprise almost no one, Donald Trump’s claim to have got a deal over the line between Kyiv and Moscow about a ceasefire on energy facilities has, just like Russia’s Syzran oil facility last night, gone up in smoke. Later, Dom speaks to the mother of a man missing on the frontline after being forced to fight for Russia.

Contributors: 

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

With thanks to Valerie Stobbart.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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My son moved to Russia for love. Now, he’s missing on the front line (Dom Nicholls and Natalia Makohon for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/15/my-son-moved-russia-love-missing-front-line/ 

Civil servant sacked after asking Telegraph to find son missing in Ukraine (Dom Nicholls for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/15/civil-servant-sacked-telegraph-appeal-son-missing-ukraine/ 

Russian frigate fires flares at Danish military helicopter (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/15/nato-italy-jets-shoot-down-drone-lithuania/ 

Zelensky sanctions press secretary who accused him of using drugs (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/14/volodymyr-zelensky-press-secretary-drugs-ukraine-russia/ 

Putin’s plan to paralyse Ukraine (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/15/putins-plan-paralyse-ukraine/ 

Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin (ProPublica)

https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin 

Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy (New Yorker)

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/09/21/jared-kushners-dollar-diplomacy 

Learn more about the Ukrainian Film Festival in London:

https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-film-festival-2025-through-love-and-loss-2/

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Day 1,660.

Today, after Russia strikes a train near the Ukrainian border with Poland, narrowly missing top European officials including Boris Johnson, we consider whether the attack was deliberate. The officials were attending a major gathering in Kyiv seeking to forge a new way forward – we’ll bring you the highlights. Then we try to get to the bottom of what some are calling ‘Ukraine’s biggest victory this year’ – the reported counterattack around Lyman liberating almost 200 square kilometers of territory. If confirmed, it seemingly exposed lying Russian commanders, Ukrainian formidable operational security, and expectations in the ground war over the coming months.

Contributors: 

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Memphis Barker (senior foreign correspondent). @memphisbarker on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

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World’s First Naval Drone Duel Results In Ukrainian Success (Naval News)

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/09/worlds-first-naval-drone-duel-results-in-ukrainian-success/

Germany floats new Ukraine loan backed by frozen Russian assets (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-ukraine-loan-frozen-russia-assets/ 

EU fails to agree Russia sanctions rollover with one day to spare (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-fails-to-agree-russia-sanctions-rollover-with-one-day-to-spare/ 

Germany Aims to Prevent Far Right From Accessing Secret War Plan (Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/germany-aims-to-prevent-far-right-from-accessing-secret-war-plan 

House to take up Russia sanctions bill next week (The Hill)

https://thehill.com/homenews/6084914-house-russia-sanctions-vote/  

Francis’s interview with Ambassador Daniel Fried:

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUjC_O7ZpeE 

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RGt2H2Ww2a44wXP16XBkm  

On Apple:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/putin-will-exhaust-russias-capacity-by-2028-ukrainian/id1612424182?i=1000789061444 

Ukraine’s biggest victory this year exposes lying Russian commanders (Memphis Barker for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/12/lying-russian-commanders-ukraines-biggest-victory-putin/ 

Watch Mephis’s video on the Lyman counterattack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56b-9FOC-58&pp=ygUJdGVsZWdyYXBo 

Berlin-Hacker stellten geheime Drohnen-Akten ins Netz! (‘Berlin hackers put secret drone files online!’: Bild)

https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/berlin-leak-geheimakten-ueber-drohnengefahr-am-ber-6aa3ebb40f417ae59102eab3

Russia Is Churning Out Smart, Cheap New Weapons Faster Than Ukraine or the U.S. (Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-is-churning-out-smart-cheap-new-weapons-faster-than-ukraine-or-the-u-s-c817d014

Ukraine’s way of fighting war can’t match what’s coming (Eric Schmidt for the Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/09/how-russia-is-erasing-ukraines-battlefield-advantage/ 

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Day 1,657.

Today, on the anniversary of 9/11, a British intelligence chief has warned that the world is more dangerous today than in 2001. Then we report on the latest attacks, including in Kyiv and on an Ozon warehouse in Russia’s Saratov region, and get insights from Western officials about the true state of Russian casualty figures and the strategic picture of the war. Then, Francis speaks to Ambassador Daniel Fried, the former US diplomat who played a key role in American policy in Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks for Ambassador Daniel Fried, former US diplomat and Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: James England

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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MI5 chief: Britain faces greater danger now than on 9/11 (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/11/mi5-chief-britain-911-danger-islamic-extremism-terrorism/ 

Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery, Ozon warehouse as Russia's Saratov comes under attack (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-drones-reportedly-strike-saratov-oil-refinery-ozon-warehouse/ 

Ukraine spy chief: Putin will exhaust Russia’s capacity by 2028 (The Times)

https://www.thetimes.com/article/db2f0938-04d9-4f84-ba19-093979453bce

The seeds of the next 9/11 are being sown in West Africa (Rozina Sabur and Ben Farmer for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/11/the-seeds-of-the-next-911-are-being-sown-in-west-africa/ 

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Day 1,656.

Today, there are reports President Zelensky’s plane taking him to Norway yesterday may have been the target of the Russian drone that crashed in Moldova. Then, Ukraine is ensuring the war is brought home to previously untouched parts of Russia, as its latest long range drone strike hit Siberia, 3000km inside the country. Kyiv claims it was the longest drone strike in history. Meanwhile, Putin’s folly means his country has now passed the grim milestone of killing or wounding one percent of its entire population and there are question marks over the future diplomatic role for Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. And later, Dom and Alex dive into the postbag to answer your questions.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Tom Steed

Social Producer: Anita Blay

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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US spy chief prepares for greater role in Russia-Ukraine talks (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/d0557d25-78b5-45d8-bb33-d655e859d803?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Rethinking Ukraine’s Manpower Challenge (Carnegie Endowment)

https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2026/03/ukraine-military-russia-war-manpower-recruitment

The Orient Express: North Korea’s Clandestine Supply Route to Russia (Royal United Services Institute)

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publ–ications/commentary/report-orient-express-north-koreas-clandestine-supply-route-russia

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Day 1,655.

Today, no word from Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about Putin’s so-called drive for peace as Russia resumes aerial attacks on Ukraine and hits Moldova…twice: first at a border crossing point, with dead and injured reported there, and then by a Russian drone that flew in via Romania. To further baffle those who believed Moscow’s line that the Kremlin poses no aggressive plans toward Europe, Romania has arrested a Russian spy and Hungary has kicked out Russian diplomats. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has spoken to Vladimir Putin for an “objective and thorough” overview of the situation in Ukraine. And later, we get the latest on the Russian economy via the cucumber index.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Disabled Russians ‘unfit to serve’ – but Putin wants them to enlist (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/07/putin-wants-severely-disabled-russians-to-enlist/

David’s Obituary from 2024:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/09/david-knowles-journalist-telegraph-dies-ukraine-war-podcast/ 

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Day 1,654.

Today, we once again see the extent of Putin’s definition of “peace”, claiming there are renewed opportunities for dialogue, then resuming strikes on Ukraine just hours after America’s envoys leave the country. We go to our correspondent in Kyiv to hear about the damage there, before turning to the diplomatic fallout from the weekend, as both sides seek to gain an advantage from renewed US engagement. And then, two years on from his passing, we remember the creator of this podcast, David Knowles, with excerpts from some of our very first episodes, memories of how the podcast began, and hearing about the impact of last year’s fundraiser in his memory.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X

With thanks to Ada Wordsworth, co-founder and director of KHARPP.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: James England

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Fundraiser in memory of David Knowles for Ada’s Charity ‘KHARPP’:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donation-form/fundraiser-for-kharpp-in-memory-of-david-knowles 

Order KHARPP’s Anthology on Housing: https://www.kharpp.com/housing-and-the-home-in-ukraine 

David’s Obituary from 2024:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/09/david-knowles-journalist-telegraph-dies-ukraine-war-podcast/ 

‘Messages: Choral Anthems of Life & Love’ (Chapel Choir of University College, Durham) –  

Order: https://conviviumrecords.co.uk/product/messages/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6pcIaMlZ48EQhcmkebraKp?si=97790066ef29442b

Zelensky to Axios: U.S. exploring Russia-Ukraine winter de-escalation steps

https://www.axios.com/2026/09/07/zelensky-ukraine-russia-war-witkoff-kushner-putin-trump 

Ukraine chief prosecutor resigns over safe stuffed with $100 bills (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/08/ukraine-chief-prosecutor-resigns-over-safe-stuffed-dollars/ 

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Day 1,653.

Today, after Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner finally set foot in Ukraine on a whirlwind weekend diplomatic tour of Kyiv and Moscow we ask: subjected to Ukrainian and press scrutiny for the first time, has their diplomatic adventure run out of road? We report on the Ukrainian delegation’s top t-shirt tyrant trolling and assess how well Trump’s envoys did. And later, we go to Germany where the hard-Right Alternative for Germany party says they have “made history” after their largest-ever election victory. What could their win mean for defence and Ukraine policy in the country?

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: James England

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

James Rothwell’s documentary on the AfD:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=OjxWBooeTb5O6Tij&v=jhZokdghR-M&feature=youtu.be 

Trump envoys thank Putin for ‘incredible memories’ in Moscow (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/05/putin-pauses-strikes-on-kyiv-for-witkoff-and-kushner-talks/ 

China secretly supplied Russia with components for killer drones (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/06/china-secretly-supplied-russia-components-killer-drones/ 

Anti-migrant AfD hails history-making election win (James Rothwell for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/06/pro-russian-afd-overwhelming-election-victory-east-germany/ 

The ‘most dangerous man in Germany’ behind AfD victory (Jörg Luyken and James Rothwell for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/07/the-most-dangerous-man-in-germany-behind-afd-victory/ 

Merz’s secret plan to stop German ‘traitor states’ blocking Nato troops (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/30/merz-plan-to-prevent-putin-friendly-afd-state-blocking-nato/ 

Merz’s secret plan to stop German ‘traitor states’ blocking Nato troops (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/07/the-most-dangerous-man-in-germany-behind-afd-victory/ 

Trump envoys hold talks with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/1e2d9db0-cb2c-4c79-942b-f0aff960e4c5?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

China secretly supplied Russia with components for killer drones (Graham Lanktree and Sophia Yan for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/06/china-secretly-supplied-russia-components-killer-drones/ 

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Day 1,650.

As Russia’s almost ceaseless bombardment of Ukraine continues, we report breaking news of a drone striking the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service for the first time. Then we

hear of yet another assassination of a Russian general, believed to have ordered one of the war’s most notorious air strikes, plus more energy infrastructure strikes by Kyiv. Next, we turn to rumours that Donald Trump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner could visit Ukraine in the coming days, before returning to the explosions that destroyed Moscow’s most powerful geopolitical tool in Europe. What do we know now that we didn’t know then about the Nord Stream blast?

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist).

With thanks to Bojan Pancevski, chief European political correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and author of The Nord Stream Conspiracy: The Inside Story of the Explosions That Shook the World.

Producer: Rachel Porter

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Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Exclusive interview with Petr Pavel at NATO:

On YouTube: https://youtu.be/9Vw290vlifU?si=IX7-qlsHJkakv2IX&t=1974

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000776015561

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‘The Nord Stream Conspiracy: The Inside Story of the Explosions That Shook The World’ by Bojan Pancevski:

https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/318458/bojan-pancevski

Russian general who ‘ordered attack on children’s hospital’ shot in head (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/03/russian-general-attack-childrens-hospital-shot-ukraine/ 

Russia to shut Goethe-Institut branches in response to Germany closing Russian House (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-to-shut-goethe-institut-branches-in-response-to-germany-closing-russian-house/?mc_cid=264a931cdb&mc_eid=08d0680a95

Estonia’s defence minister resigns over £60m Ukraine weapons scandal (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/03/estonian-minister-resigns-over-60m-ukraine-weapons-scandal/ 

Britain summons top Russian diplomat over Leipzig drone attack (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/03/britain-summons-russian-diplomat-leipzig-drone-germaby/ 

Germany announces $290 million aid package to repair Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/germany-announces-290-million-aid-package-to-repair-ukrainian-energy-infrastructure-before-winter/?mc_cid=264a931cdb&mc_eid=08d0680a95

Lloyd’s of London loses £1.4bn on Iran war (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/09/03/lloyds-of-london-loses-14bn-on-iran-war   

Exclusive: Trump envoys' first Kyiv trip thrown into doubt after Witkoff 'gets scared' (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/trump-envoys-witkoff-kushner-to-visit-kyiv-moscow-sept-5-6-source-says/  

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Day 1,649

Today, as every scheduled flight this afternoon from two of Moscow’s major airports are delayed or cancelled, Ukraine seeks international approval for all flights in Russian airspace to be grounded. Marco Rubio confirms talks with Ukraine about Patriot licenses are ongoing, just as NATO reveals it’s been secretly testing Israeli ballistic missiles on German frigates. Plus, there was a suspected arson attack on an arms factory in Germany last night, just hours before Denmark's intelligence agency warned Russia is 'actively' preparing acts of sabotage. Later, Dom and Francis respond to some of your questions and comments.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

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Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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Studio Director: Chris January

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Trump Puts Tariffs of Up to 100% on Foreign-Made Drones (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/business/trump-drone-tariffs.html

Listen to the full interview with Steve Tsang on Iran: The Latest: 

On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVpEYQ7gt7w

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wSMWBbBVwyZUZtWEsqM7z?si=dk9U33ICQAuz1DCDejPlNA

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/us-strikes-irgc-bases-what-the-iran-war-means-for/id1712903296?i=1000787439196

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Day 1,648.

Today, the market is already reacting to President Zelensky’s warning last night that Russian airspace is now "completely unsafe” thanks to Ukrainian drones, with some flights cancelled. We report August’s statistics from the ground in Ukraine, which don’t end well for Putin, or the over 40,000 soldiers who became casualty statistics of their own. We assess the reaction to Nato member Germany officially naming Russia as the perpetrator of the Leipzig-Halle drone attack and we look at the support Russia is said to be giving to Iran; a direct threat to the United States. Later, we hear from journalist Annie Jacobsen on her new book detailing how biological warfare could break out entirely by accident.

Contributors: 

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist).

With thanks to Annia Jacobsen, author of Biological War: A Scenario.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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Studio Director: James England

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Drone-Led Ukrainian Offensive Retakes Ground in Critical Eastern Front Sector (Kyiv Post)

Russia secretly helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles (Financial Times)

'The Anarchist Cookbook on steroids': How AI is supercharging bioweapons– Battle Lines: Global Health Security 

For more from Annie Jacobsen or to purchase her book, visit her website

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Day 1,648.

Today, we hear the latest from the capital as Ukraine suffers one of the deadliest waves of raids of the entire war, with new jet-powered drones wreaking havoc. How will Kyiv and its allies respond? Then, we have exclusive remarks from the head of Estonia’s intelligence service on the likelihood of a large-scale Russian mobilisation – and threats to Putin – as well as an update on what Kyiv’s former Defence Minister Fedorov is up to in Italy.

Contributors: 

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Sophia O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist).

Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

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Putin’s bombs destroy millions of school books before new term (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/31/ukraine-russia-putin-kyiv-missiles/ 

Russia’s new missiles make Ukraine’s ports a no-go zone (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/29/russia-cheap-fast-missiles-cut-ukraine-sea/ 

Estonia’s spy chief: ‘Russia is in a very bad place – revolution could come overnight’ (David Blair for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/29/kaupo-rosin-interview-russia-bad-place-revolution/ 

Wie Putin den Krieg eskalieren kann. Mit Alexander Stubb (Ronzheimer interview with Alexander Stubb, in German)

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wie-putin-den-krieg-eskalieren-kann-mit-alexander-stubb/id1700432142?i=1000786893585

Ousted Ukrainian defense chief Fedorov takes advisory role with Italy (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/mykhailo-fedorov-adviser-italy-defense-minister-guido-crosetto/

Kremlin Says Ukraine Peace Talks on ‘Deep Pause’ (Moscow Times)

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/28/kremlin-says-ukraine-peace-talks-on-deep-pause-a93597

Exclusive: Musk opposes allowing Ukraine to use Starlink for strikes on Russia, despite recent media reports, sources say (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/musk-opposes-allowing-ukraine-to-use-starlink-for-strikes-on-russia-despite-recent-media-reports-sources-say/?mc_cid=60baedc69e&mc_eid=08d0680a95

Germany plans to blame Russia for Leipzig attack as tensions with Putin escalate (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/friedrich-merz-berlin-sanctions-russia-vladimir-putin-leipzig-attach-ascalate/

Fleeing Russians fear Putin is quietly preparing for another mobilization (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-vladimir-putin-quietly-preparing-another-mobilization/ 

Putin’s mouthpieces earn £800k a year for Kremlin propaganda (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/31/putins-mouthpieces-earn-800k-a-year-for-kremlin-propaganda/ 

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Day 1,644.

Today, after Kyiv endured the longest period of air raid alerts since the start of the war – and yes, we do mean 2014 – Ukrainians get back to their new normal: recovering family memories from the ashes of destroyed homes and grabbing a morning coffee amid shattered glass. Ukraine reorganises its Donbas defence, whilst also wiping out another long range Russian bomber, deploying brand-new US military kit and answering the question we’ve all been wondering: can you have too many Kalashnikovs mounted on a single robot? And later, we’re in London’s iconic St Paul’s cathedral, talking, and listening, to the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra.

NOTE: Monday is a Bank Holiday in the UK, so there will be no episode. Normal service will resume on Tuesday.

Contributors: 

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist)

Lilian Fawcett (Telegraph Journalist)

With thanks to the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Learn about the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra:

https://www.ukrainianfreedomorchestra.org/ 

Trump Says Russia Will Not Attack NATO (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/83238

EU states revive plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine (Financial Times) https://www.ft.com/content/6d272811-8d26-46f0-ae24-abed61aa1bf3?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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Day 1,643.

Today, an hours-long drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight as Russia continues its push on three key towns in the fortress belt in the East. But in some welcome news, Ukraine appears to have repelled Putin’s forces north of Lyman in a secret counterattack. Plus, the real reason for CIA director John Ratfcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week, and President Zelensky’s top aid says Ukraine and Russia could hold talks as soon as September. Then Francis reports from Germany, where elections could trigger a dramatic shift in the country’s defence policy. Meanwhile Friedrich Merz’s government considers investing in Britain’s nuclear programme to bolster Europe’s deterrent against Moscow.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: James England and Hana Kelly

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Explosions, jet-powered drones rock Kyiv as rare hours-long Russian aerial attack continues into afternoon (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-rock-kyiv-as-russia-launches-ballistic-missiles-at-the-capital-and-other-regions-across-ukraine/

'The city is dying' — Ukrainians in Kramatorsk brace for worst as Russian forces inch closer (Asami Terajima for the Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/the-city-is-dying-ukrainians-in-kramatorsk-brace-for-worst-as-russian-forces-inch-closer/ 

Germany in talks to help fund Trident (Joe Barnes, James Rothwell and James Crisp for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/26/germany-talks-help-fund-britains-trident-nuclear-deterrent/

German politician wants to hold swingers’ party in city hall (James Rothwell for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/23/german-politician-swingers-party-city-hall-mannheim/

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Day 1,642.

Today, after the CIA apparently finds a way through Russian air defences, sneaking their director into the country with the Kremlin spokesman later denying any knowledge of a US military plane landing in Moscow, and with the Vatican’s Foreign Minister turning up nearby, we ask what was so interesting about Moscow yesterday. Then, after his call for elections blew up in his face, Ukraine’s ousted defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov made another political gaffe by saying, much to Moscow’s delight, that his country is ‘slowly losing the war’. All this while Ukraine strikes 16 targets across Russia, including oil facilities and another Wildberries warehouse. Later, we get our regular deep dive into Russian cucumbers and other economic indicators as well as a look at the latest cooling in relations between Russia and Armenia.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Russia to extend diesel export ban through September, sources say (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-extend-diesel-export-ban-through-september-sources-say-2026-08-25/ 

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Day 1,642.

Today, after a parade of robots marks Ukraine’s Independence Day, we turn to New York, where the United States has refused to join NATO allies and other partners in calling for Russia to join Ukraine in an immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Meanwhile Britain’s Andy Burnham has said he will join European allies in pressuring Donald Trump to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine – just as Zelensky says Kyiv has received “a few” but “we need more”. We report on the fantastic news for Wildberries and Ozon customers and owners of other large businesses in Russia, as long as you don’t read Moscow’s small print. And we talk to a former South Korean diplomat to get a better idea of just how significant – and dangerous – Kim Jong Un’s support is for Vladimir Putin. 

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

With thanks to Lami Kim, IISS Korea Chair and former South Korean diplomat.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan & Aaron Wheeler

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Russia threatens to attack British factories (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/25/russia-threatens-attack-british-factories-ukraine/

Kellogg Backs Mobilization of Ukrainian Women (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/83010

Russian soldier fires RPG at his feet (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/25/russian-soldier-fires-rpg-at-own-feet/

Russia's Perm oil refinery halted operations after August 21 drone attack, sources say (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-perm-oil-refinery-halted-operations-after-august-21-drone-attack-sources-2026-08-24/

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 24, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-24-2026/

Dr Lami Kim’s work:

Everything but the Bomb: South Korea’s Nuclear Hedging Strategy

Mind the air-defence gap: South Korea’s burgeoning role in air and missile defence

Europe’s missile defence gap: is South Korea part of the answer?

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Day 1,641.

Today we assess a hectic weekend of diplomacy, with Andy Burnham and other world leaders in Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day – his first foreign trip as Britain’s new Prime Minister. He came ready to hand over blueprints for Storm Shadow cruise missiles, not long after President Zelensky discussed fresh supplies of missile interceptors with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. Meanwhile, Ukraine has targeted another major Russian online retailer – Ozon – for the first time, and Russia’s ambassador to London Andrei Kelin was withdrawn to Moscow with no explanation.

Contributors: 

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X

With thanks to John Foreman CBE, Chatham House associate fellow and former UK defence attaché to Russia.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan and Tom Steed

Social Producer: Aaron Wheeler

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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 23, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-23-2026/

Burnham hits back after Kremlin accuses him of prolonging war in Ukraine (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/24/kremlin-attacks-burnham-over-storm-shadows-for-ukraine/

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Day 1,638.

Today, as Russia is accused of yet another incursion into Nato airspace, there are reports of a major Ukrainian drone attack on occupied Crimea. Kyiv is apparently seeking approval – again – from Elon Musk, this time to use Starlink in strikes on Russian missile launchers. Meanwhile, Russia is defenseless in the Mediterranean for the first time in a decade. We speak to the Telegraph journalist who got the scoop. Plus, a bizarre twist in the story of the suspected Nord Stream saboteur - and which American music artist is set to perform in St Petersburg in October? Finally, we catch up with occupied territories expert Dr Jade McGlynn on her recent trip to eastern Ukraine.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist). 

Tom Cotterill (Telegraph defence editor). @TomCotterillX on X.

Jade McGlynn (Research fellow, King’s College London). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Anita Blay

Studio Director: James England

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Ukraine’s Logistics Targeting Raises Questions for Russia’s Rear Defences (RUSI)

https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/ukraines-logistics-targeting-raises-questions-russias-rear-defences 

‘Highway of death’: the Ukrainian drone campaign menacing Russian logistics (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/11/highway-of-death-the-ukrainian-drone-campaign-menacing-russian-logistics

Ukraine seeks Elon Musk’s help to hit Russian missile launchers (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/ff536e6e-dc56-45e3-b5e0-2dfb28148cb6?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Ukraine Planned to Swarm Moscow Airports With AI-Guided Drones (Simon Shuster for The Atlantic)

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/ukraine-moscow-airports-ai-drones/688337/ 

Coalition of the Willing to hold Independence Day meeting in Kyiv (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/coalition-of-the-willing-to-hold-independence-day-meeting-in-kyiv/

Russian publishers reportedly cut print runs after Ukrainian strikes on Wildberries warehouses, where their books are stored (Meduza) https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/21/russian-publishers-reportedly-cut-print-runs-after-ukrainian-strikes-on-wildberries-warehouses-where-their-books-are-stored

The cheap submarine-detection kits set to expose Putin’s invisible force (Tom Cotterill for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/21/cheap-submarine-detection-kits-expose-russia-navy-ships-war/ 

Russian widows hire clairvoyants to contact husbands killed in war (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/17/russian-widows-hire-clairvoyants-to-contact-husbands-killed/

To hear Francis answer the question about Russian missile launchers in our last Q&A, on August 13th: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbf1PD2Xjhs&t=1890s

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Day 1,637

Today, as at least 15 people are killed in another terrible missile bombardment on Kyiv, Putin is finally forced to acknowledge the Wildberries strikes that have seen warehouses ablaze across Russia. Meanwhile Ukraine targets Russian oil refineries once again. Then we ask whether former Defence Minister Fedorov overplayed his hand by calling for election – as key supporters reject the idea – before considering how Ukrainian literature and art is already shaping the war’s memory.

Contributors: 

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

With thanks to Charlotte Higgins, chief culture writer at the Guardian and author of Ukrainian Lessons: Art in a Time of War.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Anita Blay

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Charlotte Higgins’ Book – ‘Ukrainian Lessons: Art in a Time of War’

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ukrainian-Lessons-Art-Time-War/dp/1787335976 

Victoria Amelina’s Book – ‘Looking at Women, Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary from Ukraine’

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Looking-Women-War-foreword-Margaret/dp/0008727503 

Learn more about the Ukrainian Institute Language School: https://uil.org.uk/language-school/  

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/20/russian-cruise-missiles-kill-12-in-kyiv/ 

Russia still has 50 Kinzhal missiles in its arsenal after suspending production – Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (Ukrainska Pravda)

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/20/8049496/ 

Fuel pumps are running dry but Putin won’t let Russians complain (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/20/fuel-pumps-running-dry-putin-russia-ukraine-war-kremlin/ 

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-19-2026/ 

GeoInsider reporting on the Russian naval attack drone shot down by Romania

https://x.com/InsiderGeo/status/2090388854855397440?s=20

Adelie’s interview with Hugh Roberts on translating Ukrainian poetry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AXCoKZkXMI 

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Day 1,636.

Today, in a blistering attack on his former boss, ousted Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has taken aim at President Zelensky, calling out government corruption and a governance system “in crisis” and calling for fresh elections. It comes as Zelensky’s new defence minister is endorsed by parliament, but also as Ukraine’s national anti-corruption body launches dawn raids on a “high-ranking official” in the president’s office. Plus, nursery children in Russia have been held at gunpoint in government anti-terror drills and Croatian police arrest a Ukrainian man for the alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline. Later, Dom speaks to Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who last weekend won gold in the high jump at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

Contributors: 

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Olga Saladukha and Oleksiy Kasyanov of the Ukrainian Athletic Federation, and champion high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan and Anthony Melton

Social Producer: Natalia Makohon

Translation by Natalia Makohon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

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Nursery children held at gunpoint in Russian anti-terror drills (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/19/kindergarten-children-held-at-gunpoint-in-russian-drills/

Top Zelensky aide targeted in new anti-corruption investigation (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/19/top-zelensky-aide-targeted-anti-corruption-investigation/

Croatia arrests Ukrainian suspected of Nord Stream sabotage, to be tried in Germany (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/croatia-arrests-suspected-nord-stream-saboteur-to-be-tried-in-germany/

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Day 1,635.

Today, after a huge drone attack on the Moscow region – potentially breaking another record – we report on the latest major Red Square military parade to be cancelled. Meanwhile, the Kremlin reportedly makes sure an outspoken banker is silenced for daring to suggest that Russia cannot win a war of attrition against Ukraine and its allies. Then Dom asks the UN’s representative in Ukraine whether the current model is “fit for purpose.” His answer may surprise you.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

With thanks Matthias Schmale, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan and Anthony Melton

Social Producer: Anita Blay

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Russia jails political leader for opposing Ukraine war (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/18/russia-jails-political-leader-for-opposing-ukraine-war/ 

Senior Russian banker sacked after saying: ‘We’re losing to Ukraine’ (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/17/russian-banker-sacked-after-saying-were-losing-to-ukraine/ 

Russia: Britain will pay for giving Ukraine drones (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/17/russia-britain-will-pay-for-giving-ukraine-drones/ 

Trump ballroom official held quiet Kremlin talks (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/d88a8878-425d-4225-bda4-576c6c42734e?shareType=nongift&syn-25a6b1a6=1 

‘Deliberate negligence’: Russian nuclear power company with EU operations accused of violating safety standards (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/rosatom-hungary-nuclear-energy-egypt-russia-el-dabaa-paks-ii-russia-safety-standards-violations/ 

NAFO Fella Accounts re. paintings:

https://x.com/ky_painter | @kypainter.bsky.social

https://x.com/fellarequests 

https://x.com/Official_NAFO 

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Day 1,634.

Today, Ukraine sets the sky alight over Moscow oblast as it wipes out the latest Wildberries warehouse. Plus, in what Moscow said was Kyiv’s biggest attack of the year, the plant manufacturing rockets for Russia’s space programme was also destroyed, 9000km inside Russia. Thousands of protesters gathered in Kyiv over the weekend in support of former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, and Russia’s Foreign Minister effectively admitted responsibility for recent operations in Europe such as the Leipzig drone attack, saying the West is “already starting to groan”. And later, we talk to two journalists who have just returned from Kharkiv, where they made a film warning that the city is fast catching up with Kherson when it comes to drone safari attacks.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to journalists Anna Conkling and Jason Bellini.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett and Anthony Melton

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Natalia Makahon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest  

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Anna and Jason’s documentary from Kharkiv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zIaFDV1TsU 

Caolan Robertson’s interview with Mykhailo Federov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFZ3-nZPCu0 

Putin launches revenge strikes on Kyiv after space centre attack (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/16/russia-putin-revenge-strikes-kyiv-space-centre-attack/ 

Russia builds secret drone bases in striking distance of Nato (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/16/russia-builds-secret-drone-bases-in-nato-striking-distance/ 

Patriot missiles have been a godsend for Ukraine against Putin, but they’re running out. Kyiv needs help and fast (Jack Watling for The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/14/patriot-missiles-ukraine-putin-kyiv-running-out-nato-danger 

Second wave of fuel shortages at petrol stations sweeps across Russia (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/second-wave-fuel-shortages-petrol-stations-sweeps-across-russia-2026-08-17/ 

Call for the release of OSCE SMM staff members

https://zmina.ua/en/statements-en/the-release-of-osce-smm-staff-members-is-a-prerequisite-for-the-implementation-of-ceasefire-monitoring/  

Learn more about ENGIn

https://www.enginprogram.org/ 

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Day 1,631.

Today, a train in Siberia, said to be carrying ballistic missiles from North Korea, goes up in flames. Then, not to be outdone, a Russian oil terminal near St Petersburg announces it has “completely” shut down following a recent Ukrainian attack. The Starlink spat between Poland and “big man” Elon Musk seems to be cooling and Putin has placed the son of US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Russia’s wanted list for fighting in Ukraine. Plus later, we speak to two women brought together by an NGO that helps Ukrainians improve their English – as one of their sons fights on the front line in Ukraine.

Contributors: 

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to ENGin volunteers Jane and Anastasia.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan and James England

Social Producer: Anita Blay

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest  

CONTENT REFERENCED:

Learn more about the ENGin program, which helps Ukrainians of all ages improve their English-language conversation via volunteers worldwide: 

https://www.enginprogram.org/ 

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Kremlin hired assassin to murder American on Polish soil, says Tusk (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/13/kremlin-hired-assassin-to-execute-american-on-polish-soil/  

Blast at Rotterdam port energy facility kills one person (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/rotterdam-port-explosion-causes-one-death-police-say-2026-08-13/ 

Putin flexes Moscow’s muscles in the Far East (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/14/putin-flexes-moscows-muscles-in-the-far-east/ 

US armoured brigade pummelled by Ukraine’s drones in wargame (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/08/13/us-armoured-brigade-pummelled-ukraine-drones-wargame/ 

Pictured: ‘Russian escort’ accused of assassinating Ukrainian defector (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/13/woman-assassinates-ukrainian-submarine-commander-who-defect/ 

Ukraine offers Russia truce in the Black Sea as food supply fears mount (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-offers-russia-truce-black-sea-food-supply-fears-mount-source-says-2026-08-13/ 

Russian Strikes on Dozens of Grain Ships Threaten Global Food Supplies (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/world/europe/russia-ukraine-ports-odesa-cargo-ship-attacks.html 

‘We have nowhere to return to’: How Russia is seizing homes in occupied Ukraine (BBC Verify)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-f153d864-33b6-4ffa-823a-bf085f8ec5e1 

Ukraine Receives Bodies of 261 Fallen Soldiers From Russia (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/82292 

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Day 1,630.

Today, following the significant raid on the home of Russia’s Black Sea fleet, hitting warships and port infrastructure, we look at Putin’s decision to threaten the seizure of ships belonging to countries seizing shadow fleet vessels keeping the Russian economy afloat, and his decision to visit islands whose ownership is fiercely contested with Japan. Then we bring you the latest Wildberries warehouse attacks, before dedicating the rest of the episode to answering your questions on many subjects relating to the war: on China’s calculus, on disgruntled soldiers returning to Russia, and your feedback on The Odyssey’s message about a new age of warfare and its consequences for the world.

Contributors: 

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Sophie O'Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist).

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: James England

Social Producer: Anita Blay

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Russia threatens to seize British ships (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/12/russia-threatens-to-seize-british-ships/ 

Zelensky: We need US to sell us 10pc of its Patriots to defend Ukraine (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/13/zelensky-trump-patriot-missiles-ukraine/ 

EU receives €1.4 billion in revenue from immobilised Russian assets to be used for 

supporting Ukraine (EEAS) - https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/eu-receives-eur14-billion-revenue-immobilised-russian-assets-be-used-supporting-ukraine_en

Windfall Use of Russia's Frozen Assets (Model Diplomat): https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/glossary/windfall-use-russia-frozen-assets

Ukrainian unit reports shortages of food, water on front line, command promises evacuation when 'security situation allows' (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/121st-brigade-soldiers-report-shortages-of-food-water-command-vows-to-evacuate-them-when-security-situation-allows/ 

Russian Embassy Protestors of Ottawa:

https://www.facebook.com/RussianEmbassyProtesters 

Learn more about the Versuvius Challenge:

https://scrollprize.org/ 

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Day 1,629

Today, just as Ukraine attacks a naval base, an oil terminal and port infrastructure in the Black Sea, we hear that US Vice President JD Vance asked Kyiv last month to stop drone strikes on oil tankers in the region. Then, we discuss the latest UN briefing about Ukraine’s POWs and civilian detainees imprisoned in Russia, and the horrible conditions they are being held in. Finally, our Russia expert James takes us through Syria’s evolving stance towards Russia and the economic fallout from the Wildberries strikes.

Contributors: 

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Natalia Makahon

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Ukraine Stops Reporting Russian Missile Data as Defenses Struggle (Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-11/ukraine-stops-reporting-russia-missile-data-as-defenses-struggle?srnd=homepage-americas

Russian Civilian Deaths Are Growing Rapidly as Ukraine Expands Its Air War (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/world/europe/russia-ukraine-civilian-casualties.html

Russian Turns to India to Gasoline and Ukraine Pummels Refineries (Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-12/russia-turns-to-india-for-gasoline-as-ukraine-pummels-refineries

Dom’s visit to a prisoner of war camp in Ukraine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZuemttm2OM 

JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/725b4d15-bd8d-4083-a04e-db016338af2e?shareType=nongift&syn-25a6b1a6=1

In Russia, wherever Putin goes, gasoline prices fall (Le Monde)

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/08/07/in-russia-wherever-putin-goes-gasoline-prices-fall_6756239_4.html

Behind the Lines: Innocence No Defense for Young Crimean (CEPA)

https://cepa.org/article/behind-the-lines-innocence-no-defense-for-young-crimean/

Russians raid homes of Crimean Tatars and take four women to FSB in Simferopol (Ukrainska Pravda)

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/10/15/8002814/

Crimea: Persecution of Crimean Tatars Intensifies (Human Rights Watch)

https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/11/14/crimea-persecution-crimean-tatars-intensifies

Crimean Tatar leader: ‘My people and country need defending’ (Hyphen)

https://hyphenonline.com/2024/08/27/my-people-and-country-need-defending-nariman-dzhelyal-ukraine-crimea/

After four years of war, Ukrainian astronomy is battered but unbroken (Scientific American)

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/war-pushes-ukraines-astronomy-to-the-brink/

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Day 1,628.

Today, as President Zelensky warns that as many as 50,000 North Korean troops could be preparing to deploy to Russia, we examine what a renewed role for Pyongyang could mean for the war in Ukraine. We also report on Ukraine’s latest strikes against Wildberries, after one of the Russian e-commerce giant’s largest warehouses was set ablaze overnight, as Kyiv continues targeting the logistics infrastructure sustaining Moscow’s war machine. Then we turn to politics inside Russia, where a top Moscow court has barred an opposition anti-war party from standing in September’s elections, offering another glimpse of the Kremlin’s tightening grip on political life. And later, we hear firsthand what life is like in some of Ukraine’s key frontline cities as the war enters a new and potentially dangerous phase, from a journalist who has just returned from the battlefield.

Contributors: 

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Sophie O'Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist). 

With thanks to journalist and author Felicity Spector. @felicityspector on Instagram.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Felicity’s Book ‘Bread and War’:

https://amzn.eu/d/07Go8UBm 

Learn more about ‘Bake for Ukraine’:

https://bakeforukraine.org/ 

Putin’s war machine scours the home front for recruits (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/45289802-848f-4fa6-9769-6971b4b69bcc?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

Janis Kluge’s Substack:

https://janiskluge.substack.com/p/russian-recruitment-stabilizes-at 

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Day 1,627.

Today, after a weekend that may have seen a record number of drones launched across Ukraine and Russia, we examine what it is actually like to endure a ballistic missile attack – and how different that experience is from a drone barrage. Then, as Kyiv and other cities come under constant bombardment from weapons Ukrainian air defences cannot reliably intercept, we assess the arguments made by some that Ukraine’s increasingly ambitious strikes inside Russia could give Vladimir Putin the pretext he needs to mobilise hundreds of thousands more men. We also answer your questions about what Kyiv can realistically do to solve its missile crisis, revealing why President Donald Trump appears to have reversed course over giving Ukraine the blueprints needed to manufacture Patriot missiles.

Contributors: 

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X.

With thanks to RAND engineer Michael Bohnert. @mbohnert on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Our Community Page can be found on our YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest  

Interview with Francis on ‘History in the Making’ Podcast:

Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-war-beyond-the-headlines-a-chat/id1752915858?i=1000780259657

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/1cOPsUP2JrZZOm8WxHFNao?si=L8UjqLVRRqGLxt6DIWrrSQ&utm_source=copy-link&nd=1&dlsi=1b28971d7531463e 

Ukraine: The Latest interview with WHO’s Dr Jarno Habicht: https://youtu.be/1Ujqi91joMU?si=7j0bfvysNICRjwE1&t=1282v 

Russia bombs Odesa’s city centre (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/09/russia-bombs-odesas-historic-city-centre/ 

Zwei Drohnen über Militärstützpunkt in der Eifel gesichtet (Die Zeit, in German)

https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2026-08/drohnen-mechernich-militaerstuetzpunkt-bundeswehr-nrw 

Germany’s gas gamble puts Europe’s winter at risk (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-gas-reserve-low-europe-winter-energy/ 

Kosovan police load up with weapons on the Serbian border as tensions rise (Danielle Sheridan for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/09/kosovan-police-weapons-serbia-border-tensions/ 

Paranoid Putin bans his fake opposition (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/08/paranoid-putin-cracks-down-opposition/ 

Russia turns Ukraine’s fallen soldiers into propaganda (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/06/russia-turns-ukraines-fallen-soldiers-into-propaganda/ 

‘Ukrainian’ drone explodes near European gas pipeline (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/08/ukrainian-drone-explodes-european-gas-pipeline-bulgaria/ 

Ukraine’s audacious attacks may just play into Putin’s hands (The Times)

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/ukraine-russia-war-putin-escalation-npp285zgv

Ukraine’s Short-Lived Comeback (The Atlantic)

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/08/ukraine-war-zelensky-trump/688203/ 

Spy cameras on Navy drones secretly sent data to China (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08/09/spy-cameras-on-navy-drones-secretly-sent-data-to-china/ 

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Day 1,624.

Today, as Kyiv is in mourning following Wednesday's attack, President Donald Trump continues to backtrack on the promised Patriot blueprints. Ukraine hits another Wildberry warehouse overnight, which brings the number of hits to at least 20 since the beginning of the operation, and we reflect on the 40-day strike campaign – has it brought the war closer to an end? Meanwhile, President Zelensky performs a balancing act, meeting with two countries historically close to Russia. Finally, we discuss Ukraine’s effort to prosecute the war in real time, with a groundbreaking trial on Russia’s human safari.

Contributors: 

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

With thanks to Tom Watling, freelance reporter based in Kyiv. @TomAWatling on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

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Russian attacks kill 9, injure 89 across Ukraine over past day as Dnipropetrovsk Oblast comes under nearly 80 attacks (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-9-injure-89-across-ukraine-over-past-day-as-dnipropetrovsk-oblast-comes-under-nearly-80-strikes/

What did Ukraine's '40-day campaign' against Russia deliver? (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/did-ukraines-40-day-campaign-against-russia-change-anything/

U.S. Intel Finds Putin Could Test NATO’s Resolve With Limited Incursion (Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/u-s-intel-finds-putin-could-test-natos-resolve-with-limited-incursion-e3b02e2c

Alex’s interview with Andrei Sizov, head of SovEcon grain consultancy

https://youtu.be/gzG-OjuHlgA?si=9zZZQ-aa41DeYvpj&t=1307

Leipzig drone incident fuels fears of Russian election meddling (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/leipzig-drone-incident-fuels-fears-russia-election-meddling/

Russians face a war trial. Ukrainians face having to defend them (Tom Watling for The Times)

https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/ukraine-russia-crimes-against-humanity-icc-hssdzdswr

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Day 1,623.

Today, after an extraordinary drone attack in Germany raises fresh questions about Russia’s campaign against the West, we ask whether it is finally time to stop describing Moscow’s actions as “hybrid”, “grey zone” or “sub-threshold” warfare – and instead call them what they are. We also report on Russia’s worsening fuel crisis, with queues once again forming outside petrol stations following Ukraine’s latest drone strike on Yaroslavl oil refinery. In Kyiv, Britain’s new Defence Secretary reaffirms UK support, declaring, “We’re with Ukraine until they win,” as we assess what the change in leadership could mean for military aid and European security. And later, we speak to the founder of an NGO supporting Ukrainian children with learning disabilities and other special educational needs, exploring how war affects those with heightened sensory sensitivities and what can be done to help.

Contributors: 

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Sophie O'Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist).

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to Alex Khilodenko, the founder of the CodeIT4Life – an NGO that focuses on building secure underground spaces for children with learning disabilities or special needs, like autism, especially taking into account their sensory sensitivity in the midst of war.

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CodeIT4Life, the NGO in Kharkiv providing safe underground spaces for children with special needs: 

https://codeit4.life/no-limits-inclusive-resource-center-in-derhachi/

Russia blamed for explosive drone at German airport (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/05/explosive-drone-found-ukraine-plane-russia-germany/ 

Ukraine strikes oil refinery 800 miles inside Russia (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/06/russia-strikes-ukrainian-train-station/ 

Report: ‘Russia’s UAV Campaign Over Europe’ (IISS):

https://www.iiss.org/globalassets/media-library---content--migration/images-delta/publications/research-papers/2026-new/russia-uav/ammended-file/russia_uav-campaign-over-europe.pdf

Trump declined Zelenskyy's request for additional Patriot missiles (Ukrainska Pravda): https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/05/8047361/ 

North Korean missile unit deploys in Russia for Ukraine war, Kyiv says (Reuters);

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/north-korean-missile-unit-deploys-russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-says-2026-08-05/ 

Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/05/trump-hegseth-clashed-camp-david-over-iran-missile-depletion-concerns/

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Day 1,622.

Today, Kyiv reels from the deadliest attack this year after failing to intercept any Russian missiles overnight, as North Korea continues to support Russia’s war, providing 120 ballistic missiles and six launchers. Meanwhile, Ukraine carries out air strikes on another Wildberries warehouse and several industrial sites, including an oil refinery. Then, we keep an eye on Kyiv and Washington’s warming relationship in recent weeks and discuss whether Ukraine could decide Italy’s next election. Finally, examine the lives of war widows as Russian losses mount, and Francis speaks to the World Health Organization’s representative in Ukraine about providing medical care in a war zone.

Contributors: 

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Dr Jarno Habicht of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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Russian soldier opens fire on his own platoon (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/04/russian-soldier-opens-fire-on-his-own-platoon/

Syria tells US it is willing to drastically drop Russian oil imports (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/syria-tells-us-it-is-willing-drastically-drop-russian-oil-imports-sources-say-2026-08-04/

Russia Approves State-Funded IVF for Widows as Birth Rates Hit Historic Low (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/80941

Facing a demographic catastrophe, Ukraine is paying for troops to freeze their sperm (BBC)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxd9549y4xo

Ukraine's war widows: 'None of us was prepared to pay such a high price for our country' (Le Monde)

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/02/17/ukraine-s-war-widows-none-of-us-was-prepared-to-pay-such-a-high-price-for-our-country_6535062_4.html

British Widows of the First World War, The Forgotten Legion, Andrea Hetherington

https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/British-Widows-of-the-First-World-War-Hardback/p/14718

How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/world/asia/russia-spies-japan-war-drones-electronics.html

MI6, DGSE, Ukraine... L’Express reveals an unprecedented ranking of Europe’s best spies (L’Express)

https://shorturl.at/6t6hW

French spy TV series, The Bureau: 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4063800/

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Day 1,621.

Putin finds himself in a sticky situation this morning after two more Wildberry distribution centres are attacked. There is also more evidence of Russia’s drone safari against civilians after a market vendor in Kherson was seen being hunted by a drone. We look at the latest diplomatic developments, which have seen Kyiv’s ambassador to the US dismissed, and its ambassador to London Valery Zaluzhny say that Ukraine is unlikely ever to join NATO. And later, a frontline reporter tells us what life is like today in the embattled fortress cities of Sloviansk, Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka.

Contributors: 

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Lily Shanagher (Foreign Breaking News Report for The Telegraph). @LilyShanagher on X.

With thanks to Francis Farrell, Kyiv Independent Senior Reporter.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

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Learn more about the Kyiv Independent’s October event in London:

https://kyivindependent.com/live/ 

Russia’s Wildberries to build 260,000 square metres of warehouse space in Kazakhstan (Novaya Gazeta)

https://novayagazeta.eu/en/articles/2026/08/04/russias-wildberries-to-build-260000-square-metres-of-warehouse-space-in-kazakhstan-en-news 

Ukraine energy chief says infrastructure attacks will shape war’s outcome (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-energy-denys-shmyhal-winter-war/ 

"Twelve years of fairy tales": former commander-in-chief Zaluzhnyi says Ukraine will never join NATO (Ukrainska Pravda)

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08/03/8047090/ 

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Day 1,620. 

Today, we report on another weekend of intense military activity: from renewed strikes on Wildberries warehouses – so severe that the company's owner and CEO Tatyana Kim was compelled to issue a public statement – to assassination attempts and a bombing at a Moscow restaurant. Plus, drone strikes on Russian positions in Crimea and a brutal attack on Kyiv that reveals the city's vulnerability to ballistic missile strikes. Dom and Francis also examine the latest casualty figures claimed by President Zelensky, the evolving US position on Ukraine, and what the new adaptation of The Odyssey might be trying to say about how modern warfare is having a corrosive effect on contemporary society.

Contributors: 

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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James Kilner on the true significance of the Wildberries attacks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_UYWPnaFRM&t=835s 

Ukraine only able to intercept one of 27 Russian missiles aimed at Kyiv (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/08/01/ukraine-only-able-intercept-one-27-russian-missiles-kyiv/ 

Trump backtracks on promise to give Ukraine Patriot blueprints (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/07/31/trump-backtracks-promise-ukraine-patriot-blueprints/  

'Nature of the threats has changed' — Kyiv removes protective structures from city monuments (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-to-remove-protective-coverings-over-monuments/?mc_cid=f58d6cc26e&mc_eid=08d0680a95 

Zelensky Updates NSDC Roster Amid Government Reshuffle (Kyiv Post):

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81516 

Tulsi Gabbard and her guru (The Washington Post):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/06/21/tulsi-gabbard-her-guru-mysterious-messages-that-helped-shape-her-political-career/ 

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Day 1,617.

As yet more Russian Wildberries distribution sites reach for the stars, Ukrainian missile producer Firepoint wins the month’s top-trolling award by offering merch to anyone who correctly predicts their next target. Dom reports how ballistic-missile defence is the hot topic of military and diplomatic discussion at the moment, with offers from Poland, favours asked of SpaceX and, perhaps least surprising of all, a growing coolness from Donald Trump over the plan/idea/wishful thinking that Ukraine would be given the Patriot blueprints. Alex Nichol reports that Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff may be in Ukraine in the next few weeks, which would be their first trip to Kyiv despite making multiple visits to Putin in Moscow. Finally, Adélie discusses Ukrainian war poetry, with the man who brought the newest generation of poets to English-speaking audiences.

Contributors: 

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to Hugh Roberts (@hugh.g.a.roberts on Instagram) and the University of Exeter. 

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Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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Russian missile destroys US firm’s Kyiv drone factory (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/us-firm-drone-factory-terminal-autonomy-ukraine-russia 

Zelensky Asked Trump for a Favor From Elon Musk (The Atlantic)

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/07/zelensky-asked-trump-for-a-favor-from-elon-musk/688122/

Donald Trump ‘not sure’ he will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/d8c42f6b-4dba-4976-a907-c7c93bca0bbd?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

War and peace: Ukraine’s ambassador in Washington joins our table (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2026/0731/ukraine-ambassador-olga-stefanishyna?icid=rss

The Geopolitics of Russia’s Civil Nuclear Exports Four Years into the War (Centre for Strategic and International Studies)

https://www.csis.org/analysis/geopolitics-russias-civil-nuclear-exports-four-years-war 

Ukrainian War Time Poetry: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2YPXiQIIQvRHSFfabgsOZM_5G5eqj5O

Jantar Publishing House: 

https://www.jantarpublishing.com/

Lines from the frontline: the poet soldiers defending Ukraine (The Conversation): 

https://theconversation.com/lines-from-the-frontline-the-poet-soldiers-defending-ukraine-276676 

Death of a Ukrainian Writer (New Yorker): 

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-death-of-a-ukrainian-writer-victoria-amelina

The Buried Book That Helped Ukraine’s Literary Revival (The New York Times): 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/world/europe/ukraine-publishing-buried-book.html

More about Aliaksei Lazarau: https://x.com/Alx_lazarau/status/2050195969103307014 

The petition to allow non-Ukrainian to be recognised as Hero of Ukraine: https://petition.president.gov.ua/petition/264020 

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Day 1,616.

A Russian cruise missile is believed to have landed in Poland overnight, just after President Zelensky and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk met to patch up a rumbling diplomatic spat. Meanwhile, inside Ukraine, former Minister of Defence Fedorov gives his first big interview since being sacked, saying there is 'resistance to change' in the defence ministry and laying out his vision to win the war. Finally, Dom, Adelie, and Francis read your best summer postcards and answer your questions.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Producer: Tom Steed

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Anita Blay

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

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‘Russian missile’ leaves crater in Poland (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/30/poland-explosion-russian-missile-attack/ 

Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland are rising. Disinformation fuels the flames (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-on-ukrainians-in-poland-are-rising-disinformation-fuels-the-flames/

Watch the full interview with Mykhailo Fedorov (Ukrainska Pravda, in Ukrainian)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbjYc4-OuT0

Russia importing sensitive UK, EU tech through India, data shows (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-import-uk-eu-technology-india-data/

Francis’s Interview with Michael Bohnert re. Patriot missile timescales:

https://youtu.be/Fg_PmGkpJu4?si=Jf7HoU6anVj1JCQW 

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Day 1,615.

After Russia sees another night of Ukrainian drone strikes on a Wildberries warehouse and oil refinery attacks, Francis examines Kyiv’s campaign to disrupt Putin’s logistics and wartime economy. He also looks at encouraging developments in Washington, where Presidents Zelensky and Trump met ahead of the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, before Graham’s landmark bipartisan sanctions bill took a significant step forward in Congress. Then James Kilner has his regular Russia roundup, as rumours of a fresh mobilisation continue to circulate, before we explore the dramatic downfall of the powerful head of Russia’s international chess federation.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.

Malcolm Pein (Telegraph chess correspondent). @TelegraphChess on X.

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Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

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Russia explores support for Wildberries after Ukrainian drone attacks, sources say (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/russia-explores-support-wildberries-after-ukrainian-drone-attacks-sources-say-2026-07-28/

Laura Loomer says she called Trump from Ukraine, plans to brief president on visit (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/laura-loomer-says-she-called-trump-from-ukraine-plans-to-brief-president-on-visit/ 

Kremlin Gambit: German FIDE presidential candidate Vadim Rosenstein continues to earn millions in Russia (Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News, in Russian)

https://sport.unian.net/othersports/kandidat-v-prezidenty-fide-vadim-rozenshteyn-prodolzhaet-vesti-biznes-v-rossii-13451784.html 

Russians Form Street Patrol to Shield Men From Forced Recruitment (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81265 

World chess chief faces endgame after EU announces Russia war sanctions (BBC)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewrk58k2k4o 

No contact with political prisoner Andrei Trofimov since April (Memorial)

https://memopzk.org/en/news/no-contact-with-political-prisoner-andrei-trofimov-since-april/

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Day 1,614.

As Ukraine strikes a target more than 1,300 kilometres from Kyiv, Francis and Alex Nichol assess the significance of President Zelensky’s visit to Washington for Lindsey Graham’s funeral and to meet with President Trump. It comes a day after Ukraine struck a tanker from Iran in the Caspian Sea, something the US president was asked about on Air Force One. Meanwhile, attention is focused on Congress as lawmakers prepare to decide the fate of the bipartisan sanctions bill, which would impose sweeping tariffs on countries continuing to buy Russian energy. Later, we take a deep dive into the Black Sea grain corridor, exploring why it’s returned to the centre of the war after recent attacks on merchant shipping, and what it means for global food security.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

With thanks to Andrey Sizov, head of SovEcon grain consultancy (@sizov_andre on X).

Producer: Tom Steed

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Anita Blay

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Democrats ‘undermining US support for Ukraine’ (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/27/democrat-opponents-sanctioning-russia-act-undermine-ukraine/ 

Life of a Ukrainian draft dodger (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/28/ukraine-hunt-for-draft-dodgers-becomes-battle-on-the-street/ 

EU hesitates to target Irish plant accused of supplying Russia’s war industry (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/ef7ff634-b738-4975-91b5-2edffc51da68?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

The Sizov Report

http://sizov.report

Wagner’s Remnants Are Running an Opioid Empire in the Center of Africa (Wall Street Journal)

https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/russia-wagner-africa-opioid-trade-d015c4bc 

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Day 1,613.

As Putin is forced to cancel his annual Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg for the second year in a row – forced to stand by an image of a submarine instead – we report on another major weekend on the battlefield for both Russia and Ukraine, including a strike by Kyiv on an Iranian-linked tanker in the Caspian Sea. Meanwhile Volodymyr Zelensky is in London to meet with new British PM Andy Burnham for the first time, as the Ukrainian president warns of a new mobilisation drive by Moscow amid mounting Russian losses. Then we hear from the WELT offices in Germany about their wargame that caused such a stir, NATO’s Secretary General had to respond.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

With thanks to Caroline Drüten, international security correspondent at WELT.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

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‘Ernstfall: What if Russia Attacks NATO? Inside a German Wargame’ (WELT Podcast):

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ernstfall-what-if-russia-attacks-nato-inside-a/id6785429115

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033GHuBrh6zwl1mq4TVeY6 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/21/new-missile-at-centre-of-anglo-german-golden-age-of-defence/ 

Fabrice Deprez’s Substack describing Kramatorsk:

https://eastradar.substack.com/p/the-long-war-60?triedRedirect=true 

Kazakhstan’s Tokayev Urges Putin to Freeze Ukraine War (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81070 

Kremlin Shrugs Off Reports of US-Ukraine Air Truce Plan, Says It’s ‘Too Early’ (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/81124 

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Day 1,610.

Today, as Ukraine expands its long-range strike campaign with fresh attacks on Russian logistics hubs and warehouses – including targets in St Petersburg – we examine the growing economic cost to Moscow as Kyiv intensifies its effort to disrupt supply chains and undermine Russia’s war machine. We also explore why American political commentator and Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer has dramatically reversed her position on Ukraine after years of amplifying pro-Kremlin narratives, and what that shift could signal for Republican support for Kyiv. And later, Dom brings you an exclusive interview with Ukraine’s new Veterans Minister, recorded during a visit to Mykolaiv earlier this year.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

With thanks to Vitali Kim, the new Veteran Affairs Minister of Ukraine, former frontline mayor of Mykolaiv.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: James England

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Why Russia’s Amazon became Ukraine’s number one target (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/24/why-russias-amazon-became-ukraines-number-one-target/ 

Inside Ukraine’s Kill Zone (Reuters):

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/UKRAINE-CRISIS/KILL-ZONE/znpnojmknvl/

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Day 1,609.

Today, after Mykhailo Drapatyi is appointed Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, we examine the reaction from Russian soldiers and military commentators as Kyiv reshapes its wartime leadership. We also report on Ukraine’s continuing campaign of long-range strikes, with fresh attacks on a key Russian logistics hub and another strategically important oil refinery as Kyiv seeks to weaken Moscow’s war machine far behind the front lines. Then we assess how Russia’s war against Ukraine is reshaping global grain exports and food prices, before unpacking the European Union’s latest sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime, finally agreed after weeks of difficult negotiations.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Yesterday’s Ukraine: The Latest, offering a deep dive into Kyiv’s new commander-in-chief:

YouTube – https://youtu.be/xqBiyMPM4jo?si=p1rlhUOodgg781ck 

Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraines-legendary-new-commander-takes-charge-after/id1612424182?i=1000777916224

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CktsLADyTxmHVesqf6RxW?si=abe2835da3fc4782 

Kremlin propagandist Xenia Fedorova escapes EU sanctions targeting Russian figures (Le Monde):

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/07/22/kremlin-propagandist-xenia-fedorova-escapes-eu-sanctions-targeting-russian-figures_6755722_4.html?srsltid=AfmBOopfQv9I8HMURwgR6Hkc7GNY7nqJuYDoS-YXXq1t3JMx29P71kMx

From the Shannon to Siberia: How alumina from a Limerick refinery enters Russia’s weapons supply chain (The Irish Times)

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/03/24/from-the-shannon-to-siberia-how-alumina-from-a-limerick-refinery-enters-russias-weapons-supply-chain/

For more on Caolan Robertson’s investigation into the Auginish aluminium plant, Ukraine: The Latest June 16th episode: 

YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mimSeae4Nw&t=1492s

Apple podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/trump-tells-putin-to-make-a-deal-at-g7-revenge/id1612424182?i=1000772992491

Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XXCl4A8oZ871GwjvdXowY

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Day 1,608.

Today, in another historic day for the war, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi is replaced with one of the most famous generals in Ukraine: Mykhailo Drapatyi, a popular and innovative military leader with a remarkable backstory. We bring together a frontline Ukrainian drone pilot and two leading experts to hear what really happened in the past 72 hours, what this means for the conflict, and the likely strategy Kyiv will adopt as the war enters the next phase.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dr Jade McGlynn (Centre for Statecraft and National Security, King's College London)

Special thanks to Dr Jack Watling – Senior Research Fellow for Applied Military Sciences at the Royal United Services Institute – and Dimko Zhluktenko,  best known as a drone pilot in the 413th Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces.

Producer: Alexis Adimora

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

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Day 1,607.

Today, as Ukraine strikes a plant belonging to Russia’s largest steel producer, we assess Moscow’s increasing use of ballistic missiles as the fighting on the frontline heads towards Russia’s bloodiest month in a year and a half. We also report on the man expected to replace Kyiv’s Commander-in-Chief, before a special interview with one of the founding members of Pussy Riot about the group’s origins and the protest performance that led to members being sent to a Russian penal colony.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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The Pavilion of dis(Sense) – conceived and curated by the Russian dissident artist Katia Margolis – is in the former Church of San Leonardo, Venice, until August 7. Learn more: https://www.instagram.com/pavilionofdissense/ 

Francis’s Dispatches from La Biennale in Venice – 

Part I: https://youtu.be/ay2UT-SeKDI?si=HcbI6rpImmWdnEIM&t=559

Part II (featuring the first section of Francis’s interview with Nadya of Pussy Riot): https://youtu.be/KVCZ9mVVFNI?si=zpNovKCPKyoDJdbU&t=829 

Nadja’s Strasbourg exhibition, ‘Resistance Imprisoned’:

https://www.ritschfisch.com/exhibition/resistance-imprisoned/ 

Russian warship opens fire off Devon (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/21/russian-warship-neustrashimy-fires-plymouth-royal-navy/  

White House concerned over Miliband as Foreign Secretary (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/21/white-house-deeply-concerned-miliband-foreign-secretary/ 

Mykhailo Drapatyi, the man some protesters want to replace Syrskyi (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/mykhailo-drapatyi-the-man-some-protesters-want-to-replace-syrskyi/ 

Zelensky’s crisis deepens as ex-defence minister rejects offer to return (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/51dad580-487a-43d4-8427-cdd764cbe8f5?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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Day 1,606.

Today, after one of its biggest ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv of the war, we hear about Ukraine’s strikes on warehouses belonging to Russia’s equivalent to Amazon, costing millions in damages and a 2000 square mile cloud that can be seen from space. Then we consider the rumours that Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi may be next for the chop as protests continue over President Zelensky’s removal of Defence Minister Fedorov. And, with our guest, we try to answer a key question: now President Trump has promised to share the blueprints for Patriot missiles with Kyiv, how long will it take for Ukraine to build its own version?

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

With thanks for Michael Bohnert – Engineer at RAND.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Russia unleashes largest ballistic missile attack of the war (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/19/russia-ukraine-war-ballistic-missile-attack-kyiv-zelensky/ 

Ukraine strikes warehouses of ‘Russian Amazon’ in revenge attack (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/18/ukraine-strikes-warehouses-russian-amazon-revenge-attack/ 

Fires rage near Moscow after Ukrainian drone strikes (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/20/fires-rage-near-moscow-after-ukrainian-drone-strikes/ 

Russian pensioners dying in queues for fuel (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/17/russian-pensioners-dying-queues-fuel/ 

Video shows bomb attack on Ukrainian tycoon in Monaco (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/18/video-bomb-attack-ukrainian-tycoon-monaco/ 

FIFA risks prosecution over World Cup payments to Russian clubs (Follow The Money):

https://www.ftm.eu/articles/fifa-world-cup-sanctions-payments-russian-clubs 

Russia Plans to Mobilize 500,000 Personnel by Autumn, Prepares for New Fronts (Kyiv Post):

kyivpost.com/post/80585 

More from Michael Bohnert on Patriot Missiles:

https://x.com/mbohnert/status/2079146203795890363 

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Day 1,603. 

Today, as Ukraine reels from the dismissal of its popular Defence Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, we examine the speculation surrounding his sudden departure, and reveal details of his new successor. We also bring you the latest on Ukraine’s extraordinary campaign in the naval theatre, where more than 100 Russian vessels have been struck in little over a week, before our regular segment on the occupied territories. Finally, with British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer – one of Ukraine’s strongest international supporters – leaving office on Monday, we assess what his successor, Andy Burnham, will mean for the war.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dr Jade McGlynn (Centre for Statecraft and National Security, King’s College London)

Lilian Fawcett (Senior Producer on Ukraine: The Latest)

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Jade’s Project – ‘TOT Insights’ (Ukraine’s Temporarily Occupied Territories):

https://totinsights.org/ 

Ukraine turns Sea of Azov into graveyard for Russian ships (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/17/ukraine-turns-sea-of-azov-into-graveyard-for-russian-ships/

The sacking that turned Ukrainians against Zelensky (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/16/protests-erupt-zelensky-fires-defence-minister-fedorov/

Why Zelensky has fired the man beating Russia (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/16/why-zelensky-fired-mykhailo-fedorov/ 

Starmer tells Zelensky: You have Britain’s ‘cast-iron’ support (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/07/16/keir-starmer-heads-to-ukraine-volodymyr-zelensky-burnham/

Russia Strips Arctic Air Defenses As Ukraine War Strains Military (Radio Liberty):

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-air-defense-removal-arctic-satellite-photos-ukraine-war/33803628.html 

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Day 1,602.

Following President Zelensky’s seismic sacking of 35-year-old Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov – a popular, dynamic moderniser in the government – we bring you the reaction on the streets of Kyiv, where protests have broken out. Reports suggest it was irreconcilable differences with commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi that ultimately got Fedorov dismissed – but also that his personal political ambitions had Zelensky worried. Is this the president’s biggest political miscalculation since his move against the country’s anti-corruption bodies in 2025? Then, we have the latest Ukrainian strikes on Russian ships in the Black Sea. Finally Adelie learns about the remarkably brave women who have become the backbone of the resistance movement in the occupied territories.

Contributors:

Roland Oliphant (Chief Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphant on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Protests erupt after Zelensky fires popular defence minister (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/16/protests-erupt-zelensky-fires-defence-minister-fedorov/ 

Zelensky rejected push to fire Syrskyi as commander-in-chief, Fedorov reveals (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/fedorov-admits-trying-to-replace-syrskyi-before-his-dismissal-as-defense-minister/ 

Russia's Engels air base reportedly struck in Ukrainian drone attack (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/russias-engels-air-base-reportedly-struck-in-ukrainian-drone-attack/

The Warrior-Witches of Ukraine’s Resistance (Ken Harbaugh in The Atlantic):

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/06/underground-intelligence-network-russia-ukraine/687578/

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Day 1,601.

As Ukraine expands its campaign in the Black Sea, tightening Kyiv’s stranglehold on occupied Crimea, Dom reports on the fifth consecutive day of combined missile and drone attacks on the southern Odesa region, as civilians continue to bear the brunt of the bombardment. Then Francis turned to the latest political developments shaping the war, including fresh manoeuvring in Hungary. And later, they are joined by Adelie to answer your questions on the Kerch bridge, the impact of fuel shortages for the Russian harvest, and European preparedness for the kind of aerial bombardments Ukraine suffers daily.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Unmanned Systems Forces Online Killboard: https://sbs-group.army/en/ 

‘THE PINK FLAME OF THE TUZLY LAGOONS’ (Birding in Ukraine):

https://www.birdinginukraine.com/blog/the-pink-flame-of-the-tuzly-lagoons

Exclusive: Lockheed Martin supports granting Ukraine Patriot missile licenses, official says (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/lockheed-martin-supports-granting-ukraine-patriot-missile-licenses/ 

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Day 1,600.

In Paris, the Coalition of the Willing announces a new joint anti-missile defence system to ensure Ukraine’s winter supply of Patriots before attending the military parade on Bastille Day. Dom reports on the latest Russian oil refinery strike by Ukraine and Adelie has the latest on Ukraine’s cabinet reshuffle. Later, they hear from Berlin correspondent James Rothwell after his exclusive interview with the AfD’s defence chief – who claims a Russian attack on Germany is “completely unrealistic”.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Power Outages Hit Sevastopol as Russia Declares ‘Special Regime’ After Reported Ukrainian Attack (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/80213 

Commander of Ukraine's 155th brigade detained in kidnapping, murder case (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/commander-of-ukraines-155th-brigade-detained-in-kidnapping-murder-case/

Luftwaffe chief warns Europe has ‘no time’ to counter Putin without US weapons (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-isnt-ready-replace-us-weapons-german-air-chief-warns/

London Playbook: ‘Endings and beginnings’ (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/london-playbook/endings-and-beginnings/

Ukraine's parliament dismisses prime minister, paving way for government reshuffle (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-parliament-dismisses-prime-minister-paving-way-for-government-reshuffle/

Zelensky eyes replacing Defense Minister Fedorov, source says (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-eyes-replacing-defense-minister-fedorov-source-says/

Why the AfD is not scared of World War Three (James Rothwell for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/10/why-afd-not-scared-third-world-war/

How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/world/asia/russia-spies-japan-war-drones-electronics.html

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Day 1,599.

After a weekend that took the tally of oil exporting Russian ships hit by drones in the Sea of Azov to over 100, Dom reports how Ukraine has trialled an autonomous amphibious assault into Russian-held territory. Meanwhile Ukraine strikes another oil refinery, as fights break out over Russian fuel shortages. Adelie examines the first-ever joint EU-UK sanctions against the Russian cyber-war complex and asks what direction President Zelensky is heading in with his latest cabinet reshuffle. Dom looks at the latest United Nations response to the bombing of civilians and asks how they manage to condemn the killings in such strong terms, without once having to apportion blame. And later, he talks to US international affairs commentator Melinda Haring about the sudden death over the weekend of Senator Lindsay Graham and what the death of a leading Russia hawk means for Kyiv.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to Melinda Haring, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71 (NYT)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/us/politics/lindsey-graham-dead.html

Zelenskyy dismisses Ukraine’s prime minister in cabinet shake-up (FT)

https://www.ft.com/content/db48418a-f906-4afd-86a2-1ab08004bd13?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Beyond the Battlefield: Russia’s Information War Against Ukraine’s European Future

https://cpd.gov.ua/en/report/beyond-the-battlefield-russias-information-war-against-ukraines-european-future/

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Day 1,596.

Ukraine continues playing its game of Whack-A-Hole on the Kremlin's energy plants. Dom looks at technical developments on the battlefield, including the suggestion Ukrainian troops are now deliberately starting their assaults with next to no equipment, before turning to politics: with Tomahawks on their way to Europe and Marine Le Pen, possibly, on her way to the Elysee Palace. Adelie French-splains what a National Rally presidency could mean for European security and Ukraine. Finally, Adelie is joined by Alexander Browder, the 17-year-old who was sanctioned by the Kremlin for exposing a Russian-backed crypto laundering network.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to Alexander Browder.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Exclusive: US fund to make 'big' investment in Ukraine's critical minerals this fall, economy minister says (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-us-fund-to-make-big-investment-in-ukraines-critical-minerals-this-fall-economy-minister-says/

Uefa drags its heels over action against Russia’s fake Ukrainian clubs (The Guardian)

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/27/uefa-action-russia-fake-ukrainian-clubs-shakhtar-donetsk#:~:text=The%20fake%20Shakhtar%2C%20who%20play,promoted%20to%20the%20third%20tier.

Au RN, quinze ans d’affaires judiciaires sous l’ère Marine Le Pen (Le Monde)

https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2026/07/07/au-rassemblement-national-quinze-ans-d-affaires-judiciaires-sous-l-ere-marine-le-pen_6721393_4355770.html

French court clears way for Marine Le Pen to run for president but orders her to wear electronic tag (BBC)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c70yk5xjyl1t

No longer Putin's friends but not for sure. What connects Le Pen's party with the Kremlin (European Pravda)

https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/articles/2025/09/17/7220329/

Confronting the Illicit-Finance Hydra in Crypto Markets: Protecting Retail Investors and Disrupting Hostile Government Exploitation (Alexander Browder for Henry Jackson Society)

https://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HJS-Crypto-Currency-Report-web-final.pdf

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Day 1,595.

Ukraine strikes yet more Russian shadow fleet tankers in the Black Sea, bringing their total to more than 30 in just four days. Adelie reports on how Kyiv’s latest strikes on oil facilities has President Putin feeling the mounting frustration of ordinary Russians. Then we hear from our correspondents in Ankara who reflect on “a Nato summit of two halves,” where Donald Trump’s bombastic remarks about Greenland and Spain gave way to discord and, apparently, love in the Turkish capital. Finally, Latvia’s foreign minister looks ahead to the next meeting of Nato countries.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist).

Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @Sophia_yan on X.

Joe Barnes (Diplomatic Editor). @Barnes_Joe on X.

Roland Oliphant (Chief Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphant on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

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North Korea Supplies Up to 40% of Russia's Artillery Shells, Ukrainian Intel Says (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79862

The Nato member powering Europe’s rearmament (Sophia Yan for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/09/how-turkey-became-new-pillar-european-defence/

Ukraine has ‘two months before Putin escalates war’ (Joe Barnes and Sophia Yan for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/09/ukraine-has-two-months-end-war-or-face-massive-escalation/

Listen to our sister podcast Iran: The Latest for updates on the conflict in the Middle East

https://linktr.ee/IranTheLatest

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Day 1,594.

Donald Trump has handed Ukraine permission to build its own Patriot missiles as he met with Volodymyr Zelensky at the Nato summit. It comes after the American president told the meeting in Ankara the US-Iran ceasefire was “over”, and said Washington would cut all trade ties with Spain as he met with Mark Rutte. Our team in Ankara has all the latest updates from a busy day in the Turkish capital. Dom and Francis discuss the former Ukrainian commander-in-chief’s piece for the Telegraph where he warns we mustn't “assume Russia has lost the war”. Later, Joe Barnes speaks exclusively to the Czech president Petr Pavl.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Joe Barnes (Diplomatic Editor). @Barnes_Joe on X.

Roland Oliphant (Chief Foreign Analyst). @RolandOliphant on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:

Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest  

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Listen toIran: The Latestfor more from NATO and interview with Al Carns:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iran-the-latest/id1712903296 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7gPBO0qnZI1YBi25zaVT1c 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

Listen to Iran: The Latest for more from NATO:

https://linktr.ee/iranthelatest 

Telegraph Live Blog of the NATO Summit:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/08/us-iran-strikes-persian-gulf-nato-chief-summit-ankara/ 

Do not assume Russia has lost the war (Valerii Zaluzhnyi for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/08/ukraine-ambassador-do-not-assume-russia-has-lost-war/ 

Ankara Summit Declaration (NATO):

https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2026/07/08/the-ankara-summit-declaration?utm_source=multi&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ankara-declaration

Trump revives plan to buy Greenland (Connor Stringer, Joe Barnes and Tony Diver for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/07/trump-revives-plan-to-buy-greenland/  

Russia back in Olympics...World Cup could be next

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2026/07/07/russia-olympic-ban-lifted/ 

The one sport moving against Russia is run by its ex-deputy PM (Euromaidan Press)

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/07/06/fide-suspends-russia-malcolm-pein-interview/ 

NATO allies to sign a raft of missile deals with US companies (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-allies-to-sign-a-raft-of-missile-deals-with-us-companies/ 

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Day 1,593.

Today, as Ukraine reportedly launches one of the largest waves of air strikes inside Russia since the full-scale invasion began – while also targeting multiple Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov – we bring you the latest from the NATO summit in Turkey, where world leaders are gathering for what could prove one of the most consequential meetings of the war. What is really at stake for the alliance? How secure is continued US support for NATO? And what military commitments can realistically be expected that will strengthen President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hand, both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table, as pressure mounts on Vladimir Putin at home?

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Venetia Rainey (Host on Iran: The Latest). @Venetiarainey on X.

Roland Oliphant (Host on Iran: The Latest). @RolandOliphant on X.

Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @Sophia_Yan on X.

With thanks to Lithuania’s representative to NATO, Darius Jauniskis, and former UK Armed Forces Minister, Al Carns MP.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Listen toIran: The Latestfor more from NATO and interview with Al Carns:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iran-the-latest/id1712903296 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7gPBO0qnZI1YBi25zaVT1c 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk

NATO Summit Live Blog (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/07/nato-summit-latest-ankara-turkey-starmer-trump/ 

Britain to lead European drive to build long-range Nato missiles (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/06/britain-lead-european-missile-project-reliance-us/ 

Sleeping families crushed by Putin’s trademark ‘double tap’ strike (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/06/sleeping-families-crushed-putin-trademark-double-tap-strike/ 

Woman suspected of Ukrainian tycoon bomb plot in Monaco shot dead (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/07/woman-suspected-of-ukrainian-tycoon-bomb-plot-monaco-shot/ 

How Britain let Europe down on defence (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/07/how-britain-let-europe-down-with-defence/ 

Erdogan crushes dissent before rolling out Nato red carpet (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/07/recep-erdogan-turkey-ankara-dissent-nato-summit-ankara/

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Day 1,592.

Ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey, Russia kills more Ukrainian civilians in the second mass aerial strike in four days. Moscow also claims they’ve taken the Donbas city of Kostiantynivka, then later says fighting is ongoing – Dom tries to decipher the conflicting reports. Then he has the latest on Ukraine’s most recent drone strikes against a St Petersburg oil terminal, as Russians consider refuelling in China amid petrol shortages across the country. And we hear from our team on the ground in Ankara before looking ahead to what we can expect from this year’s NATO summit, where Trump is expected to put pressure on allies over defence spending.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Trump threatens NATO on eve of summit

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/05/trump-threatens-nato-on-eve-of-summit/

Putin faces a fork in the road (Memphis Barker for the Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/06/vladimir-putin-faces-fork-in-road-russia-ukraine/ 

Fuel shortages after Ukrainian drone attacks push Russians to refuel in China (RBC Ukraine)

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/fuel-shortages-push-russians-to-refill-their-1783332958.html 

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Day 1,589.

Russia’s fuel crisis continues, to the intense frustration of ordinary Russians, and to the delight of Ukrainians, who are trolling Russians by flooding a fuel availability app with fake reviews. After Ukraine’s attack on the NORSI oil refinery in Kstovo, 800km inside Russia, Alex Nichol reports on how Kyiv is shutting down more energy facilities in occupied areas. Adelie dives into reports that Moscow is planning an attack on Poland and the Baltics to test Nato. Plus, authorities in Germany have just accused Kyiv of sanctioning the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attack. Finally we hear from Dr Jade McGlynn, occupied territories expert, on what comes next for Crimea – isolation or liberation?

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph journalist).

Dr Jade McGlynn (Occupied Territories Expert, King’s College London).

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Russia planning attack on Poland to test Nato resolve, US warns (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/03/russia-planning-attack-on-poland-test-nato-resolve-us-warns/

Ukrainian refugees face eviction amid Poland and Kyiv spat (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/02/ukrainian-refugees-face-eviction-amid-poland-kyiv-spat/

EU shipyard races to service Putin’s LNG fleet before sanctions bite (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-shipyard-races-to-service-russia-vladimir-putin-lng-fleet-before-sanctions-bite/

The ‘Waze of Petrol’, according to Dr Jade McGlynn

https://estbenzin.ru/

Ukrainian Digital Media Archive

https://duma.org.ua/

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Day 1,588.

After Russia unleashes one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv in recent weeks, killing at least 20 people and injuring dozens more, Dom reports on a city that knew the assault was coming hours in advance. He then examines a major new report alleging that Russia’s shadow fleet has been used not only to evade sanctions, but potentially to launch drones targeting military bases and civilian airports across Europe, raising profound new questions about the Kremlin’s hybrid war against the West. Later, Dom, Adelie and Francis answer your questions in the first edition of our new regular postbag segment.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Listen to ‘Ernstfall: What if Russia Attacks NATO? Inside a German Wargame’ (featuring dubs from Francis Dearnley and James Rothwell): – 

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ernstfall-what-if-russia-attacks-nato-inside-a/id6785429115 

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/033GHuBrh6zwl1mq4TVeY6?si=-RApaIauQXaQhD5tgzhD_g&nd=1&dlsi=50aee65f40c4451b 

Eighteen killed in massive Russian attack on Kyiv (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/02/ukraine-war-russia-attacks-kyiv-drones-missiles/ 

Russia’s UAV Campaign Over Europe (International Institute for Strategic Studies)

https://www.iiss.org/research-paper/2026/06/russias-uav-campaign-over-europe/ 

Russian drones spy on nuclear weapons in Britain (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/02/putin-shadow-tankers-drones-nuclear-weapons-russia-nato/ 

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-1-2026/

Sanctioned Russian billionaire retains control of Aughinish parent company, Sweden finds (Irish Times)

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/sanctioned-russian-billionaire-retains-control-of-aughinish-parent-company-sweden-finds/

Russia buys gasoline from India to tackle shortages, sources say (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-buys-gasoline-india-tackle-shortages-sources-say-2026-07-01/

Russia shuts railway border crossings with Finland, Estonia and Latvia (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-suspends-railway-border-crossings-finland-baltic-neighbors/ 

How likely is the use of nuclear weapons by Russia? (Chatham House)

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2022/03/how-likely-use-nuclear-weapons-russia

Russia’s Nuclear Signaling in 2026 and Implications for European Security (DGAP) 

https://dgap.org/en/research/publications/russias-nuclear-signaling-2026-and-implications-european-security

Nuclear Signaling since the beginning of the full-scale invasion (Ukraine: The Latest, February 3rd)

https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/putin-waits-until-kyiv-hits-20c-before-knocking-out/id1612424182?i=1000747895284

Postcards of the Front:

https://postcardstothefrontcanada.com/

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Day 1,587.

As more of Russia’s ground-based space infrastructure is launched by Ukraine into low earth orbit, eight days after the first such strike, Dom asks: where are the air defences? In the words of Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov it’s just “one crisis after another" for Russia, as he talks about the campaign to strangle Crimea. Meanwhile, Russian milbloggers are complaining that the life expectancy of a Russian soldier at the front is now about half an hour; criticisms that drew the remarkable response from the State Duma that Russian people should “just get on with it”. Russia analyst James Kilner reports on how fuel shortages are dominating life in the country. Later, David Miliband of the International Rescue Committee gives a glimpse of civilian life near the frontline.

Contributors:

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.

Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph Senior Foreign Correspondent). @adrianblomfield on X.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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Africans being tricked by Russia to fight in the killing forests of Ukraine (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/14/africans-tricked-russia-killing-forests-ukraine/

As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man (Foreign Policy)

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/russia-ukraine-war-putin-escalation-nato-europe/ 

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Day 1,586.

Today, as Vladimir Putin continues to make grossly exaggerated claims about Russia’s gains on the battlefield, we assess the latest military progress of both sides, before looking at the long-delayed and controversial defence investment plan finally announced by the British. More money for drones, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence: but does it go far enough, and how close is London to hitting the 5% NATO target demanded by President Donald Trump? Then we hear what the citizens of Kyiv think about Ukraine being on the pathway to membership of the European Union, and report on a manhunt underway in southern France after a parcel bomb exploded at a residential building in neighbouring Monaco, injuring wealthy Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Crisp (Telegraph’s Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.

Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X

Producer: Phil Atkins

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Gabby Colvin

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Listen to our sister podcast Iran: The Latest:

Video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAif-vifC6F2aoPB8GIw6dk 

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/iran-the-latest/id1712903296 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7gPBO0qnZI1YBi25zaVT1c

The battle to bring Europe’s biggest military into the EU (James Crisp, Antonia Langford and Joe Barnes for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/24/the-battle-to-bring-europes-biggest-military-into-the-eu/ 

Ukrainian tycoon injured in Monaco bombing (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/29/monaco-house-explosion-three-injured/ 

Meduza has identified over a thousand war veterans who have already received positions within the Russian government (Meduza, in Russian):

https://meduza.io/feature/2026/06/29/novaya-rossiyskaya-elita

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Day 1,585.

After a weekend that saw Ukraine’s Constitution Day celebrated with yet more lengthy queues at petrol stations in Russia and Crimea – a situation not helped by Russian oil refineries continuing to self-sanction – Putin shrugs that these ‘difficult’ days are just a speed bump on the road to inevitable victory. Dom and Francis ponder on Alexander Lukashenko’s slightly odd weekend jaunt to China via Putin’s lakeside retreat in Valdai – at least we now know what all the extra air defence was shipped in for – and ask, is he looking for a new best friend? And finally, after news of a mass shooting in the northern German city of Stade, they speak to Berlin correspondent James Rothwell who has been reporting on NATO preparations for a possible future Battle of the Baltics.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Gabby Colvin

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

Putin: Russia is facing problems in Ukraine war (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/28/putin-russia-is-facing-problems-in-ukraine-war/ 

Nato prepares for the Battle of the Baltics (James Rothwell for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/23/nato-prepares-battle-baltics/ 

We’re ready to fight Russia tonight, vows head of German air force (James Rothwell for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/15/luftwaffe-chief-warns-russia-german-ready-to-fight-for-nato/ 

How German trains became the shame of a nation (James Rothwell for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/28/how-german-trains-became-the-shame-of-a-nation/ 

Germany considers return of military conscription (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/27/germany-considers-compulsory-conscription-defence-russia/ 

Turkey Offers to Host Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79139 

Putin Says Expecting US Negotiators Once US Less Busy With Iran (Kyiv Post)

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/79177 

Serbian President Vučić says he will resign within ‘weeks’ (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/serbian-president-vucic-says-he-will-resign-within-weeks/ 

Stray Ukraine drones worth the price of hitting Russia, says Estonian minister (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/f487526b-9646-456b-bccb-001f31090919?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

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Day 1,582.

Crimea declares a state of emergency after days of intense Ukrainian attacks, as footage shows thousands of cars queuing to leave the Russian-occupied peninsula. It comes as president Zelensky authorises a 40-day operation against Russia ‌“to press for an end to the war”, days before the Nato summit in Ankara. Alex Nichol reports on a major scandal as the commander of one of Ukraine’s largest assault units has been suspended amid allegations of abuse against recruits. Meanwhile, Roland Oliphant has the updates on Ukraine’s row with Poland; the EU’s plan to end refugee protections for some Ukrainians; and Moscow and Washington’s very different recollections of the Trump-Putin meeting in Anchorage.

Contributors:

Roland Oliphant (Telegraph’s Chief Foreign Analyst). @rolandoliphant on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph journalist). 

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.

With thanks to Katarína Mathernová, EU Ambassador to Ukraine.

Producer: Rachel Porter

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Tom Steed

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

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The “Skelya” assault regiment commented on the Babel investigation into torture and murders in the unit (Babel)

https://babel.ua/en/news/127978-the-skelya-assault-regiment-commented-on-the-babel-investigation-into-torture-and-murders-in-the-unit 

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