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Welcome to the "Highlights from Ukraine" - your daily English audio summary of the latest news reported in the Ukrainian media. Get your favourite morning hot beverage and let's deep dive into what Ukrainian media have been reporting the day before. Support the podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine You can tip us via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com.

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03 Jan: Ukraine liberated 40% of Russia-occupied territory in 2022, Ukraine hit Russian base killing up to 400 and wounding 300 invaders, Kyiv expects €3bln aid from EU in Jan

Latest news from 03 January 2023, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Jan 03, 2023•6 min•Ep. 341

01 Jan: Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones on New Year weekend, no large-scale power outages caused, intelligence assessed Russia to have missiles for 2 more attacks

Latest news from 01 January 2023, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Jan 02, 2023•5 min•Ep. 340

30 Dec: Ukraine warns Russians about new wave of mobilisation, planned by Kremlin, Prime Minister expects Ukraine's victory in 2023, Biden signed budget with aid for Ukraine

Latest news from 30 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 31, 2022•5 min•Ep. 339

29 Dec: Russia attacked Ukraine energy infrastructure, Zelenskyy warns that there will be more attacks by New Year, Poltava mayor suspected of disseminating classified information about army

Latest news from 29 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 30, 2022•5 min•Ep. 338

28 Dec: Zelenskyy addressed parliament with annual message on internal and external situation of Ukraine, Ukrainian businessman and former MP detained in France

Latest news from 28 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 29, 2022•6 min•Ep. 338

27 Dec: Hungary thinks the US may force Ukraine to peace by cutting off support, Ukraine expects no emergency power outages, unless Russia attacks again, richest Ukrainians lost $20bln in 2022

Latest news from 27 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 28, 2022•5 min•Ep. 337

26 Dec: Ukraine questions legitimacy of Russia's UN membership, Russia plans to capture Donetsk region by 2023, Ukraine plans to hold "peace formula" summit in Feb 2023

Latest news from 26 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 27, 2022•4 min•Ep. 336

25 Dec: Zelenskyy warns Ukrainians about possible Russian attacks amid holiday season, explosions reported at Russian airfield at Engels, China to deepen co-operation with Russia

Merry Christmas! Latest news from 25 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 26, 2022•4 min•Ep. 335

24 Dec: Millions of Ukrainians celebrate Christmas, Russia killed 10 civilians in attack at Kherson, Russia experiences shortage of ammunition

Merry Christmas! Latest news from 24 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 25, 2022•5 min•Ep. 334

17 Dec: Russia already used 4,000 missiles against Ukraine, Germany not to be first to send tanks to Ukraine, band TVORCHI to represent Ukraine at Eurovision-2023

Latest news from 17 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'great job' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 18, 2022•4 min•Ep. 333

16 Dec: Russian missile attack causes emergency power outages, Zelenskyy assesses that Moscow has enough missiles only for couple more such strikes, EU approved new sanctions

Latest news from 16 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 17, 2022•5 min•Ep. 332

15 Dec: Ukraine Commander-in-Chief says Russia prepares 200,000 troops for another push on Kyiv, Ukraine asks for more weapons and munitions, EU recognised Holodomor as genocide

Latest news from 15 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 16, 2022•7 min

14 Dec: Russia launched new drone attack, but failed to reach targets, Melitopol to become new aim for Ukraine, Ukrainians received Sakharov Prize

Latest news from 14 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 15, 2022•6 min•Ep. 330

06 Dec: Armed Forces Day celebrations in Ukraine, Kyiv dismisses need for another mobilisation wave in response to possible Moscow's plans to conscript more people

Latest news from 06 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 07, 2022•6 min•Ep. 329

05 Dec: Ukraine attacked airbases deep into Russian territory, Moscow launched massive missile attack against Ukraine energy infrastructure

Latest news from 05 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 06, 2022•5 min•Ep. 328

04 Dec: Military experts call on Ukraine's allies to support its winter counteroffensive to maintain initiative, EU prepared 9th sanctions package, centenary of Shchedryk song marked in New York

Latest news from 04 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 05, 2022•5 min•Ep. 327

03 Dec: Zelenskyy criticizes price cap for Russian oil, Macron wants to assure security guarantees for Russia, if Putin agrees to end war

Latest news from 03 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 04, 2022•5 min•Ep. 326

02 Dec: Russia lost 90,000 military in invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian embassies received blooded bundles via post, Ukraine received $1,5 bln grant from the US

Latest news from 02 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 03, 2022•5 min•Ep. 325

01 Dec: Ukraine to ban Orthodox Church connected to Russia, EU to limit price of Russian oil at $60 per barrel, Bear Grylls from 'Man vs. Wild' visited Ukraine

Latest news from 01 December 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 02, 2022•5 min•Ep. 324

30 Nov: NATO to consider Ukraine's membership application after it defeats Russia, explosion at the Ukrainian Embassy in Spain, Germany recognised Holodomor as genocide

Latest news from 30 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Dec 01, 2022•4 min•Ep. 323

29 Nov: Zelenskyy expects 100,000 dead Russian military by the end of 2022, NATO Secretary General believes military support to Ukraine to be the best way to peace

Latest news from 29 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Nov 30, 2022•6 min•Ep. 322

28 Nov: Russia carried out 16,000 missile attacks against Ukraine in 9 months, 101 women died defending Ukraine, another 5,000 fight on frontline

Latest news from 28 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Nov 29, 2022•4 min•Ep. 321

27 Nov: Zelenskyy expects new Russian missile attacks, warns Ukrainians to prepare for a hard week, Russia prepares to defend eastern Kherson

Latest news from 27 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Nov 28, 2022•5 min•Ep. 320

26 Nov: 'Grain from Ukraine' initiative for poor countries, new wave of covert mobilisation to begin in Russia on 10 Dec, pace of war to intensify when land freezes

Latest news from 26 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Nov 27, 2022•5 min•Ep. 319

25 Nov: 3 days without power in Ukraine, foreign partners announce aid with energy equipment, Germany to consider Polish request to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine

Latest news from 25 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Nov 26, 2022•6 min•Ep. 318

24 Nov: 9 months since the start of Russia's invasion, power outages continued, causing no heating, water supply, Internet and mobile communication, about 15,000 people went missing due to war

Latest news from 24 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com. Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!

Nov 25, 2022•5 min•Ep. 319

23 Nov: Russia conducted missile attacks at Ukraine energy infrastructure, causing massive power outages in Ukraine and Moldova, European Parliament recognised Russia as a state sponsoring terrorism

Latest news from 23 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Nov 24, 2022•5 min•Ep. 319

22 Nov: Ukraine liberated 1,886 settlements, 2,000 remains under occupation, EU transfers € 2.5bln, US promises $4.5bln financial support to Ukraine

Latest news from 22 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Nov 23, 2022•6 min•Ep. 315

21 Nov: NATO PA recognised Russia as a terrorist state, Ukraine works with partners to assure demilitarisation of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, power outages to continue at least until April

Latest news from 21 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Nov 22, 2022•6 min•Ep. 314

20 Nov: Ukraine disclosed types and numbers of equipment needed for victory, Kyiv to investigate death of Russian soldiers who allegedly tried to surrender, but then opened fire

Latest news from 20 November 2022, as reported in the Ukrainian media. Easy ways to support us: Subscribe to our Patreon to give monthly support https://www.patreon.com/highlightsfromukraine Send us a one-time 'thank you' tip via PayPal at: highlightsfromukraine@gmail.com . Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629 and krissi!...

Nov 21, 2022•7 min•Ep. 313

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