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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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09 July: Zelenskyy to take part in NATO Summit, only if decision on security guarantees for Kyiv made, Zelenskyy expects Putin to be forced to negotiate when Ukrainian forces are near Crimea

Latest news from 09 July 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 10, 2023•4 min•Ep. 519

08 July: 500 days of full-scale war, Azov commanders returned from Turkey, Zelenskyy appointed new commander of the National Guard

Latest news from 08 July 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 09, 2023•5 min•Ep. 518

07 July: US to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions it asked since 2022, Biden says Ukraine's accession to NATO to be discussed after war, Slovakia to provide 16 howitzers to Kyiv

Latest news from 07 July 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 08, 2023•6 min•Ep. 517

06 July: Zelenskyy visited Bulgaria and Czechia, US may provide cluster ammunition to Ukraine, already 9 killed in Russian attack on Lviv

Latest news from 06 July 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 07, 2023•6 min•Ep. 518

05 July: Ukraine advanced up to 7.5 km into enemy defences, F-16 pilot training to start in UK in August, Russia attacked Lviv with missiles

Latest news from 05 July 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 Our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 06, 2023•5 min•Ep. 517

04 July: Russia placed explosive on roofs of Zaporizhzhia NPP power units to blame Ukraine of shelling, UK assesses that Russia lost half of its fighting capacity in Ukraine

Latest news from 04 July 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 05, 2023•6 min•Ep. 514

03 July: Zelenskyy calls on Biden to invite Ukraine to NATO now, Russia attacked Sumy with drones and killed 2 people, Russia concentrated 180,000 troops in Ukraine's East

Latest news from 03 July 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 04, 2023•6 min•Ep. 513

02 July: Ukraine troops move forward in East and South, known Ukrainian writer Amelina killed in Russian missile strike, Ukraine marked Navy Day

Latest news from 02 July 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 03, 2023•5 min•Ep. 512

01 July: Zelenskyy warns that Russia may try to blow up Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant remotely after giving it back to Ukraine, Ukraine awaits an invitation to join NATO after the war

Latest news from 01 July 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 02, 2023•5 min•Ep. 511

30 June: Ukraine wants to show results on battlefields before NATO summit, CIA Director secretly visited Ukraine, Danemark announced new military support for Kyiv

Latest news from 30 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jul 01, 2023•6 min•Ep. 510

27 June: Russia shelled restaurant in Kramatorsk, killing and wounding dozens civilians, US announced $500mln military aid package, Ukraine liberated more in June than Russia captured in winter

Latest news from 27 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 28, 2023•5 min•Ep. 509

26 June: Zelenskyy visited frontline, Poland to provide Ukraine with thousands of machine guns, Denmark doesn't rule out earlier transfer of F-16s to Kyiv

Latest news from 26 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 27, 2023•6 min•Ep. 508

25 June: Zelenskyy says Russia ready to conduct terrorist act at Zaporizhzhia NPP, Russians killed 2 teenage pro-Ukrainian partisans in occupied Berdyansk

Latest news from 25 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 26, 2023•6 min•Ep. 507

02 Long Talk. Ukrainians abroad

Welcome to newest episode of our Long Talk format. In Highlights from Ukraine: Long talk we invite guests to get deeper into different aspects of Ukraine's wartime reality. This time I invited Anna Gordiichuk , Comms and Creative industries professional, who spent more than a year in the UK, because of the war, but decided to return to Ukraine. Anna's dog Grace was our guest as well and contributed to the conversation ;) We managed to record this epidode in a studio, which was made possible by s...

Jun 25, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 2

24 June: Wagner group coup forces captured several Russian cities, were getting close to Moscow, but struck agreement with Putin, Ukrainian forces advance on several directions in Donbas

Latest news from 24 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 25, 2023•5 min•Ep. 506

23 June: Wagner group mercenaries started a military coup in Russia, Russian forces attacked Kyiv with missiles, Ukraine plans to fulfil EU accession conditions by the end of 2023

Latest news from 23 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 24, 2023•6 min•Ep. 505

22 June: Zelenskyy warns Russia prepares terrorist act at Zaporizhzhia NPP with radiation leak, Ukrainian forces level frontline, West expected more from Ukraine's counter-offensive

Latest news from 22 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 23, 2023•6 min•Ep. 504

21 June: Ukraine Recovery Conference started in London, new support announced, Zelenskyy explained why Ukrainian troops can't advance faster

Latest news from 21 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 22, 2023•7 min•Ep. 503

20 June: EU considers allocating €50bln support for Ukraine, Ukraine aims weakening Russian artillery, Kyiv successfully used its own 1,000 km-range drone

Latest news from 20 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 21, 2023•7 min•Ep. 502

19 June: Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief visited frontline, says all according to plan, UK to keep sanctions until Russia pays compensation to Ukraine, EU to assess Ukraine as candidate on 22 June

Latest news from 19 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 20, 2023•7 min•Ep. 501

18 June: 500 episodes, Zelenskyy says air defence downed 36 missiles and 50 drones in 7 days, Estonian intelligence believes Ukraine hasn't yet started a proper counter-offensive

Latest news from 18 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 19, 2023•5 min

17 June: NYT investigated reasons of Kakhovka dam explosion, US against simplifying NATO requirements for Ukraine, African leaders met Putin

Latest news from 17 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 18, 2023•5 min•Ep. 499

16 June: African leaders visited Kyiv, had to hide in a bomb shelter from Russian missile strike, Ukrainian forces advanced up to 2 km, Germany plans to urgently provide Patriot missiles to Kyiv

Latest news from 16 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 17, 2023•5 min

15 June: Ukraine's partners announced new military aid at Ramstein meeting, Ukrainian F-16 pilots to train in Denmark, African leaders plan to visit Ukraine and Russia

Latest news from 15 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 16, 2023•7 min•Ep. 497

14 June: Ukraine's counter-offensive goes on despite active resistance, Zelenskyy calls on partners to disrupt Russia supply lines for missile production, Belarus claims to receive nuclear weapons

Latest news from 14 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 15, 2023•5 min•Ep. 496

12 June: Ukraine liberated 7 villages in counter-offensive, France expects counter-offensive to last weeks, or even months, US to announce new military aid package

Latest news from 12 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 13, 2023•6 min

11 June: Russians opened fire at evacuation boats in flooded areas of Kherson, killing and wounding civilians, Ukrainian forces liberated 2 villages in Donetsk Oblast, 95 POW liberated

Latest news from 11 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 12, 2023•5 min•Ep. 494

10 June: 3,000 people evacuated, 700,000 don't have proper access to drinking water due to destruction of Kakhovka dam, Russia suffered almost 1,000 casualties in a day, Trudeau visited Kyiv

Latest news from 10 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 11, 2023•7 min•Ep. 493

03 June: Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready for counter-offensive, Indonesia suggested ceasefire in Ukraine with 15km demilitarised zone between sides and UN-led referendums

Latest news from 03 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 04, 2023•5 min•Ep. 492

02 June: US believes it provided all Ukraine needs for counter-offensive, Hungary calls for Ukraine-Russia talks before counter-offensive, Kyiv agrees, but on condition of territorial integrity

Latest news from 02 June 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 Out YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3oH111z Special thanks to our top Patreon supporters - Helena Pszczolko O'Callaghan, Pete Carroll, mattg629, krissi and Jared!...

Jun 03, 2023•6 min•Ep. 491

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