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Ukraine: The Latest

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The world’s most listened to, and award-winning, podcast covering the war in Ukraine.


Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles – just as they have since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, when tanks, jets and troops crossed Ukraine's borders.


Downloaded over 100 million times and trusted by listeners worldwide, the team considers military strategy, history, weaponry, economics, refugee crises, culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. Our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion.


We are also available in both Ukrainian and Russian, so that people on both sides of the battle lines and across the region – including Central Asia and the Caucasus – have access to accurate reporting. We use cutting-edge AI technology to make this possible. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them. Or find them here:

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Episodes

Wagner in 'military exercises' near Polish border & Russia destroys 60,000 tonnes of grain

Day 511. Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, analyse the Wagner group’s presence in Belarus as they conduct training operations close to the Polish border, and discuss a Telegraph investigation into the elderly and vulnerable Ukrainians left in agony after being taken into Russian territory. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).  @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Louis Emmanuel (Deputy Foreign Editor).  ...

Jul 20, 202337 minTranscript available on Metacast

Thousands flee blast at ammunition depot in Crimea & MI6 spy chief says Russia’s invasion is 'doomed'

Day 510. Today, we bring you news from across Ukraine, talk Ukrainian politics with Professor Olga Onuch and, continuing our week of stories focusing on the abduction of Ukrainian children, David interviews The Telegraph's Russia correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva about Russia’s ombudswoman for children’s rights Maria Lvova-Belova. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter. Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent).  @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter, Putin’s ‘c...

Jul 19, 20231 hr 21 minTranscript available on Metacast

How Russia is brainwashing Ukrainian children and evaluating Ukraine's counter-offensive

Day 509. Today, we bring you news from across the front lines, report on how Russia brainwashing Ukrainian children & try and evaluate the Ukrainian counter offensive. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter. Sophia Yan (China Correspondent).  @sophia_yan on Twitter. Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent).  @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent).  @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Verity Bowman (Journalist). @VerityBowman on Twitter. ...

Jul 18, 20231 hr 8 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukraine 'attacked Crimea's Kerch bridge with drones' & Russia cancels Black Sea grain deal

Day 508. Today, we discuss the attack on the Kerch bridge, bring you updates from the counter-offensive & introduce a series of stories from the Telegraph on Ukraine’s missing children. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent).  @RolandOliphant on Twitter. Gareth Corfield (Senior Technology Reporter). @GazTheJourno on Twitter. Louis Emmanuel (Deputy Foreign Editor). @louisjemanuel on Twitter. James Kilner (Foreign Corres...

Jul 17, 202347 minTranscript available on Metacast

Fears for Russia's nuclear submarines after Wagner revolt & Zelensky's hometown attacked with 'kamikaze' drones

Day 505. Today, bring you latest updates from the warzone, analyse the sacking of Major General Ivan Popov, and discuss morale and casualty rates in Russian forces during the Ukrainian counter-offensive. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Commander & Telegraph columnist). The investigation...

Jul 14, 202341 minTranscript available on Metacast

Biden says West "will not waiver" in its support for Ukraine & Russian general 'purged' for accusing top brass of failing soldiers

Day 504. Today, further to updates from the NATO summit and the front lines, we turn to Wimbledon minutes before Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina starts her semi-final match. Plus, we talk to Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman about his recent reporting from Ukraine and welcome BBC Correspondent and Author Andrew Harding to discuss his new book ‘A Small, Stubborn Town’ on a crucial battle in the early weeks of the full scale invasion. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on T...

Jul 13, 202355 minTranscript available on Metacast

Zelensky says Ukraine will join Nato 'when war ends' & deep dive into Ukraine's counter-offensive

Day 503. Today, we bring you news from NATO’s summit in Lithuania, look in more detail at the Ukrainian counter-offensive in the south and around Bakhmut; and David speaks to an American listener who hosted a Ukrainian family for many months last year. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Tony Diver (Whitehall Editor). @Tony_Diver on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOlipha...

Jul 12, 202356 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukraine offered 'Israel-style' security guarantees & Sweden to join NATO

Day 502. Today, we bring you news from the front lines as fighting continues around Bakhmut. Plus, we’re live in Vilnius with the latest updates from NATO’s summit. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant Find out more:  Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/u...

Jul 11, 202343 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukraine 'advancing on Bakhmut' & Joe Biden visits the UK ahead of NATO summit

Day 501. Today, we bring you updates from the front lines as Ukraine advances on Bakhmut, American President Joe Biden visits London, and western allies of Ukraine disagree over the supply of cluster munitions. Plus, we interview Sir Michael Fallon, the British Defence Secretary 2014-17, reflecting on his memories of the annexation of Crimea. We are coming to the United States in September. For more information, listen to Friday's episode from 31:30: https://shorturl.at/bnUW7 Contributors: David...

Jul 10, 202349 minTranscript available on Metacast

America approves cluster weapons for Ukraine & counter-offensive advances near Bakhmut

Day 498. Today, we bring you news from Ukraine as the US considers supplying cluster munitions and Zelensky meets European leaders ahead of next week’s NATO summit. Plus, we reveal upcoming plans for the podcast. To contact us on this, please email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. With a retrospect...

Jul 07, 20231 hr 1 minTranscript available on Metacast

Yevgeny Prigozhin in 'shock return' to Russia & Lviv suffers worst attack in the war so far

Day 497. Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefield, analyse Yevgeny Prigozhin’s shock return to Russia and look ahead to the vital NATO summit in Lithuania. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russian Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter. Find out more:  Subscribe to The Telegrap...

Jul 06, 202335 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukraine warns Russia may have placed explosives on the roof of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

Day 496.  Today, we bring you updates from the front line, analyse Ukraine’s warning that Russia may have placed explosives on the roof of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, and discuss the contest to replace Jens Stoltenberg as head of NATO. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Comma...

Jul 05, 202349 minTranscript available on Metacast

Drone attack on Moscow & Yevgeny Prigozhin breaks his silence

Day 495.  Today, we bring you updates from the front line, Yevgeny Prigozhin breaks his silence, and we hear why Unilever, the food giant that prides itself on its “social purpose”, has been named “an international sponsor of war” by the Ukrainian government. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Daniel Woolfson (Senior Business Reporter). @WoolfsonExists on Twitter ...

Jul 04, 202343 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukraine advances on Tokmak & understanding Russia's demographic and economic time-bomb

Day 494.  Today, we bring you updates from the front line, discuss Russia’s demographic catastrophe and analyse reports of French armour in usage by the Ukrainian army. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Genevieve Holl-Allen (Foreign Correspondent). @genevieve_holl on Twitter. Szu Chan (Economics Editor). @szupingc on Twitter. Subscribe to The Telegraph:   telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest E...

Jul 03, 202340 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukrainian counter-offensive advancing 'in all directions' as Russia accused of reducing presence at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear plant

Day 491.  Today, we analyse Ukraine’s ongoing counter offensive as Kyiv’s soldiers take more ground across the front line and discuss worrying updates from the ZNPP. Plus, David tours the Patron Pets Centre in Kyiv, where volunteers rescue and treat animals that survived the catastrophic floods in Kherson. Patron Pets Centre: https://patron.center/eng/home Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. D...

Jun 30, 202353 minTranscript available on Metacast

‘General Armageddon’ arrested in post-coup purge & Ukraine makes 'slow but sure' advances in counteroffensive

Day 490.  Today, we bring you the latest updates from the front line including a dispatch from our Foreign Correspondent James Kilner on what’s next for Yevgeny Prigozhin and can he stay alive. We discuss whether a state can remain neutral in the face of Russia’s blatant disregard for international norms and ask a former tank unit commanding officer how could Ukraine breach Russia’s extensive obstacle belt. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence & Host). @DomNicholls ...

Jun 29, 20231 hr 8 minTranscript available on Metacast

Prigozhin 'forced to launch mutiny early' & Telegraph reporter narrowly avoids Kramatorsk blast

Day 489.  Today, we bring you the latest updates from the front line, including a dispatch from our Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman on the ground in Kramatorsk following yesterday’s deadly strike. We also discuss the future of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Vladimir Putin after the leader of the Wagner group arrives in Belarus. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor,...

Jun 28, 202348 minTranscript available on Metacast

Putin, Prigozhin & Lukashenko break their silence after failed coup

Day 488.  Today, we analyse the latest statements from Vladimir Putin, Yevgeny Prigozhin & Alexander Lukashenko, discuss the continuing fallout from the Kakhovka dam explosion, and interview British volunteer Felicity Spector, who’s traveling across Ukraine working with the non-profit organisation, Bake for Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Sam Lovett (Deputy Editor of Glob...

Jun 27, 202356 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukraine advances & Putin breaks silence after Wagner Group's abortive march on Moscow

Day 487.  Today, we analyse the fallout from the Wagner Groups aborted march on Moscow, bring you the latest from the front lines & Dom Nicholls interviews Alice Edwards, the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter. James Kilner ...

Jun 26, 20231 hr 8 minTranscript available on Metacast

Wagner Group marches on Moscow as Yevgeny Prigozhin launches a coup against the Kremlin

Day 485. Today, as Wagner capture military installations in Russian cities and its armoured columns come under fire as they rumble towards Moscow - we have the latest updates and analysis as Yevgheny Prioghozin launches an unprecedented coup against the Kremlin.   Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Roland Oliphant (Se...

Jun 24, 202353 minTranscript available on Metacast

Wagner chief says Russia 'retreating' from Ukraine attacks & what the war in Syria shows us about the invasion of Ukraine

Day 484. Today, we bring you updates from Ukraine’s continuing counter-offensive and David Knowles reflects on his 10-day reporting trip across Europe and Ukraine. Plus, we hear from Con Coughlin, The Telegraph's Defence Editor, on his new book, Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, and the impact of the Syrian Civil War on the war in Ukraine. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Maighna Nanu (Forei...

Jun 23, 202357 minTranscript available on Metacast

Russia 'plotting nuclear plant terror attack' & Ukraine strikes bridge in Crimea

Day 483. Today, we examine President Zelensky’s warning that Russia is considering carrying out a “terrorist” attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, report on a Ukrainian strike against a Crimean bridge, and hear from attendees at the Ukraine Recovery Conference. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter). @RolandOl...

Jun 22, 202353 minTranscript available on Metacast

British tank seen on the battlefield for the first time & interviewing Russian POWs

Day 482. Today, we report on the latest developments on the front lines – including news that a British Challenger 2 has been seen on the battlefield for the first time – and the fast-moving announcements coming out of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London. Plus, we talk again to the founder of Vans of Borders about their latest work in Ukraine, delivering aid and documenting life for civilians caught up in the violence. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @...

Jun 21, 202352 minTranscript available on Metacast

Russia launches overnight air attack on Ukraine and interview with renowned Kremlin critic Bill Browder

Day 481. Today, we discuss the major drone assault on Ukraine overnight, discuss the battle to be the next NATO Secretary General, and speak to our usual host David Knowles from the ground in Lviv. Plus we’ll hear from Kremlin critic and author Bill Browder on Vladimir Kara-Murza’s continued incarceration in Russia. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host and Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter. Maighna Nanu (Foreign ...

Jun 20, 202359 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukraine destroys Russian ammunition depots & US-China summit ‘progress’

Day 480. Today, we monitor further Ukrainian advances across the frontlines, assess the highest-level trip by a US official to China since 2018, and speak again to the CEO of the HALO Trust about clearing landmines and the upcoming Ukraine Recovery conference. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter....

Jun 19, 202359 minTranscript available on Metacast

Live from the frontline as Kyiv bombarded with hypersonic missiles during African leaders' visit

Day 477. Today, we hear the latest from the capital, talk to Colin Freeman on the frontlines, and touch on the long shadow of the Napoleonic Wars on European history. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Colin Freeman (Foreign Reporter). @ColinFreeman99 on Twitter. Subscribe to The Telegraph: &nb...

Jun 16, 202349 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukrainian HIMARS strike 'kills 100 Russian soldiers' & reflections on the counter-offensive so far

Day 476. Today, we assess fast-moving developments from the battlefront, dive deeper into the perceptions and political impact of the counter-offensive, and catch up with our regular host David Knowles on his journey to Ukraine. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Aliona Hlivco (Former Ukrainian MP). @aliona_hlivco on Twitter. Maighna Nanu (Foreign Reporter). @Maig...

Jun 15, 202353 minTranscript available on Metacast

'Fierce fighting' as Ukraine advances & world faces fastest migration crisis since Second World War

Day 475. Today, we hear about the latest Russian strikes across the country and Ukraine's continued counter-offensive, learn about an online service offering health advice to people outside the country, and former Tank Commander Hamish De Bretton-Gordon joins us for a deep dive. Contributors: Dom Nicholls (Host & Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.  David Knowles (Reporting live from Europe). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @Fr...

Jun 14, 202351 minTranscript available on Metacast

Top Russian general killed in missile strike & Ukrainian forces continue to advance

Day 474. Today, we discuss the ongoing Ukrainian counter-offensive and a case of crypto-hacking the Russian secret services. Plus, we hear from David Knowles on the road to Ukraine. Contributors: Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.  David Knowles (Reporting live from Europe). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Gareth Corfield (Senior Technology Reporter). @GazTheJournoon on Twitter. Subscribe...

Jun 13, 202341 minTranscript available on Metacast

Ukraine’s counter-offensive intensifies as pitched battles with Russian forces continue across the front lines

Day 473. Today, we analyse the latest news from the front lines as Ukraine’s counter-offensive intensifies, discuss the Russian fortifications that Kyiv’s troops are aiming to break through and we report on suspected partisan warfare as more railway lines in occupied Ukraine are blown up. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.  Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter). @RolandOliphant on Twitter. ...

Jun 12, 202342 minTranscript available on Metacast