Ukraine: The Latest

Day 602. Today, we bring you updates from Ukraine, analyse important political developments in the US and we speak to a Ukrainian tech leader about his industry during the war and lessons learnt from 19 months of the invasion. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment...

Day 601. Today, we bring you updates from the frontlines, the latest diplomatic and political updates from Germany to China and we sat down with William Alberque from the International Institute for Strategic Studies to discuss nuclear proliferation, missiles and lessons from 19 months of war in Ukraine.  Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate...

Day 600. Today, we bring you news of Putin’s visit to China and look at how Russia is using a ghost fleet in the Black Sea to circumvent regulations on maritime transit through the Bosporus in a time of war. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Jack Crawford (Research Ana...

Day 599. Today, we bring you news from the battlefront as Ukraine strikes Russian airbases, Vladimir Putin visits Xi Jinping in China and Francis Dearnley interviews foreign policy expert and historian James Carafano.  Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor)....

Day 598.  Today, we bring you news from the battlefront as Russia attacks in the east, analyse the results from the Polish elections and interview Damien Spleeters from Conflict Armament Research who investigates maps the supply of critical foreign components used in Russia's UAV and cruise missile programmes. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @djknowles22 on Twitter. James Kilner (Ed...

Day 595.  Today, we bring you news from the battlefront, discuss the latest diplomatic updates as Poland heads to the polls this weekend and we interview Welsh Labour politician Mick Antoniw about his Ukrainian roots and the surprising links between Wales and Ukraine.  Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).  @Francis...

Day 594.  Today, we assess movements on the front lines, discuss the aftermath of a Nato summit reeling from events in the Middle East, and consider how locked-in military and financial support is for Kyiv in a rapidly changing geopolitical environment. Plus, we speak to mountaineer and cyclist Jerry Gore, leader of a 3000 km bike ride to Ukraine to raise awareness of the physical and mental...

Day 593.  Today, we bring you news from the front lines, analyse further pledges of support for Kyiv by its allies as the world reacts to events rapidly unfolding in the Middle East, and assess the significance of Russia’s most advanced battle tank being destroyed on the battlefield, and what it means for the tank war. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host, Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisD...

Day 592.  Today, we hear how China has rebuked Russia for the killing of 52 civilians last week and we go live to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman on Twitter. Oleksiy Goncharenko (Ukrainian MP and Vice President of the PACE Committee on...

Day 591.  Today, after summarising the latest from the battlefront in Ukraine, following the unprecedented events in the Middle East over the weekend we deviate from our usual format and cast our eyes to the region - first what we know, then the potential implications for geopolitics and the Ukraine war. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on T...

Day 588.  Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, discuss the realities of fighting in Ukraine’s counter offensive and we report from the ground in Kharkiv. Plus, we have interviews with Lesia Vasylenko (People’s Deputy for Ukraine), British Conservative MP Jack Lopresti, (Chair of Conservative Friends of Ukraine) and Danielle Sheridan (Telegraph Defence Editor). Contributors:...

Day 587. Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront and discuss Ukraine and the EU. Plus we have a double bill of interviews, from Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, chair of the UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and Dmytro Natalukha, People’s Deputy of Ukraine from Sluha Narodne, the Servant of the People party. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Ni...

Day 586. Today, we bring you news from the frontlines and discuss the historic ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the US. Plus, Francis Dearnley interviews former deputy national security advisor to President Donald Trump Victoria Coates, and David speaks to Robert Doar, President of the American Enterprise Institute about American support for Ukraine.  Contributors: David Knowles (Ho...

Day 585. Today, we discuss reports of Ukraine’s new drone army, hear exclusively from Britain’s new Defence Secretary, and evaluate the political crisis in the Balkans, and what it tells us about Putin’s strategy to undermine NATO. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor; Host). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Dan...

Day 584. Today, we hear directly from the ground in Ukraine, get the view from Brussels and take the temperature of the British Conservative Party as it starts its annual conference in Manchester, with the war a key issue on the agenda. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman99 on Twitter....

Day 581. Today, we bring you the latest updates from the frontline, discuss tensions over Ukraine’s application to the EU and Francis Dearnley interviews Marcy Kaptur, a MoC for the Democrats since 1983 and a key player in US-Ukraine relations. Contributors: David Knowles (Host).  @DJKnowles22 on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).  @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic...

Day 580. Today, we discuss how the IOC has banned Russian athletes from the Asian Games, and look at the latest threats to undersea cables. Plus, we hear from Kateryna Stepanenko, Russia Deputy Team Lead at the Institute for the Study of War, about the significance of 'milbloggers' during this conflict. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter...

Day 579. Today, we discuss the rush to boost Ukraine's air defences, the apparent survival of a Black Sea Fleet Commander believed to be killed in a missile strike, and interview the President of Malawi on the impact of Russia's withdrawal from the grain deal. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host, Assistant Comment Editor).  @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Def...

Day 578. Today, we discuss how Russia is seeking to rejoin the UN Human Rights council and unpick the operational art of conducting warfare and feature. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. General Sir Richard Shirreff (Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Europe...

Day 577. Today, we speak to Senior Foreign Reporter Roland Oliphant, recently returned from Ukraine, hear how military support for Kyiv is unlikely to be affected by a potential US government shutdown and unpack why Russia is demolishing its own headquarters. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Tony Diver (Telegraph US Editor). @Tony_Div...

Day 574. Today, we discuss the mysterious death of British volunteers in Ukraine and explore allegations of systematic torture. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Colin Freeman (Foreign Reporter). @colinfreeman99 on Twitter. Alice J Edwards (UN Special Rapporteur Torture) @DrAliceJEdwards on Twitter. Read Death and disappearance of Brit...

Day 573. Today we bring you updates from the battlefront, analyse events this week in New York at the UN and discuss quite why Ukraine has asked Germany not to send any more tanks. Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former Tank Regiment Commander & Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Weapons Expert).  @H...

Day 572. Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront, hear more live from the UN, and analyse what’s happening in Nagorno-Karabakh. Plus, David speaks to Joe Webster of the Atlantic Council about ball bearings and tanks… Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Host, Associate Editor, Defence).  @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).  @FrancisDearnley on Twitte...

Day 572. Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront, discuss the use of decoys by Ukrainian forces & we interview Karolina Hird from the Institute for the Study of War.  Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter. Joe Barne...

Day 571. Today, we bring you updates from the battlefront, discuss the state of Ukrainian football in the full scale invasion. Plus Dom Nicholls interviews friend of the podcast John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare studies at the Modern War Institute, about hope in war. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitte...