Ukraine: The Latest

Day 154. Today is the third of our special episodes from Ukraine, as our usual host David Knowles, and our Defence and Security Editor Dominic Nicholls, spend time in the country. In this episode Dom travels to the Territorial Defence unit of Boryspil city to see how recruits are taught to survive on the front lines, hear Dom and David's full interview with Mayor of Kyiv and former champion boxer...

Day 153. Today is the second of our special episodes from Ukraine, as our usual host David Knowles, and our Defence and Security Editor Dominic Nicholls, spend time in the country. In this episode we hear briefly from Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko , David is shown around Kyiv by local resident and previous podcast guest Anna, plus all the usual latest updates. Contributors: Sophie Coe (Host).&nbs...

Day 152. Today our usual host, David Knowles, and our Defence and Security Editor, Dominic Nicholls, started their day in Poland, and then made their way across the border into Ukraine to report from the ground. Over the next 7 days we’ll be hearing from them as they meet prominent Ukrainian politicians, visit some significant locations of the war so far, and speak to those who are experiencing th...

Day 149. Today, we discuss the very latest updates from the front lines of the war in Ukraine and Europe and speak to Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman about his interviews with the head of the Georgian legion and the Ukrainian singer Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).  Follow Francis on...

Day 148. Today, we discuss the very latest updates from the front lines of the war in Ukraine, and the significant diplomatic developments of the past 24 hours. We also interview Olena Chekryzhova, an entrepreneur and English teacher from Ukraine who currently volunteers in a military camp teaching English to Ukrainian soldiers. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host). Follow Francis on Twitter...

Day 147. Today, we discuss the latest updates from the front lines of the war in Ukraine, hear how Russia’s foreign minister is escalating the invasion and analyse Putin’s first 24 hours in Iran. Sophie Coe (Host) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) Verity Bowman (Foreign Reporter) Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent) Email:  podcasts@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https:/...

Day 146. Today, we discuss the very latest updates from the front lines of the war in Ukraine, explore the alleged treachery uncovered in Ukraine’s security services and analyse the significance of Putin’s visit to Iran. Sophie Coe (Host) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent) Venetia Rainey (Assistant Foreign Editor) Email: podcasts@telegraph.co...

Today, we break from the normal programme to interview Bucha survivor, Katya Savchenko. Before the 24th February, the town of Bucha was known as, an attractive suburb, north west of Kyiv.  During the early part of the invasion, it was the scene of heavy fighting as Ukrainian and Russian forces battled for control. For weeks, the town was under Russian occupation and, soon after they were push...

Day 142. Today, we analyse and discuss the very latest updates from the front lines of the war in Ukraine and speak to Liubov Tsybulska, a hybrid warfare expert who is an adviser to the Ukrainian government. Contributors:  Francis Dearnley (Host). Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent) Katie O'Neill (Assistant Foreign Editor) With thanks to Liubov Tsybulska. See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

Day 141. Today we discuss the latest updates from Ukraine with our Assistant Foreign Editor Venetia Rainey and our Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant. Plus, an interview with Walter Lekh, a Ukrainian activist and founder of the Walter Report. Contributors:  Sophie Coe (Host).  Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent).  Follow Roland on Twitter @ RolandOliphant Veneti...

Day 140. Today, we discuss the impact of the new HIMARs weapons systems that Ukraine is using to strike at Russian targets far behind the front line. We also analyse the Russian army’s faltering recruitment and we interview activity and fundraiser Pavlo Bondarenko who tells us about his life in Ukraine, his efforts to help aid the Ukrainian army and a host of other topics. Contributors:  Davi...

Day 139. Today, we discuss the latest updates from Ukraine and Europe with our Brussels Correspondent @oe Barnes, our Asia Correspondent Nicola Smith (who has recently returned from Ukraine) and the Ukrainian-Taiwanese activist Oleksandr Shyn. Contributors:  Francis Dearnley (Host). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent) Nicola Smith (Asia Correspondent...

Day 138. Today, we speak to Telegraph correspondent Colin Freeman, who’s been on the ground across the battlefront visiting Mykolaivka and Druzhivka in the Donbas and the area behind the front in the south of Ukraine near Kherson. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley Co...

Day 135. Today, we analyse the latest updates from the battlefront, ask how Boris Johnson’s resignation is being received in Ukraine and we talk to Kyiv based journalist and translator Oleksandra Povoroznyk about life in Ukraine, social media and the meme-war against the Russian invasion. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter) Francis Dearnley (Assistant...

Day 134. Today, we analyse and discuss the latest updates from the front lines of the war in Ukraine, analyse Boris Johnson's resignation, and interview Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk on Russian war crimes and human rights violations. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence and Security Editor) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) With th...

Day 133. Today, David Knowles and Roland Oliphant interview historian Sergey Radchenko on the Cold War, Eastern European history, Russian imperialism and how history can help us better understand the modern day invasion of Ukraine. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter) With thanks to Sergey Radchenkoon. Email us:  podcasts@telegraph.co.uk See Priva...

Day 132. Today, we analyse the latest updates from Ukraine and ask what the fall of Luhansk means for Ukraine and Russia. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Reporter) Email us:  podcasts@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californi...

Day 131. Today we discuss the latest updates from across the front lines, hear from our reporter on the ground in Ukraine, and hear more about India’s geopolitical position Contributors:  Sophie Coe (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent) Joe Wallen (South Asia Correspondent) Email us: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk | See Privacy Policy at https...

Day 128. Today, we analyse the latest updates from above the battlefront, discuss the concept of ‘Risk’ and how you calculate it and get the view from a state that neighbours Russia on the other side of the world, Japan.  Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) Venetia Rainey (Assistant Foreign Edito...

Day 127. Today, we discuss the Russian retreat from Snake Island, get the latest from the final day of the NATO summit in Madrid, and we interrogate the CCTV from the site of the strike on the mall in Kremenchuk. Plus, an exclusive interview with the Klitschko brothers. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Corresponden...

Day 126. Today, we’re on the ground at the NATO summit in Madrid, discuss the latest updates from the war zone and delve into the law and ethics of ‘precision’ weapons. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dominic Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor) Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) Katie O'Neill (Assistant Foreign Editor) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...

Day 125. Today: We discuss the Russian missile strike on a shopping mall in Kremenchuk in the centre of Ukraine. Our Brussels correspondent Joe Barnes is on the ground in Madrid for the NATO conference. We analyse remarks from the head of the British Army who has likened the country's current defence situation to the lead up to the Second World War, warning Britain is facing its "1937 moment". Con...

Day 124. Today, we assess the situation from the front lines as Russian occupies Severeodonetsk, as well as Russia defaulting on its foreign debts for the first time since 1918. Plus, our Whitehall Editor is live from the G7 in Austria. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence and Security Editor) Tony Diver (Whitehall Correspondent) Louis Ashworth (Economics Reporter) See Pr...

Day 121. Today, we discuss the latest news from the front as Ukrainian troops pull back from Severodonetsk, after weeks of pounding by Russian artillery. Plus, we hear from our Brussels correspondent Joe Barnes who’s returned back from the Kaliningrad-Lithuania border. He talks about his reporting there and gives an insight into the EU’s thinking on Ukraine’s candidacy status. And finally, we spea...

Day 120. Today, we bring you the news from the Donbas as Russian forces continue their slow yet deadly advance. We discuss the latest updates on the energy crisis and look forward to the weekend, when Russia looks likely to default on its foreign debts for the first time since 1918. Contributors:  David Knowles (Host) Dom Nicholls (Defence and Security Editor) Louis Ashworth (Economics Report...