Ukrainian forces descend on Belgorod in fresh attempt to break Russian border
Day 917.Today, Ukrainian troops cross the border in Belgorod region as fighting continues in Kursk and Russian troops advance on Pokrovsk. We also bring you the latest from Ukraine, diplomatic and political updates from across the world and we speak with Velina Tchakarova, a security analyst based in Vienna. Contributors:David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.With thanks to Velina Tchakarova (Geopolitical Strategist, FACE). @vtchakarova on X.Content Referenced:Battle Lines: how close is the world to nuclear war?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-close-is-the-world-to-nuclear-war/id1712903296?i=1000661783149Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsubSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
27 Elo 202445min
Special: Ukraine has changed warfare forever - or has it?
Day 916. Today, during a bank holiday in the United Kingdom, we bring you a recording of a live event we did at Scarborough Fair several weeks ago with an audience of listeners. Hosted by David Knowles, Dominic Nicholls, Roland Oliphant, and Francis Dearnley reflect on the lessons of the war so far. What have we discovered about the West and Russia? How is the conflict evolving? And what have we, the team, got right and got wrong?Please note that this discussion was recorded before Ukraine's operation into Kursk.With thanks to Scarborough Fair.Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsubSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Elo 202448min
On the ground in Kursk as Kyiv advances 35 kilometres into Russia
Day 913.Today, we hear from a journalist who was just on the ground with Ukrainian forces in Kursk, Russia, reflect on the latest battlefield and political developments, and look deeper into Putin’s recent foreign trips and ask what it tells us about the tensions in Russian society.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.With thanks to Tom Mutch (Journalist). @ntmutch on X and Instagram.Content Referenced:Francis's episode with Ukraine Focus:https://podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/saving-lives-on-the-frontline-from-d-day-to-ukraine/id1612424182?i=1000660564209Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsubSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 Elo 202449min
Military base set ablaze by Ukraine filled with ‘glide bombs’ & team memories of Bosnia
Day 912.Today, we assess the fast-moving situation on the frontlines in both Ukraine and Russia, reflect on what may prove to be an important meeting in Kyiv tomorrow, and hear memories and confessions from the team of the war in Bosnia.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Hamish de Bretton Gordon (Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.Content Referenced:Putin is on the ropes – it’s time to launch Storm Shadow missiles (Hamish in The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/20/vladimir-putin-is-on-the-ropes-time-to-launch-storm-shadows/Storm Shadow should be unshackled to help Ukraine in Kursk (Hamish in Forces News:https://www.forcesnews.com/ukraine/storm-shadow-should-be-unshackled-support-ukraine-inside-kursk-says-former-british-armyRussia Hunts Down Deserters to Backfill Its Massive War Losses (Wall Street Journal):https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-ukraine-war-deserters-cd1b9a11?st=x8uy1m3kseclbrm&reflink=article_copyURL_share‘I never worked for the Russians’ - punished by Kyiv for being a collaborator (BBC):https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0473y0p0egoNine Lives: My Time As MI6's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda by Aimen Deanhttps://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Nine-Lives/Aimen-Dean/9781786073297Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsubSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Elo 202451min
Kyiv destroys more bridges in Kursk & launches largest drone attack on Moscow of the war
Day 911.Today, as Ukraine launches the largest drone attack on Moscow of the war, we assess the latest battlefield developments as Kyiv seeks to take advantage of its incursion into Russia. Plus, we look deeper at the crisis in the Donbas, and reflect on how soldiers’ equipment has evolved over the course of the conflict.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.Anne Robles (Ukraine Front Line Board Member).To learn more about Ukraine Front Line's work, visit:https://ukrainefrontline.org/donate/Zaluzhnyi flag:https://x.com/uafrontline/status/1825929751531291120 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 Elo 202454min
Russia invasion 'called Putin’s bluff' & New York 'falls' to Moscow
Day 910.Today, we examine the latest from Kursk as Ukrainian forces rush to close the pocket thought to contain thousands of Russian troops. Plus, we hear how Ukraine is preparing an anticipated Prisoner of War exchange, and why the issue of returning Asov fighters is now a political question for President Zelensky. Lastly, we consider Russian advances - including the alleged fall of New York.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Svitlana Morenets (Ukrainian Journalist). @SvMorenets on X.Content Referenced:Oxford Event: Serhii Plokhy talks to Francis Dearnley (27th August):Tickets Available here: https://oxfordliteraryfestival.org/literature-events/2024/august-27/chernobyl-rouletteThe mysterious middle-men helping Russia’s war machine (The Economist):https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/08/19/the-mysterious-middle-men-helping-russias-war-machineUkraine’s extraordinary incursion into Kursk has changed the narrative of the war – but is a high-risk strategy (Jack Watling in The Guardian):https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/17/ukraine-offensive-russia-political-logic-but-high-risk-strategyFree Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsubSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20 Elo 202447min
Russian troops cut off as Ukraine destroys key resupply bridges in Kursk region
Day 909.Today, we examine the implications of Ukraine cutting off Russian troops in Kursk by destroying three bridges and hear from GP Now, the hospital in the cloud for Ukrainians impacted by the war. Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.Verity Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman on X.With thanks to Rob Hicken and Spencer Cash of GP Now, the Ukrainian ‘hospital in the cloud’. Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsubSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Elo 202453min
Russia moves 'thousands of troops' from Ukraine to defend Kursk
Day 906.Today, we take a deep dive into the battlefield tactics being employed in the Kursk operation.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Hamish de-Bretton Gordon (Former Tank Commander and Chemical/Bio Weapons Expert). @HamishDBG on X.Michael Bohnert (Engineer at Rand Corporation). @mbohnert on X.Items referenced:Dom's Defence in Depth Episode on Kursk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc_TudS0nkoFrancis's article on Kursk:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/16/putin-is-crippled-by-the-wests-preemptive-attack-on-russia/ Hamish's article for The Telegraph on Putin's nuclear bluffing:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/15/ukraine-kursk-invasion-nuclear-putin-escalation-bluff/Ukraine exports over 64 million tons of cargo through Black Sea corridor in a year (Kyiv Independent)https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-exports-over-64-million-tons-of-cargo-through-black-sea-corridor-in-a-year/Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsubSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 Elo 202455min
