Ukraine strikes Chechen special forces ahead of Putin-Witkoff talks & Russian troops ‘sent to slaughter’ without helmets or armour

Ukraine strikes Chechen special forces ahead of Putin-Witkoff talks & Russian troops ‘sent to slaughter’ without helmets or armour

Day 1,377.

Today, on a national day of mourning in Ukraine after a single ballistic missile strike killed four people and injured forty more, we report on the arrival of the US delegation in Moscow as the latest round of peace talks gets under way. Then we hear from our Washington Correspondent on the mood in the United States toward Ukraine – and the current strength of President Trump – and take a deep dive into how Russian soldiers are being sent into combat without helmets or body armour.


Contributors

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Verity Bowman (Foreign Correspondent). @VerityBowman on X.

Connor Stringer (Washington Correspondent). @connor_stringer on X.


SIGN UP TO THE ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST’ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:

http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainenewsletter

Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It’s free for everyone, including non-subscribers.


CONTENT REFERENCED:

Russian troops sent to slaughter with no helmets or armour (Verity in The Telegraph):

https://tinyurl.com/yc4aysxr


Ukraine strikes Chechen special forces unit ahead of Putin-Witkoff talks (The Telegraph):

https://tinyurl.com/3f9s4vu5


Zelensky warns US not to reward Putin (The Telegraph):

https://tinyurl.com/y685hcpc


Ex-British soldier ‘helped Russia assassinate prominent Ukrainians’ (The Telegraph):

https://tinyurl.com/bdft3f7m


ECB refuses to provide backstop for €140bn Ukraine loan (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/616c79ee-34de-425a-865e-e94ba10be788


Ukraine has brought back 1,859 Russia-abducted children, Zelenska says in Paris (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-says-1-859-abducted-children-have-been-returned-zelenska-tells-paris-summit


Five South Africans in court over alleged recruitment for Russia’s war in Ukraine (The Guardian):

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/south-africans-court-alleged-recruitment-russia-war-ukraine


Subscribe: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episoder(1049)

Ukraine pressures Russia's flanks in Bakhmut, Putin's airforce suffers & Ukraine's Eurovision extravaganza

Ukraine pressures Russia's flanks in Bakhmut, Putin's airforce suffers & Ukraine's Eurovision extravaganza

Day 445.Today, Ukraine pressures Russia’s flanks around Bakhmut, the Russian airforce suffers its worst week since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, and Francis Dearnley ventures to Liverpool ...

15 Mai 20231h 7min

Ukraine 'breaks through' in Bakhmut, the shadow of Versailles & Zelensky barred from addressing Eurovision

Ukraine 'breaks through' in Bakhmut, the shadow of Versailles & Zelensky barred from addressing Eurovision

Day 442.Today, we report on Ukrainian counter-attacks around Bakhmut and analyse the news that the US believes South Africa secretly supplied Russian forces. Plus, we have a special interview on the R...

12 Mai 20231h 9min

Live from the Ukrainian battlefront & Britain sends Zelensky Storm Shadow cruise missiles

Live from the Ukrainian battlefront & Britain sends Zelensky Storm Shadow cruise missiles

Day 441.Today, we hear from our Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant who is driving along the frontline in Ukraine. We also analyse the decision by the UK to supply Ukraine with Storm Shadow c...

11 Mai 20231h 1min

Ukraine counter-attacks in Bakhmut & lessons from the Ukrainian military

Ukraine counter-attacks in Bakhmut & lessons from the Ukrainian military

Day 440.Today, we analyse reports of a Ukrainian counter-attack in Bakhmut, bring you concerning updates from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, and ask former British soldiers Dom Nicholls and H...

10 Mai 202347min

Putin’s ‘humiliating’ Victory Day Parade & Ukraine’s counter-offensive with Dr Mike Martin

Putin’s ‘humiliating’ Victory Day Parade & Ukraine’s counter-offensive with Dr Mike Martin

Day 439.Today, we examine Putin’s scaled-back Victory Day Parade in Moscow, analyse the latest battlefield developments of recent days, and examine the possible strategies Ukraine will adopt for its i...

9 Mai 202356min

Special tanks, Putin's blunders & the Crimean War: we answer your questions

Special tanks, Putin's blunders & the Crimean War: we answer your questions

Day 438.Today, it's another Bank Holiday in the United Kingdom. As such, we have dug into our postbag to answer your questions.Thank you for getting in touch. We may are only able to respond to some o...

8 Mai 202337min

Wagner leader in anti-Kremlin rant & Russia orders evacuations 'ahead of Ukrainian counter-offensive'

Wagner leader in anti-Kremlin rant & Russia orders evacuations 'ahead of Ukrainian counter-offensive'

Day 435.Today, we discuss the extraordinary videos from Yevgheny Prighozin, the head of the Wagner group, who filmed himself in front of dead Wagner soldiers and blamed Moscow for a shortage of ammuni...

5 Mai 202347min

Russia strikes Ukraine with ‘For Moscow’ attack drones & Zelensky visits The Hague

Russia strikes Ukraine with ‘For Moscow’ attack drones & Zelensky visits The Hague

Day 434.Today, we continue analysing the fallout of yesterday’s alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, hear from Roland Oliphant and photographer Heathcliff O’Malley on the ground in the east of Ukraine...

4 Mai 202357min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden-usa
aftenpodden
stopp-verden
forklart
i-retten
popradet
det-store-bildet
fotballpodden-2
nokon-ma-ga
dine-penger-pengeradet
rss-gukild-johaug
bt-dokumentar-2
aftenbla-bla
hanna-de-heldige
rss-ness
frokostshowet-pa-p5
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-dannet-uten-piano
e24-podden