Notes from a Ukrainian living in London

Day 744. Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront, react to the Pope's call for Ukraine to negotiate with Russia, and talk about 20 Days in Mariupol's Oscar win.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.JoeBarnes(Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on XSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Mar 202450min

Day 741. Today, Ukraine announces a mandatory evacuation from Kupyansk, as Russian forces draw nearer; Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron attempt to build more support for Ukraine; and we analyse the history and changing role of women in Ukraine’s armed forces on International Women’s Day 2024.Contributors:David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Svitlana Morenets Spectator Journalist). @SvMorenets on X.Olga Malchevska (BBC journalist). @BBC_Olga_M on X.Relevant Links:- Olga's Documentary: 'Ukraine - Women at War' (BBC)https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g4t8bc/ukraine-women-at-war- Breaking barriers: women in the Ukrainian Armed Forceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw6U2MuiiXU- Women in the Army: The Case of Ukrainehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9u7AkJ0RHU- Sexual violence as a weapon of war in Russia’s war against Ukrainehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlmDb2B9v_s- Francis' Video: Russian election 2024: Who is left to challenge Putin's iron grip?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qfsqf3T7n0Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Mar 202459min

Day 740. Today, we bring you the latest military news from Ukraine, look at the mood music in the West in a big week for budgetary decisions, and interview Danylo Mokryk, War Crimes Investigations Unit Reporter at the Kyiv Independent, about his work investigating the murder of Ukrainian children by Russian forces.Contributors:David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.With thanks to Danylo Mokryk (Investigative Journalist). @DMokryk on X.Read: BULLET HOLES | An investigation into Russia’s systemic killings of Ukrainian children - https://kyivindependent.com/bullet-holes-an-investigation-into-russias-systemic-killings-of-ukrainian-children/Business for Ukraine Report - https://b4ukraine.org/pdf/b4u_report_2024.pdfSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Mar 202449min

Day 739. Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront, analyse the issue of draft-dodging in Ukraine, and we talk to Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman on his experience reporting from the frontline city of Kupyansk.Contributors:David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent). @ColinFreeman99 on X.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.Find out more about Mark's books: https://markhollingsworth.co.uk/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Mar 202456min

Day 738. Today, we hear about the latest Russian black sea fleet ship to be sunk, and take a look at how the war is viewed in Australia. Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Latika Bourke (Author & Journalist). @latikambourke on Twitter. Mark Hollingsworth (Author & Journalist). David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on Twitter. Find out more about Mark's books: https://markhollingsworth.co.uk/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Mar 20241h 10min

Day 737. Today, we relay reports of drone strikes on St. Petersburg and Ukrainian attacks on Russian railway bridges, plus discuss the fallout of one of Germany’s worst security breaches since the Cold War. Later, we run an extraordinary interview with Anastasiia Lapatina, a reporter at the Kyiv Independent, about her experience giving birth during an air strike.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.With thanks to Anastasiia Lapatina (reporter at the Kyiv Independent. @lapatina_ on X. Articles Referenced:The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin (New York Times)https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/world/europe/cia-ukraine-intelligence-russia-war.htmlSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Mar 202457min

Andrey Kurkov is a Ukrainian best-selling novelist, journalist and intellectual who lives in Kyiv.In this bonus episode of Ukraine: The Latest, host David Knowles speaks to Andrey Kurkov about Ukraine's radical social change and defending their European future, fleeing home and adapting to war, and why Putin will not give up while he's alive. Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov:https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/andrey-kurkov/grey-bees/9780857059369/20 Days in Mariupolhttps://20daysinmariupol.com/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Mar 202438min

Day 734. Today we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, hear about Wagner group activities in Africa and Russia's malign influence over Georgia, and interview one of President Zelensky's closest advisors: Mykhailo Podolyak.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Hayley Dixon (Special Correspondent). @haylesdixon on X.Tim Sigworth (Special Correspondent). @tjsigsworth on X.With thanks to Mykhailo Podolyak.Articles & Videos Mentioned:Francis's Defence in Depth video interview with Podolyak:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmHwQm-is8Hayley's article on Putin weaponising migration:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/29/putin-russia-wagner-militia-africa-immigration-europe/Tim's article on Georgia:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/26/georgian-region-shows-perils-of-ceding-land-to-moscow/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Mar 20241h 1min