Pentagon to 'immediately' test nuclear weapons & Russia fires 705 missiles and drones at Ukraine in 'vile attack'

Day 413. Today, we give updates from the front lines and further analyse the leak of confidential documents in the U.S. Plus, we look at the latest economic numbers coming out of Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on TwitterGareth Corfield (Senior Technology Reporter). @GazTheJourno on Twitter.To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 Apr 202348min

Day 412. Today, we examine the defences Russia is building on the southern front, analyse partisan activity in Melitopol and look at the blurred lines between patriotism and war profiteering with Spectator journalist Svitlana Morenets.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on TwitterJoe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.Svitlana Morenets (Spectator Journalist). @Svitmore on Twitter.To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12 Apr 20231h 5min

Day 411. Today, we analyse the fallout from the leaked Pentagon documents on Ukraine and our Defence editor reflects on her most recent dispatch from the frontlines. Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on TwitterHamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former NATO Commander). @HamishDGB on Twitter.Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on Twitter.Venetia Rainey (Weekend Foreign Editor).To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Apr 202355min

Day 407. Today, in a special edition of Ukraine: The Latest, we take you to the town Bucha, a year after its liberation and the discovery of massacres and rapes committed by Russian troops. Reporter and host David Knowles visited last summer, a few months after the retreat of the Russian army. David speaks with locals about their lives during the occupation, visits a basement where people sheltered, and speaks once again to Katya Savchenko who first shared her story of being a Bucha resident this time last year.Please note that there will be no episode of the podcast on Monday 10th April due it it being a Bank Holiday in the UK.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Harriet Barber. @Harrietmbarber on Twitter. With special thanks to Katya Savchenko.Read our coverage on Bucha: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/fight-back-against-putins-war-criminals/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/03/31/bucha-colour-returns-to-site-of-wars-worst-atrocities/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/02/25/life-frontline-ukraine-rebuilding-bucha-year-russia-massacre/To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Apr 202334min

Day 406. Today, we hear from our Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan who’s been interviewing Ukrainian soldiers in the Donbas, analyse the latest diplomatic news as Emmanuel Macron visits China, and dive into what Finland will bring to NATO in terms of men and materiel.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on TwitterHamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former NATO Commander). @HamishDGB on Twitter.Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on Twitter. James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @JKJourno on Twitter.To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 Apr 202348min

Day 405. Today, we bring you updates from Ukraine, discuss the increasing use of facial recognition by Russian security forces & interview a Ukrainian architect about his new project to help Ukrainians rebuild their homes.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on TwitterLena Masri (Investigative & Data Reporter, Reuters). @masrilena on TwitterWith thanks to Slava Balbek of Balbek Bureau. https://www.balbek.com/Here is Lena's special report: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-russia-detentions/ To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Apr 202358min

Day 404. Today, we bring you updates from the front lines, analysis of global oil geopolitics as Saudi Arabia moves away from the US and we interview Ukrainian art historian and journalist Oksana Semenik on the impact of the war on the arts, cultural colonialism and the future of art in Ukraine.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on Twitter.Melissa Lawford (Economics Reporter). @MelissaLawford on Twitter.With thanks to Oksana Semenik. @ukr_arthistory on Twitter.Read Melissa's long-read article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/04/04/why-the-saudis-are-siding-with-putin-to-drive-up-oil-prices/To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Apr 202356min

Day 403. Today, we bring you updates from the front lines and analyse the café bombing in St Petersburg that killed Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. Plus, we hear from Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan who’s been interviewing Ukrainian pilots.Contributors:David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on Twitter.James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @Jkjourno on Twitter. To support our work, subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.ukSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Apr 202347min