Day 874.

Today, we analyse the heavy fighting around Toretsk and New York as Russian forces push forward, bring you political and diplomatic updates from around the world and we speak to War Crimes Reporter Olesia Bida from the Kyiv Indepednent about her documentary ‘He came Back.’

Just a note from us that this episode contains discussion of extreme sexual violence and cruelty.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

With thanks to Olesia Bida (War Crimes Investigations Unit and Ukrainian journalist @KyivIndependent; author of documentary 'He Came Back'). @OlesyaBida on X. He Came Back: https://kyivindependent.com/he-came-back/

Articles referenced:

Journalists identify 2 Russian soldiers who committed sexual violence during occupation: https://kyivindependent.com/the-kyiv-independent-identified-russian-soldiers-who-raped-women-during-occupation/

Ukrainian women shared their accounts of rape by Russian forces. We found their assailants: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-women-share-their-accounts-of-rape-by-russian-forces-as-reporters-investigate-their-assailants/

Trump’s shooting will transform this election - just not in the way you think (Frank Luntz in The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/15/trumps-shooting-will-transform-this-election/

44% of Ukrainians believe that the time for negotiations has come, but the majority do not agree to Putin's conditions (Ukrainian Pravda)

https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2024/07/15/7465706/

Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

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Day 871.

Today, we report from a historic and potentially presidency-ending NATO summit, bring you the latest news from Ukraine and Defence editor Danielle Sheridan has an exclusive interview with First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

With thanks to Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X.

Articles referenced:

'Biden’s gaffe has ruined months of our hard work, say European officials' (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/12/joe-biden-gaffe-europe-nato-putin-zelensky-trump/

'Being Volodymyr Zelenskiy: How war has changed Ukraine's leader' (Reuters):

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/being-volodymyr-zelenskiy-how-war-has-changed-ukraines-leader-2024-07-12/

'A Better Path for Ukraine and NATO: What Kyiv Could Do Now for a Place in the Alliance' (Foreign Affairs):

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/better-path-ukraine-and-nato

UK hasn’t allowed Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia, MoD clarifies (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/11/starmer-ukraine-british-storm-shadow-missiles-russia/

Reflections by Michael Kofman:

https://x.com/KofmanMichael/status/1811079176822435851

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Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

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Day 870.

Today, we bring you news from the NATO summit, hear an eyewitness account of the Russian strike on the Kyiv maternity clinic, ask an expert how they identify Russian missiles, and discuss attempts to ‘Trump-proof’ NATO.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

Tony Diver (US Editor). @Tony_Diver on X.

Jake Godin (Senior Researcher at Bellingcat). @JakeGodin on X.

Bonus Episodes -

Telegraph subscribers can unlock these bonus episodes of Ukraine: The Latest, and our sister podcast Battle Lines. To do, please follow this link:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/

Return to Bucha: how a community rebuilds after a massacre (with David Knowles)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-to-bucha-how-a-community-rebuilds-after-a-massacre/id1612424182?i=1000657018191

How to catch a Russian submarine (with Dominic Nicholls)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-catch-a-russian-submarine/id1712903296?i=1000661022413

Articles referenced:

Bellingcat: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/07/09/russian-missile-identified-in-kyiv-childrens-hospital-attack/

Fundraiser for the maternity clinic: https://send.monobank.ua/jar/bdmPmH8ua (Works in Ukraine)

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Day 869.

Today, we’re live on the ground in Washington D.C for Nato’s historic summit in the American capital.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

Articles Referenced -

Nato Summit Live Blog (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/10/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news51/

Saudis Warned G-7 Over Russia Seizures With Debt Sale Threat (Bloomberg):

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-09/saudi-arabia-veiled-threat-to-g7-over-russia-assets

Russian Tycoons Pocket $11 Billion Dividends on War Economy Boom (Bloomberg):

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-08/russian-tycoons-pocket-11-billion-dividends-on-war-economy-boom

Bonus Episodes -

Telegraph subscribers can unlock these bonus episodes of Ukraine: The Latest, and our sister podcast Battle Lines. To do, please follow this link:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/

Return to Bucha: how a community rebuilds after a massacre (with David Knowles)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-to-bucha-how-a-community-rebuilds-after-a-massacre/id1612424182?i=1000657018191

How to catch a Russian submarine (with Dominic Nicholls)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-catch-a-russian-submarine/id1712903296?i=1000661022413

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Day 868.

Today, we bring you news from Ukraine, discuss the visit to Moscow of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and we catch up with a listener’s efforts to fundraise for a bus for Ukrainian children.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Articles Referenced:

'Ukraine war is Europe’s problem, Trump ally tells Labour' (Colby interview in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/09/ukraine-war-europe-problem-trump-ally-elbridge-colby-labour/

This Labour Government will have a ‘Nato first’ defence strategy (New Foreign & Defence Secretaries in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/07/08/labour-government-nato-first-defence-strategy/

Britain will stand with Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’, declares new Defence Secretary (The Sun): https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29024083/britain-ukraine-defence-secretary-putin/

'Conversation between Ukrainian, local teen sheds light' (Saanvi's article): https://www.jericho-news-journal.com/articles/conversations-between-ukranian-local-teen-sheds-light/

UK Charity: https://www.gofundme.com/f/minibus-for-displaced-children-in-ukraine

US Charity: https://www.gofundme.com/f/64c4e-minibus-for-displaced-children-in-ukraine

Bonus Episodes:

Telegraph subscribers can unlock these bonus episodes of Ukraine: The Latest, and our sister podcast Battle Lines. To do, please follow this link: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/

Return to Bucha: how a community rebuilds after a massacre (with David Knowles): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-to-bucha-how-a-community-rebuilds-after-a-massacre/id1612424182?i=1000657018191

How to catch a Russian submarine (with Dominic Nicholls): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-catch-a-russian-submarine/id1712903296?i=1000661022413

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Day 867.

Today, in the largest attack on the capital city for many months, Russia bombs a Children’s hospital in Kyiv. We discuss the horrific attack. Elsewhere we analyse Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban’s diplomatic efforts in Kyiv and Moscow and we examine Russia’s hybrid war in Germany.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

With thanks to Dr Jade McGlynn (Leverhulme EC Researcher in the War Studies department at King's College London). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X. And Jimmy Ruston (Kyiv based foreign policy/security analyst). @JimmySecUK on X.

Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

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Day 864.

Today, we bring you news from Ukraine, analyse Victor Orban’s diplomatic visits to Kyiv and Moscow, and we talk about the long term impacts of the war on Ukraine’s animal population. Plus, immediate reaction to the general election result in the UK, which is elected a new Prime Minister.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.

With thanks to Yuriy Tokarski (CEO of U-hearts Foundation) and Kateryna Parunova (IT project manager, NGO “Better Regulation Delivery Office”).

Bonus Episodes :

Telegraph subscribers can unlock these bonus episodes of Ukraine: The Latest, and our sister podcast Battle Lines. To do, please follow this link:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/

Return to Bucha: how a community rebuilds after a massacre (with David Knowles)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-to-bucha-how-a-community-rebuilds-after-a-massacre/id1612424182?i=1000657018191

How to catch a Russian submarine (with Dominic Nicholls)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-catch-a-russian-submarine/id1712903296?i=1000661022413

Charity & Article Referenced:

U-Hearts

https://u-hearts.com/

'The Unified State Register of Pets will be launched in Ukraine, which will become the basis for creating digital veterinary passports'

https://thedigital.gov.ua/news/the-unified-state-register-of-pets-will-be-launched-in-ukraine-which-will-become-the-basis-for-creating-digital-veterinary-passports

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Day 863.

Today, we bring you news from the front lines as Ukrainian troops withdraw from a key district of Chasiv Yar. Plus, the latest diplomatic and political news as President Zelensky challenges Donald Trump to explain his peace plan.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Bonus Episodes :

Telegraph subscribers can unlock these bonus episodes of Ukraine: The Latest, and our sister podcast Battle Lines. To do, please follow this link:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/

Return to Bucha: how a community rebuilds after a massacre (with David Knowles)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/return-to-bucha-how-a-community-rebuilds-after-a-massacre/id1612424182?i=1000657018191

How to catch a Russian submarine (with Dominic Nicholls)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-catch-a-russian-submarine/id1712903296?i=1000661022413

Articles Referenced:

Russia ‘destroys’ Ukrainian fighter jet in attack on airfield that could host F-16s (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/04/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news10/

Ex-MI6 chief warns next Prime Minister (ITV News)

https://www.itv.com/watch/news/ex-mi6-chief-warns-next-prime-minister-over-damage-of-brexit-and-punishing-weight-of-role/rsj114j

Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest

Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

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