Ukraine: The Latest
The world’s most listened to, and award-winning, podcast covering the war in Ukraine.
Every weekday, the Telegraph's top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles – just as they have since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, when tanks, jets and troops crossed Ukraine's borders.
Downloaded over 120 million times and trusted by listeners worldwide, the team considers military strategy, history, weaponry, economics, refugee crises, culture, and daily life in Vladimir Putin's autocratic Russia and Volodymyr Zelensky's democratic Ukraine. Our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia's brutal invasion.
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 948
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Huge explosions across Russia as Ukraine blows up more key oil facilities & ‘massive losses’ reported around Kupyansk
Day 1,303.
Today, as Russian troops continue to advance in Kupyansk, bringing fighting inside the city, Ukraine strikes an oil complex more than 800 miles inside Russia. We discuss how NATO would impl…
Putin flies in for final shots of Zapad 25, but where’s Gerasimov?
Day 1,302.
Today, Donald Trump arrives in Britain for his second state visit, possibly bringing a gift to Ukraine. Putin watches the last blast of Zapad 25 - but without the head of his military - and…
Kyiv’s “Revenge operation” hits Russia’s far east as RAF commits Typhoons to NATO’s flank
Day 1,301.
Today, we report on Kyiv’s so-called “revenge operation” targeting Russian forces said to have been involved in war crimes, we hear live from Kharkiv after a strike on a medical university …
F-16s chase Russian drone in Romania & Ukrainian saboteurs derail trains, blow up Russian soldiers
Day 1,300.
Today, we unpack what happened in Romania over the weekend, where a Russian drone flew into its airspace for almost an hour. And we look at the fall out responses from Nato & Europe since l…
How Trump's purges weaken the CIA & Russian ship on fire after drone hit
The original edit of this podcast episode stated that Europe was close to a trade deal with Russia. This was a misspeak and should have said Europe was close to a deal with China. Thank you to those …
'Putin is testing us' says Healey & NATO determines drone incursion 'not an attack' on Poland
Day 1,296.
Today, we continue to unpack NATO’s response to the incursion of 19 Russian drones into Polish airspace. We hear the latest news from the resistance in the Ukrainian territories occupied by…
NATO engages Russia for first time after drone attack on Poland
Day 1,295.
Today, in a historic moment for Europe, NATO fighter jets shoot down Russian drones over Poland in the first ever direct engagement between the Western alliance and Moscow. We assess the gl…
Explosions put 3 Russian pipelines 'out of action' & headless corpse of Russian CEO discovered
Day 1,294.
Today, as Ukraine strikes yet more oil and gas facilities deep inside Russia, we hear how Donald Trump has deported dozens of political refugees fleeing Vladimir Putin back to the country. …
Putin launches largest air attack of the war & remembering David Knowles
Day 1,293.
Today, as Ukraine suffers the largest air attack of the war, killing four and setting dozens of buildings on fire in Kyiv, including the main seat of government, we assess the response from…
Huge explosion at ‘vital’ Russia oil refinery & how China secretly arms Russia with drones
Day 1,290.
Today, after another important Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris, we discuss Vladimir Putin’s warning that any Western peacekeeping forces deployed to Ukraine would be considered a “…
Ukraine destroys Russian speedboat as it tries to land troops & hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing immortality
Day 1,289.
Today, as the Coalition of the Willing meets to discuss security guarantees in Paris, we hear live from Prague minutes after the speech of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. Then – after th…
Russia and North Korea fighting ‘Nazism’ in Ukraine, says Putin in first meeting with Kim Jong-un & exclusive interview with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy
Day 1,288.
Today, as China unveils new weapons at the huge military parade in Beijing attended by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, we assess just how significant the gathering is…
Ukrainian troops destroy ‘all Russian positions’ to liberate town & EU chief's plane 'forced to land blind after Moscow jams GPS’
Day 1,287.
Today, as a Nato leader meets with Vladimir Putin while Ukraine is subjected to the latest wave of Russian drone strikes, we look at the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in …
Trump in talks to deploy private army to Ukraine & exclusive interview with Phillips O'Brien
Day 1,286.
Today, we offer the most comprehensive version yet of the peace plan taking shape behind closed doors, as the Europeans ask Donald Trump to deploy a private army of military firms to Ukrain…
Zelensky urges ceasefire as UN Security Council convenes after Russian attack on Kyiv
Day 1,283.
Today, we continue reporting on the attack on Kyiv, which Zelensky called “a strike by Russia against President Trump”, and we hear about the work the State Emergency Services have been doi…
Two weeks after the red carpet in Alaska, Putin kills at least 17 in second biggest strike of the war
Day 1,282.
Today, we hear from on the ground in Kyiv after a massive strike last night damaged the British Council and the EU mission, after Ukraine hit another 2 oil refineries in Russia to continue …
America ‘offers’ air and intelligence support to postwar force in Ukraine & Russian oil terminals 'continue to burn', destroying 17% capacity
Day 1,281.
Today, we discuss reports that the US has offered air and intelligence support to a postwar force in Ukraine, the impact of strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, and hear the latest tw…
Ukrainian strikes push Russia to brink of oil catastrophe
Day 1,280.
Today, as continued Ukrainian attacks are said to have depleted Russian oil production by the equivalent of a million barrels a day, Donald Trump says Putin is unlikely to meet President Ze…
Special: Drones, AI, and the New Rules of War
Today is a public holiday in Britain, so we bring you a special panel Francis Dearnley hosted during his trip to Germany at the LANDEURO conference hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army. Titled …
Moscow hoards troops for renewed offensive while Trump continues to extend Putin’s deadline
Day 1,276.
Today, as Ukraine strikes again inside occupied Crimea and in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossisk, we report how Moscow appears to be amassing forces in the north and east. We hear ho…