Missile barrage slams Ukraine & Putin bans recruitment of foreign soldiers to placate allies

Day 1,463.


Today, after a mass Russian aerial bombardment struck multiple
regions across Ukraine, we report from Kyiv and eastern Ukraine
on what it was like on the ground during the latest wave of drone
and missile attacks. We then hear about Dom’s visit to a
Ukrainian HUR military intelligence base in Zaporizhzhia, and
examine reports that Vladimir Putin has been forced to curb the
recruitment of foreign fighters to avoid diplomatic fallout with
key allies. We also discuss the battlefield “kill ratio” that
could undermine Russia’s war effort, and new air defence systems
being developed that claim the capability to intercept nuclear
missiles.


Contributors


Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest).


Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest).


Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest).


Rozina Sabur (National Security Editor, The Telegraph).


Svitlana Morenets (Ukrainian Journalist).


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CONTENT REFERENCED:


How Ukraine turned hobby drones into precision killing machines
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/26/ukraine-fpv-drones-evolution-precision-killing-machines/ 


Russia’s air defences could shoot down Britain’s nuclear missiles
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/26/russia-air-defences-could-shoot-down-britain-missiles/ 


First Ukrainian drone factory opens in Britain (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/26/first-ukrainian-drone-factory-opens-in-britain/ 


The kill ratio that can sink Putin’s war (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/24/the-kill-ratio-that-can-sink-putin-war/ 


Putin bans recruitment of foreign soldiers to placate African
allies (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/25/putin-bans-foreign-soldiers-to-placate-african-allies/ 


Allies bow to Putin over Ukraine peace troops (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/24/allies-bow-to-putin-over-ukraine-peace-troops/


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