Ukraine liberates 440 sq kilometres and nine settlements in two months & Kyiv hammers Baltic oil hubs to wreck Putin’s Iran war windfall

Day 1,492.


Today, as Ukraine continues its strikes on Russian oil terminals
on the Baltic Sea, we explore how Russia’s oil exports and wider
economy are benefiting from the war in Iran. Meanwhile, Volodymyr
Zelensky is in Saudi Arabia seeking to strengthen defence
cooperation in the Middle East. And later, we bring several
updates from the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, along
with the first episode from Francis’s new documentary series
dedicated to Hungary – widely seen as the chief barrier to the
European Union’s efforts to support Kyiv.


Contributors:


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


Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest).


With thanks to Dr Jade McGlynn.


NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD
FOOTAGE:


Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly
after the release of the audio version. You will find it here:
https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest  


CONTENT REFERENCED:


Francis’s Hungary film will top this playlist as soon as it’s
live at c.20:00 GMT/15:00 ET:


https://youtu.be/fIILzKnFs2o?si=6pkMUNstkZjtYxfW


 


Accompanying article:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/27/hungary-russia-ukraine-viktor-orban-war-explained-dispatch/ 


How Ukraine killed Putin’s plan to make billions from Iran war
(The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/27/ukraine-killed-putins-plan-make-millions-iran-war/ 


Exclusive: Trump's Iran war pushes India to rekindle old
friendship with Russia (Reuters):


https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trumps-iran-war-pushes-india-rekindle-old-friendship-with-russia-2026-03-27/


Why Ukraine’s Russian oil strikes are backfiring (The Spectator):


https://spectator.com/article/why-ukraines-russian-oil-strikes-are-backfiring/


Willing Accomplices: Gazprom and Rosneft’s role in the transport
and indoctrination of children (Yale School of Public Health,
HUmanitarian Research Lab):


https://files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/685979f1-6c89-4295-a765-d6fee48357e3


Welcome to ‘New Russia’: How the Kremlin is remaking occupied
Ukraine (Reuters):


https://www.reuters.com/investigations/welcome-new-russia-how-kremlin-is-remaking-occupied-ukraine-2026-03-26/


How Russia attempts to legalize the occupation of Crimea (Kyiv
Independent): 


https://kyivindependent.com/how-russia-attempts-to-legalize-the-occupation-of-crimea/ 


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