Ukraine: The Latest Archiv

Day 903.

Today, Volodymyr Zelensky tells Russia the war is “coming home” as Ukrainian troops made fresh advances as part of its week-long invasion of the Kursk region. We bring you the latest news from the front, and look deeper into the man Putin has appointed to lead the defence of Kursk, Alexei Dyumin.

We also roundup the latest political and diplomatic news and explain why a quiet archipelago off the coast of Finland is on alert for Russian spies.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Iona Cleave (Foreign Correspondent). @cleaveiona on X.

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

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

Articles referenced:

Putin blames West as he vows response to Ukraine invasion:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/ukraine-invasion-russia-response-putin-west/

Ukraine's answer to Russia's 'Z': How 'white triangle' invasion stunned Putin:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/ukraine-white-triangle-invasion-stunned-russia/

Three reasons why Kyiv innovative invasion puts Putin's dictatorship on notice:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/kyiv-ukraine-invasion-putin-kursk-ceasefire-analysis/

Putin appoints former bodyguard Alexei Dyumin who fought off a bear to lead Kursk defence:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/13/putin-appoints-former-bodyguard-alexei-dyumin-kursk-defence/

Latest from Kursk:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/russia-evacuates-border-region-as-ukrainian-kursk-invasion/

Joe's weekend read:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/10/ukraine-invasion-russia-sudzha-gas-pipeline-hungary/

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Day 902.

Today, we bring you the latest on Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk, as Russian civilians flee the fighting and the Kremlin’s propagandists struggle to hold the line. We also roundup the latest political and diplomatic news and look back over the last week of break-neck battlefield updates.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

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

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

Iona Cleave (Foreign Correspondent). @cleaveiona on X.

Articles:

Latest from Kursk: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/russia-evacuates-border-region-as-ukrainian-kursk-invasion/

Joe's weekend read: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/10/ukraine-invasion-russia-sudzha-gas-pipeline-hungary/

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Day 899.

Today, we continue to bring you updates and analysis of Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russia’s Kursk region, we report on the rise of war tourism & bring you new, important details about the missile that Russia fired at the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv last month.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

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

Lauren Shirreff (Journalist). @laurenshirreff on X.

With thanks to Damien Spleeters (Director of Expeditionary Operations, Conflict Armament Research). @damspleet on X.

Lauren's article:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/07/ukraine-war-crime-dark-tourism/ 

News on the Kursk incursion: 

Ukraine ‘turned the tables’ with attack on Russia, says Volodymyr Zelensky https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/08/russia-edits-statement-dismissing-ukraines-advance-kursk/ 

Video: Ukraine ‘wipes out entire battalion inside Russia in one of war’s bloodiest strikes’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/russian-drives-past-destruction-ukraine-missile-strike/

Watch: Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone attack on Russian city https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/ukraine-launches-massive-drone-attack-russian-city-lipetsk/

ISW's assessment:  https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-8-2024

New Kh-101 missile used to strike Kyiv children’s hospital

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/edb4ed8bf3604c4ca47707ed1fe3a56c

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Day 898.

Today, we analyse the ongoing invasion of Russia by the Ukrainian military and ask, with so many drones watching everything that moves, how has surprise returned to the battlefield?

Contributors:

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

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

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Chemical Biological Weapons Expert and Former British Army Colonel). @HamishDBG on X.

Episodes Referenced:

Francis's Ask Me Anything on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/1emci04/hi_all_im_francis_dearnley_cohost_of_the_daily/

Shaun Pinner interview about experiencing Russia torture:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/torture-survival-hope-a-soldiers-account-of/id1612424182?i=1000650644505

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Day 897.

Today, we analyse Ukraine’s surprise attack on the Kursk region in Russia, discuss Russia’s continuing worrying advance across Donbas and we hear the latest political and diplomatic updates across Europe and the world.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor).

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence).

Gareth Corfield (Transport Correspondent).

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Day 896.

Today, we discuss the development of drone warfare, the impact of Ukraine’s strike on the Morozovsk airbase and the surreal case of the children of Russian spies who had no idea they were Russian.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Ed Cumming (Senior Feature Writer). @edcumming on X.

Jimmy Rushton (Security Analyst). @JimmySecUK on X.

Articles Referenced:

Dozens of Wagner fighters killed and Russian helicopter destroyed in Mali ambush:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/28/mali-attack-militants-wagner-ambush-soldier-dead-helicopter/

Wagner Group massacre: ‘The victims were bloated and deformed – we could only recognise our friends by their clothes’:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/07/16/wagner-group-massacre-victims-bloated-deformed-could-recognise/

Wagner is trying to reignite civil war in Mali, says US:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/09/30/wagner-trying-reignite-civil-war-mali-says-us/

Putin sells African leaders ‘regime survival packages’ to win influence, think tank says:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/20/putin-wagner-mercenaries-regime-survival-package-africa/

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Day 895.

Today, we bring you the latest updates from the front lines and discuss in detail the situation on the front lines with friend of the podcast, Kyiv Independent Reporter, Francis Farrell who’s recently returned from a reporting trip near Toretsk in Donbas.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

With thanks to Francis Farrell (Reporter The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X.

Articles Referenced:

With Ukrainian infantry facing Russians near Toretsk (Francis Farrell for the Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/video/?slug=with-ukrainian-infantry-facing-russians-near-toretsk

Britain’s nuclear submarine software built by Belarusian engineers (The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/02/britains-nuclear-submarine-software-designed-russia-belarus/

How Putin turned Belarus into Russia’s vassal state (James Kilner in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/02/how-putin-turned-belarus-into-russias-vassal-state/

Francis Farrell answers questions about war in Ukraine

https://kyivindependent.com/francis-farrell-answers-questions-about-war-in-ukraine/

Eye of the storm: A day in the life of Ukrainian infantry on the zero line near Toretsk

https://kyivindependent.com/eye-of-the-storm-a-day-in-the-life-of-ukrainian-infantry-on-the-zero-line-near-toretsk/

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In the second of a series of special episodes of Ukraine: The Latest from The Telegraph Presenter David Knowles and Producer Adelie Pojzman-Pontay travel to a school in a small town outside of Kyiv to speak to students and teachers at a local school. They hear about learning under the constant threat of missiles, how the war has changed the school community and how the students think of their future. 

This episode of Ukraine: The Latest is available for Subscribers on Apple Podcasts for 2 weeks before being released to everyone. 

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Day 892.

Today, Russia advances further in Donbas as Ukrainian civilians leave the towns in their path, we continue our analysis of yesterday’s prisoner exchange and we discuss the realities of Russian occupation.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

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

With thanks to Julia Friedrich (Research Fellow at the Global Public Policy Institute). @ja_friedrich on X.

Articles Referenced:

Julia's report:

https://gppi.net/2024/07/30/life-under-russian-occupation-in-ukraine

Francis's Defence in Depth: 'Ukraine is surviving - here's what Kyiv needs to defeat Russia':

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acXu77vcF0Q

Inside the Secret Negotiations to Free Evan Gershkovich (Wall Street Journal):

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/evan-gershkovich-prisoner-exchange-ccb39ad3?st=v2ckht0ur2gmrkd&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Volodymyr Zelensky: Giving up Ukrainian territories is 'a very, very difficult' question (Le Monde):

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/07/31/volodymyr-zelensky-giving-up-ukrainian-territories-is-a-very-very-difficult-question_6706167_4.html

Hungary rejects Croatian offer for alternative to Russian oil (Financial Times):

https://www.ft.com/content/1c1358db-1781-4aa7-a752-9ec63cd0c3a0

Interview with Mrs Vladimir Kara-Murza on Ukraine: The Latest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyVP_zEBbis

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Day 891.

Today, we report on the imminent massive prisoner exchange between the West and Russia with prominent names like Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich expected to be released. And we continue our conversation with Researcher and Author Nicole Grajewski, on the relationship between Russia and Iran.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

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

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

Nicole Grajewski (Researcher and Author). @NicoleGrajewski on X.

Articles Referenced:

Nicole's book:

https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/russia-and-iran/

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Day 890.

Today, Ukraine repels one of the wars largest drone attacks, we look at the new generation of Russian attack drones & we interview researcher and author Nicole Grajewski on the relationship between Russia and Iran.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

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

Nicole Grajewski (Researcher and Author). @NicoleGrajewski on X.

Articles Referenced:

Russia unveils its answer to Iran’s Shahed ‘kamikaze drone’ (Joe Barnes in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/30/gerbera-russia-drone-iran-shahed-unmanned-aerial-vehicle/

Moscow to 'train' troops to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield (Joe Barnes in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/31/russia-train-troops-ukraine-nuclear-weapons-battlefield/

Nicole's book:

https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/russia-and-iran/

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Day 889

Today, we bring you updates from the front lines, the latest news from the diplomatic scene and we speak to the Kyiv Independent’s Business Editor Lilianne Bivings about Ukraine’s economic climate and the numerous pressures on businesses across the country.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

Liliane Bivings (Business Editor, Kyiv Independent). @LilianeBivings

Articles Referenced:

Ukraine military intelligence claims role in deadly Wagner ambush in Mali (The Guardian): 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/29/ukraine-military-intelligence-claims-involvement-in-deadly-wagner-ambush-in-mali

Orban warns of EU’s demise and backs Trump in anti-Western speech (AP):

https://apnews.com/article/viktor-orban-hungary-romania-eu-3ea649669de75d13b0ba3585c0e83239

Ukraine: 'War will continue in 2025, we need another $12-15 bn from the West' (RBC-Ukraine):

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/war-will-continue-in-2025-we-need-buffer-1722328562.html

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Day 888

Today, Ukraine strikes a Russian strategic supersonic bomber parked at an airfield in Russia’s Arctic, The Wagner Group suffer a humiliating defeat in Mali, we assess Russia’s Summer offensive and we tell the story of the city of Odesa during the full scale invasion. 

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

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

With thanks to Ben Farmer (Foreign Correspondent). @benfarmerDT on X.

Articles Referenced:

Ben Farmer's Dispatch from Odesa: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/how-ukraine-broke-russias-black-sea-grain-blockade/ 

Roland Oliphant on the Russian Summer offensive: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/27/how-russias-summer-offensive-is-failing-and-what-that-means/

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Day 885

Today, we bring you the latest news as Ukrainian troops weather further attacks across the front, Ukrainian claims an Atacms strike on an airbase in occupied Crimea and we examine how Ukraine is decentralising its energy infrastructure in the wake of punishing Russia strikes. 

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

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

JamesRothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X

With thanks to Andrea Januta (Kyiv-based reporter for the Kyiv Independent). @andreajanuta on X.

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Articles Referenced:

Fake Games, cyber threats and disinformation: Russia reacts to sporting isolation (The Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/6ab6efea-c23e-428e-b4ab-4eb8fc49c6bb

Michelin Red Star: The Insider reveals identity of arrested Russian chef-agent who planned “destabilizing” acts at Paris Olympic Games (The Insider):

https://theins.press/en/politics/273350

PASSING THE BUCK: The Economics of Localizing Aid in Ukraine:

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b2110247c93271263b5073a/t/669fa238f61d9732f135f232/1721737784887/PTB_Ukraine_FINALREPORT.pdf

Francis's interview with Brock Bierman (towards the end) of Ukraine Focus about the challenges of Ukraine's society structure for effective resource-sharing:

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/saving-lives-on-the-frontline-from-d-day-to-ukraine/id1612424182?i=1000660564209

Ukraine’s energy crisis drives power decentralization

https://kyivindependent.com/you-have-power-or-you-dont-ukraines-energy-crisis-drives-power-decentralization/

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