Ukraine: The Latest
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The world’s #1 most listened-to podcast on the Russia-Ukraine war.Trusted by over 140 million listeners, every weekday The Telegraph’s award-winning team provides breaking news and expert analysis on military strategy, weaponry and the geopolitics of Vladimir Putin vs. Volodymyr Zelensky. And ask: where does Donald Trump fit in?From frontline reporting and battlefield analysis to deep dives on military strategy, sanctions, energy markets, and global security, we cover the latest war updates alongside history, economics, culture, and daily life in Ukraine and Russia. Featuring expert insight on weapons systems, cyber warfare, humanitarian issues, and what happens next, it is widely considered the go-to source for understanding the conflict.NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 27, 2026 • 56min
Ukraine liberates 440 sq kilometres and nine settlements in two months & Kyiv hammers Baltic oil hubs to wreck Putin’s Iran war windfall
Dr Jade McGlynn, King's College London expert on Russia and occupied territories, discusses occupation, reconstruction and resistance. She highlights how intelligence from partisans shapes strikes. She critiques claims of profitable Russian investment in occupied regions. She outlines a new data hub and methods for tracking occupation activities.
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Mar 26, 2026 • 56min
Ukraine knocks out 40% of Moscow's oil export capacity in single attack & first ever successful strike on Russian military ship in Baltic Sea
Dr Robert Person, a U.S.-based analyst at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, discusses negotiations, strategy and wider conflict implications. He talks about extraordinary Ukrainian strikes hitting Baltic oil export capacity and a rare naval strike. He examines how the Iran confrontation reshapes Russia’s war economy and what that means for U.S. policy and munitions constraints.
Mar 25, 2026 • 45min
Ukraine strikes Russia's Baltic ports after largest air assault of the war
Steve Crawshaw, author and former Human Rights Watch director who focuses on international justice and war crimes. He discusses Ukrainian strikes on Russian Baltic ports and the recent massive daytime Russian air assault. He also recounts behind‑the‑scenes Florida talks and traces how Nuremberg shaped modern international law and efforts to hold leaders to account.
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Mar 24, 2026 • 48min
‘Staggering’ Russian losses as ‘tens of thousands of troops’ stall in Putin’s spring offensive & interviewing Ukrainians who fought for Russia
Jen Stout, freelance journalist who interviews Ukrainians who fought for Russia. James Kilner, Russia analyst on politics, society and internet controls. They discuss Russia’s costly spring offensive and soaring casualties. They unpack Moscow’s internet outages, censorship and social strain. They explore why some Ukrainians fought for Russia and how researchers document these cases.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 48min
Russia loses 7000 troops in 5 days & Putin tells Trump: I’ll stop giving Iran intel if you cut off Ukraine
Michael Bohnert, RAND analyst and military expert on weapons and battlefield dynamics. He discusses Ukraine’s long-range strikes that shut Russian airports. He breaks down drone waves, Flamingo cruise missiles, interceptor drone innovations, and how weather and batteries shape operations. He also weighs the strategic effects of deep strikes on Russia’s war production.
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Mar 20, 2026 • 46min
Russia’s deadliest day & Orban ‘gross act of disloyalty’ stalls €90bn Ukraine loan
Dr Jack Watling, Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at RUSI, offers strategic analysis of conflicts. He discusses deterrence in the Gulf and Black Sea, US tactics to impose costs on Iran, the erosion of legal norms, Chinese maritime militia drills, and how democracies should adapt to persistent geopolitical competition.
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Mar 19, 2026 • 52min
‘Put Putin on trial’: pro-Kremlin hardliner turns on president & interview with Britain’s leading military expert
Sir Lawrence Freedman, eminent historian of strategy at King’s College London, offers a concise read on the war’s current posture. He discusses rising Russian casualties and whether a spring offensive has begun. He examines Putin’s political troubles, Russia–Iran intelligence ties, and why partition alone cannot deliver peace. He also outlines where Ukraine stands now and what Europe should do next.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 43min
Russian army suffers highest daily loss of the year & the horror of friendly fire with Hamish de Bretton-Gordon and James Hewitt
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, former Royal Armoured Corps officer and defence analyst, and James Hewitt, retired cavalry officer and charity trustee, discuss frontline fighting near Kupyansk, Russia’s spike in casualties, the role of drones in modern warfare, propaganda and information control, a drifting tanker environmental risk, and veteran-led humanitarian work supporting displaced Ukrainian families.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 45min
Mobile internet blackouts sweep Moscow & quizzing ‘Trump whisperer’ Finnish President Alexander Stubb
James Kilner, Russia analyst who decodes Kremlin media and censorship, joins to unpack Moscow’s latest mobile internet blackouts and Kremlin media framing of regional conflicts. He also explores how mobilisation is emptying rural villages and straining recruitment. Conversations touch on energy-driven daily life in Ukraine and shifting European policy debates led by Alexander Stubb’s Chatham House remarks.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 43min
Moscow on lockdown amid largest drone attack of the war & ‘the phone call that saved me from certain death’
Colin Freeman, freelance journalist and author reporting from Ukraine, shares eyewitness reporting and frontline analysis. He discusses large-scale Russian missile and drone attacks, Kyiv’s strikes on Russian energy and infrastructure, the drone waves over Moscow, and his near-miss in Kramatorsk that changed his perspective. Short, vivid accounts and frontline scenes bring the conflict to life.
