Ukraine: The Latest

Day 968. Today, as President Zelensky takes his five-point victory plan to the European Council in Brussels, we assess comments by his former head of the armed forces, now ambassador to London, Valery Zaluzhny, and get an update on how Ukrainian children are studying in ‘bunker schools’.  Contributors: Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Gabriella Jozwiak (Freelance Journalist). @GabriellaJ on X. Content Referenced: Education goes underground in Ukraine (Gabriella in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/ukraine-war-underground-schools-children-education/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/ukraine-war-underground-schools-children-education/] Lessons in a bomb shelter: Going to school in wartime Ukraine (David's episode): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-in-a-bomb-shelter-going-to-school-in-wartime-ukraine/id1612424182?i=1000662968777 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-in-a-bomb-shelter-going-to-school-in-wartime-ukraine/id1612424182?i=1000662968777] How the Belarusian Regime is Erasing Ukrainian Children's Identity through Displacement, Re-education, and Militarization (Freedom House): https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-report/2024/stolen-childhood-how-belarusian-regime-erasing-ukrainian-childrens [https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-report/2024/stolen-childhood-how-belarusian-regime-erasing-ukrainian-childrens] Neurodevelopment in the Post-Pandemic World: The Altered Trajectory of Children's Education, Mental Health, and Brain Development (Book by Molly Colvin, Jennifer Linton Reesman, and Tannahill Glen) https://global.oup.com/academic/product/neurodevelopment-in-the-post-pandemic-world-9780197762639?cc=gb&lang=en& [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/neurodevelopment-in-the-post-pandemic-world-9780197762639?cc=gb&lang=en&] Urgent plea over Crimean political prisoner charged by Russia with ‘state treason’ for refusing to fight against Ukraine (Human Rights in Ukraine): https://khpg.org/en/1608814058 [https://khpg.org/en/1608814058] Students can subscribe to our coverage for free: We’re giving university students worldwide unlimited access to The Telegraph completely free of charge. Just enter your student email address at telegraph.co.uk/studentsub [http://telegraph.co.uk/studentsub] to enjoy 12 months’ free access to our website and app. Better still, you’ll get another 12 months each time you re-validate your email address. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest [http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest] Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk [ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [http://acast.com/privacy] for more information. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Day 967. Today, as Zelensky finally announces his ‘victory plan’ to Parliament, we assess fast-moving military developments as Ukraine faces pressure on multiple fronts, and sit down with a 29-year-old commander of a frontline attack drone unit. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X. With thanks to Lt. Yulia Mykytenko and Lara Marlowe. Learn More About Yulia's Unit, the 'Hellish Hornets': Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/hell_hornets?igsh=MXR1MnV5c29qdGZmaw== [https://www.instagram.com/hell_hornets?igsh=MXR1MnV5c29qdGZmaw==] Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hell_hornets [https://www.tiktok.com/@hell_hornets?_t=8qGC7PmU4DV&_r=1&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZnqyJJw72kJzGP0uNYxG2OZYoXiFU_5AcDWZ3ZnCbNI6qBpSCfuDtLg5o_aem_7dQZPsAnNRiESDx9LHfnJQ] Yulia's Biography - 'How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying': https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/how-good-it-is-i-have-no-fear-of-dying-9781035910175/ Other Content Referenced: Russia retakes half of lost Kursk territory (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/15/russia-ukraine-kursk-zelensky-territory/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/15/russia-ukraine-kursk-zelensky-territory/] 'What If Putin Wins?' Series: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/what-if-putin-wins/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/what-if-putin-wins/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Day 966. Today, we report on the destruction being wrought amid intense fighting in Donetsk, consider new indications of what is in Zelensky’s “victory plan”, and hear a sobering assessment of the current situation on the battlefield. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Francis Farrell (Reporter at The Kyiv Independent). @francisjfarrell on X. Content Referenced: I set fire to my own trenches to stop Putin winning this war (The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/12/i-set-fire-to-my-own-trenches-to-stop-putin-winning-war/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/12/i-set-fire-to-my-own-trenches-to-stop-putin-winning-war/] Francis's video interview with Zelensky's adviser, Podolyak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmHwQm-is8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RmHwQm-is8] Vladimir Putin’s spies are plotting global chaos (The Economist) https://www.economist.com/international/2024/10/13/vladimir-putins-spies-are-plotting-global-chaos [https://www.economist.com/international/2024/10/13/vladimir-putins-spies-are-plotting-global-chaos] Honeytrapped Irish politician spied for Russia during Brexit saga (The Sunday Times) https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/honeytrapped-irish-politician-spied-for-russia-during-brexit-saga-k5wn7sfb2 [https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/honeytrapped-irish-politician-spied-for-russia-during-brexit-saga-k5wn7sfb2] Britain freezes security dialogue with Georgia (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-freezes-security-dialogue-with-georgia-georgian-media-reports-2024-10-15/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-freezes-security-dialogue-with-georgia-georgian-media-reports-2024-10-15/] The Impending Betrayal of Ukraine (Tim Willasey-Wilsey CMG on RUSI website) https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/impending-betrayal-ukraine [https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/impending-betrayal-ukraine] Students can subscribe to our coverage for free: We’re giving university students worldwide unlimited access to The Telegraph completely free of charge. Just enter your student email address at telegraph.co.uk/studentsub [http://telegraph.co.uk/studentsub] to enjoy 12 months’ free access to our website and app. Better still, you’ll get another 12 months each time you re-validate your email address. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest [http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest] Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk [ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [http://acast.com/privacy] for more information. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Day 965. Today, we report on Volodymyr Zelensky's claim that North Korea is sending troops, as well as weapons, to Russia. Fierce fighting continues in Toresk as Ukraine seeks to contain Russia's attacks in Donbas. And Vladimir Putin woos Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian as Moscow and Tehran tighten their alliance.  Contributors: Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X. James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X. James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X. With thanks to Senior Fellow for Military Studies at The Lowy Institute, Major General Mick Ryan. @WarintheFuture on X. Mick Ryan’s book: The War for Ukraine: Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Ukraine-Strategy-Adaptation-Under/dp/1682479528 Virtual Book Event for Mick Ryan’s book: The War for Ukraine: Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire - Tuesday, 15th October: https://www.csis.org/events/book-event-war-ukraine-strategy-and-adaptation-under-fire-mick-ryan Students can subscribe to our coverage for free: We’re giving university students worldwide unlimited access to The Telegraph completely free of charge. Just enter your student email address at telegraph.co.uk/studentsub [http://telegraph.co.uk/studentsub] to enjoy 12 months’ free access to our website and app. Better still, you’ll get another 12 months each time you re-validate your email address. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest [http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest] Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk [ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [http://acast.com/privacy] for more information. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Day 962. Today, further the latest military and political updates, we hear from a colleague of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who has reportedly died in Russian captivity, and from representatives of the British Council to discuss the work of their organisation on the ground in Ukraine. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X. With thanks to British Council CEO Scott McDonald & its Ukraine Country Director Colm McGivern and Inna Varenytsia (Journalist). @InnaVarenytsia on X. Content Referenced: Putin owes Iran - he may be about to find out how much (James Kilner in The Telegraph) - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/11/putin-owes-iran-may-find-out-how-much/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/11/putin-owes-iran-may-find-out-how-much/] Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna ‘dies in Russian captivity’ (The Telegraph) - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/10/ukrainian-journalist-dies-russian-jail/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/10/10/ukrainian-journalist-dies-russian-jail/] No war won by single weapon, says No 10 (The Telegraph) -  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/10/10/starmer-storm-shadow-ukraine-russia-zelensky-nato/ [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/10/10/starmer-storm-shadow-ukraine-russia-zelensky-nato/] David's episode on underground schools in Ukraine -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-in-a-bomb-shelter-going-to-school-in-wartime-ukraine/id1612424182?i=1000662968777 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lessons-in-a-bomb-shelter-going-to-school-in-wartime-ukraine/id1612424182?i=1000662968777] Learn more about the British Council: https://www.britishcouncil.org/ [https://www.britishcouncil.org/] https://www.britishcouncil.org.ua/en [https://www.britishcouncil.org.ua/en] Students can subscribe to our coverage for free: We’re giving university students worldwide unlimited access to The Telegraph completely free of charge. Just enter your student email address at telegraph.co.uk/studentsub [http://telegraph.co.uk/studentsub] to enjoy 12 months’ free access to our website and app. Better still, you’ll get another 12 months each time you re-validate your email address. Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest [http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest] Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk [ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [http://acast.com/privacy] for more information. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.