{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/66b62a3e5f2de2802ac21049?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Russia declares emergency in Kursk as Ukraine ‘wipes out entire battalion’ & bombs a key airfield","description":"<p><strong>Day 899.</strong></p><p>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 &amp; bring you new, important details about the missile that Russia fired at the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv last month.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.</p><p>Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.</p><p>Lauren Shirreff (Journalist). @laurenshirreff on X.</p><p>With thanks to Damien Spleeters&nbsp;(Director of Expeditionary Operations, Conflict Armament Research). @damspleet on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Lauren's article:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/07/ukraine-war-crime-dark-tourism/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/07/ukraine-war-crime-dark-tourism/&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>News on the Kursk incursion:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Ukraine ‘turned the tables’ with attack on Russia, says Volodymyr Zelensky<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/08/russia-edits-statement-dismissing-ukraines-advance-kursk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/08/russia-edits-statement-dismissing-ukraines-advance-kursk/&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Video: Ukraine ‘wipes out entire battalion inside Russia in one of war’s bloodiest strikes’&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/russian-drives-past-destruction-ukraine-missile-strike/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/russian-drives-past-destruction-ukraine-missile-strike/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Watch: Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone attack on Russian city&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/ukraine-launches-massive-drone-attack-russian-city-lipetsk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/ukraine-launches-massive-drone-attack-russian-city-lipetsk/</a></p><p><br></p><p>ISW's assessment:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-8-2024\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-8-2024</a></p><p><br></p><p>New Kh-101 missile used to strike Kyiv children’s hospital</p><p>https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/edb4ed8bf3604c4ca47707ed1fe3a56c</p><p><br></p><p>Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to&nbsp;The Telegraph&nbsp;with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsub</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</p><p>Email:&nbsp;ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}