{"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/66bb4ec08681753490bcca59?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Zelensky tells Russia ‘war is coming home’ as Ukraine makes new gains in Kursk","description":"<p><strong>Day 903.</strong></p><p>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,&nbsp;and look deeper into the man Putin has appointed to lead the defence of Kursk, Alexei Dyumin.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></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>Iona Cleave (Foreign Correspondent). @cleaveiona on X.</p><p>James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.</p><p>Roland Oliphant&nbsp;(Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Articles referenced:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Putin blames West as he vows response to Ukraine invasion:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/ukraine-invasion-russia-response-putin-west/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/ukraine-invasion-russia-response-putin-west/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ukraine's answer to Russia's 'Z': How 'white triangle' invasion stunned Putin:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/ukraine-white-triangle-invasion-stunned-russia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/ukraine-white-triangle-invasion-stunned-russia/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Three reasons why Kyiv innovative invasion puts Putin's dictatorship on notice:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/kyiv-ukraine-invasion-putin-kursk-ceasefire-analysis/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/kyiv-ukraine-invasion-putin-kursk-ceasefire-analysis/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Putin appoints former bodyguard Alexei Dyumin who fought off a bear to lead Kursk defence:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/13/putin-appoints-former-bodyguard-alexei-dyumin-kursk-defence/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/13/putin-appoints-former-bodyguard-alexei-dyumin-kursk-defence/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Latest from Kursk:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/russia-evacuates-border-region-as-ukrainian-kursk-invasion/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/12/russia-evacuates-border-region-as-ukrainian-kursk-invasion/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Joe's weekend read:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/10/ukraine-invasion-russia-sudzha-gas-pipeline-hungary/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/10/ukraine-invasion-russia-sudzha-gas-pipeline-hungary/</a></p><p><br></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"}