{"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/6769823da5aeb35e7cfdb52d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ukraine's all-robot assault force 'wins first battle' & rare testimony from the occupied territories","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,034</strong></p><p>Today, in addition to military and political updates, we report speculations about potential offensives over the New Year period, and feature an interview we did in Kharkiv with a lady who lived under Russian occupation. Then, we end with music in David's memory.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>Venetia&nbsp;Rainey (Co-host&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/battle-lines/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Battle Lines</a>&nbsp;podcast). @venetiarainey on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Video of Kharkiv Dispatch with Francis:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi20lWX4Fyk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi20lWX4Fyk</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Donate&nbsp;to&nbsp;David's charity:</strong></p><p><em>This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague&nbsp;David&nbsp;Knowles by working with&nbsp;Humanity&nbsp;&amp; Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can&nbsp;donate&nbsp;here:</em></p><p><a href=\"https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Learn more Portsmouth Cathedral Choir:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.portsmouthcathedral.org.uk/music\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.portsmouthcathedral.org.uk/music</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Articles Referenced:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>N. Korea preparing for additional troop deployment, suicide drone supply to Russia (Yonhap News Agency, South Korea):</p><p><a href=\"https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241223002700315\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20241223002700315</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ukraine’s All-Robot Assault Force Just Won Its First Battle (Forbes):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/21/ukraines-first-all-robot-assault-force-just-won-its-first-battle/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/12/21/ukraines-first-all-robot-assault-force-just-won-its-first-battle/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Trump to demand Nato nations spend 5pc of GDP on defence (<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/20/donald-trump-nato-nations-demand-increase-defence-spends/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/20/donald-trump-nato-nations-demand-increase-defence-spends/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Telegraph:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}