{"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/677d37941f00b28b23abca38?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"980,000 troops: Ukraine now 'largest army in Europe' & interview with ex-British Army chief","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,049.</strong></p><p>Today, as Ukrainian forces continue to expand their lodgement inside Russia, we hear how a Ukrainian F-16 pilot shot down six Russian cruise missiles. We also have an interview with General The Lord Dannatt, former head of the British Army.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Dominic&nbsp;Nicholls&nbsp;(Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>With thanks to our guest General The Lord Dannatt, former head of the British Army.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episodes Referenced:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>David Knowles's 'Football in Wartime' Special:</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/football-in-wartime-with-david-knowles/id1612424182?i=1000681578909\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/football-in-wartime-with-david-knowles/id1612424182?i=1000681578909</a></p><p><br></p><p>Interview with lady from occupied&nbsp;territories:</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/my-mother-in-law-remembers-stalingrad-this-war-is-worse/id1612424182?i=1000682245415\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/my-mother-in-law-remembers-stalingrad-this-war-is-worse/id1612424182?i=1000682245415</a></p><p><br></p><p>Interview with beautician, now expert on ordnance&nbsp;(halfway through episode):</p><p><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/russia-shoots-down-passenger-jet-in-azerbaijan-putins/id1612424182?i=1000681865927\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/russia-shoots-down-passenger-jet-in-azerbaijan-putins/id1612424182?i=1000681865927</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content Referenced:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Sources of ISW’s cited geolocation of Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast:</p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/TuiteroMartin/status/1876291174476239032\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/TuiteroMartin/status/1876291174476239032</a>&nbsp;;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://x.com/moklasen/status/1876299075521519655\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/moklasen/status/1876299075521519655</a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://x.com/Map_Hargoo/status/1875993159869817022\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/Map_Hargoo/status/1875993159869817022</a>;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://t.me/motopatriot78/31123\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://t.me/motopatriot78/31123</a> ;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://t.me/rusich_army/19913\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://t.me/rusich_army/19913</a></p><p><br></p><p>Lord Dannatt's book on the Korean War is available for pre-order now:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Korea-War-Without-Richard-Dannatt/dp/1472869753\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Korea-War-Without-Richard-Dannatt/dp/1472869753</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></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"}