{"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/678e64d75dd9c67f17114058?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Secret new weapon 'Gravehawk' declassified & Russian troop losses doubled in 2024","description":"<p><strong>Day 1,062.</strong></p><p>Today, we talk about secretive air-defence systems - some developed by Ukraine and others donated by the UK in the 100-year partnership signed last week. We look ahead to the beginning of the second Trump era starting later today, in Washington.&nbsp;And Joe Barnes talks to lead trauma surgeon Dr Shehan Hettiaratchy about the realities of healthcare on the front line.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors:</strong></p><p>Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Narrative Podcast Producer). @adeliepjz on X.</p><p>Dominic&nbsp;Nicholls&nbsp;(Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.</p><p>Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor, Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.</p><p>JoeBarnes&nbsp;(Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.</p><p>With thanks to Dr Shehan Hettiaratchy (Lead trauma surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare). @ShehanHett on X.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Content referenced:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Ukraine warns Trump that early peace talks would be catastrophic (<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/18/ukraine-warns-trump-that-early-peace-talks-would-be-fatal/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/18/ukraine-warns-trump-that-early-peace-talks-would-be-fatal/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Ukraine is teaching medics how to prepare for war (<em>The Telegraph</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/18/ukraine-is-teaching-british-medics-how-to-prepare-for-a-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/18/ukraine-is-teaching-british-medics-how-to-prepare-for-a-war/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Gravehawk: the new&nbsp;secretive air defense system (<em>United24</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/the-new-secretive-gravehawk-air-defense-system-that-the-uk-is-giving-to-ukraine-5184\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/the-new-secretive-gravehawk-air-defense-system-that-the-uk-is-giving-to-ukraine-5184</a></p><p><br></p><p>Russian fuel exports fall in 2024 as drone attacks, bans add to sanctions pressure (<em>Reuters</em>):</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-2024-seaborne-oil-product-exports-hit-by-headwinds-including-drone-2025-01-17/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-2024-seaborne-oil-product-exports-hit-by-headwinds-including-drone-2025-01-17/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Attack damages Ukraine's oldest McDonald’s in Kyiv (<em>Kyiv Independent):</em></p><p><a href=\"https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/the-new-secretive-gravehawk-air-defense-system-that-the-uk-is-giving-to-ukraine-5184\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/the-new-secretive-gravehawk-air-defense-system-that-the-uk-is-giving-to-ukraine-5184</a></p><p><br></p><p>The New Norm - On the culture shock when the first McDonald’s opened in Moscow in 1990&nbsp;<em>(Invisibilia, NPR)</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/481887848/the-new-norm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/481887848/the-new-norm</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe to The Telegraph:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest</a></p><p><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"mailto:ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}