Ukraine: The Latest

Day 789.Today, we bring you news from the battlefront, analyse developments in Donetsk as Russia pushes Ukraine back near Avdiivka and we discuss the latest diplomatic and political updates from around the world.Contributors:David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Jonah Goldberg (Editor-in-Chief, The Dispatch and LA Times Columnist). @JonahDispatch on X.Articles Referenced:'Ukraine Is Still Outgunned by Russia' (Foreign Affairs)https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/23/ukraine-war-artillery-shortage-production-military-aid-bill/'Ukraine to increase long-range strikes in Russia, says UK defence chief' (Financial Times)https://www.ft.com/content/06a48bab-2eb6-4cc4-9d9f-e72a22ba5d7e'Escalation, Red Lines, Risk and the Russo-Ukraine War' (Lawrence Freedman)https://samf.substack.com/p/escalation-red-lines-risk-and-theSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

Day 788.Today, we bring you news from the battlefront, analyse developments in Donetsk as Russia pushes Ukraine back near Avdiivka and we discuss the latest diplomatic and political updates from around the world.Contributors:David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.Article / Links Referenced:'Inside a Besieged Ukrainian City Where Soldiers Await U.S. Arms' (Wall Street Journal)https://www.wsj.com/world/inside-a-besieged-ukrainian-city-where-soldiers-await-u-s-arms-5f27b4d3Our Interview with Shaun Pinner (YouTube Version):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0LGf8UTqj4 Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

Day 787.Today, we bring you news from across the battlefront, bring you political and diplomatic updates, and speak to Ex-Special Envoy on Investments, Innovations, and War-Risk Insurance from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine( and Investment Team Lead at Advantage Ukraine): Oleksandr Gryban.Contributors:David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.James Kilner (Editor, Central Asia & South Caucasus Bulletin). @jkjourno on X.Colby Badhwar (Security columnist @InsiderEng). @ColbyBadhwar on X.Find out more:https://thebulletin.news/about-us/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

Day 786.Today, we bring you news from across the battlefront, bring you political and diplomatic updates and speak to Ex-Special Envoy on Investments, Innovations, and War-Risk Insurance from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and Investment Team Lead at Advantage Ukraine, Oleksandr Gryban.Contributors:David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.With thanks to Oleksandr Gryban, Special Envoy on Investments, Innovations, and War-Risk Insurance from the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and Investment Team Lead at Advantage Ukraine @OleksandrGrybanSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

Day 783.Today, we bring you news from across the battlefront, bring you political and diplomatic updates and we speak to historian Sergey Radchenko about the intense diplomacy between Ukraine and Russia in the early months of the full-scale invasion.Contributors:David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor) @FrancisDearnley on X.With thanks to Sergey Radchenko, Historian of the Cold War and after. Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at The Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. @DrRadchenko on X.Articles referenced:'Arrest over Russian plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky' (Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/19/russian-plot-assassinate-zelensky-arrest/'After their PM halts Ukraine aid, Slovaks dig deep to help' (BBC)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68843542'Russia's meat grinder soldiers - 50,000 confirmed dead' (BBC)https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68819853The Talks That Could Have Ended the War in Ukrainehttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/talks-could-have-ended-war-ukraineSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk

Day 782.Today, we get political and military updates from Ukraine; the latest on a German spying scandal; and what happens to wounded Ukrainian soldiers?Contributors:David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.Asami Terajima (Reporter, The Kyiv Independent). @AsamiTerajima on X.Articles referenced: 'EU heads meet as Belgian and Czech leaders condemn Russian meddling in elections' (The Guardian)https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/17/europe-live-eu-leaders-meet-to-discuss-ukraine-the-middle-east-and-the-economy#top-of-blog'Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting U.S. election have begun' (Reuters)https://www.reuters.com/world/us/microsoft-finds-russian-influence-operations-targeting-us-election-have-slowly-2024-04-17/'‘Russian spies’ arrested in Germany attempting to attack weapons deliveries to Ukraine'https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/18/russian-spies-arrested-germany-attack-weapons-ukraine/'Intense fighting, lack of resources leave wounded soldiers on their own' (The Kyiv Independent)https://kyivindependent.com/unequipped-and-outgunned-ukrainian-military-often-cant-evacuate-its-wounded/Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk