Ukraine: The Latest

Day 1,719.Today, after the ‘peace talks’ in Abu Dhabi inevitably end without a breakthrough, with the head of Putin’s delegation saying, in the true spirit of a serious negotiator, that Russia will capture “every inch of land one way or another,” Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff try to keep up the pretence of diplomatic momentum by heading to Moscow. "We see some openings and opportunities," says Mr Kushner, although whether he was talking about peace or future business deals it’s hard to tell. President Zelensky accuses Elon Musk of slowing down Starshield again and “helping the Russians kill more Ukrainians.” And Russia loses two helicopters, a frigate, and a senior officer to another car bomb.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.Producer: Rachel PorterSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Tom SteedSocial Producer: Natalia Makohon [Freelance]Studio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesSUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUBFor more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/joinIf you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug!You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/communityNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatestCONTENT REFERENCED:Watch our Q&A from The War Room (UTL+ Members): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgGiyw1taEk&t=267sListen to our analysis of the talks in Abu Dhabi: On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynbu0kc-ehw&t=1268sOn Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/peace-talks-in-abu-dhabi-end-without-breakthrough/id1612424182?i=1000801270353On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1BDaF4XeoIAsIlJn1a4ZtDMake Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine (The Wall Street Journal): https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russia-u-s-peace-business-ties-4db9b290Tsikhanouskaya says Belarus must be included in Russia-Ukraine peace talks (Kyiv Independent): https://kyivindependent.com/spain-resumes-russian-lng-purchases-ahead-of-key-deadline-new-report-reveals/Listen to our report about the Irish Aughinish steel plant: On YouTube: https://youtu.be/0mimSeae4NwOn Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/trump-tells-putin-to-make-a-deal-at-g7-revenge/id1612424182?i=1000772992491On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XXCl4A8oZ871GwjvdXowYFAQ: What to Know About Ireland’s Probe Into Our Reporting on Its Alumina Exports to Russia (OCCRP & The Irish Times): https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/faq-what-to-know-about-irelands-probe-into-our-reporting-on-its-alumina-exports-to-russiaHow we got here: 5 years of the Kyiv Independent:https://kyivindependent.com/5-years-of-the-kyiv-independent/EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Musk 'helping to kill Ukrainians' by throttling StarshieldUkraine burns all of Russia's largest oil refineries in less than 2 weeks

Day 1,718.Today, as the talks in Abu Dhabi wrap up after a second session that lasted just 2 hours, US negotiators Kushner and Witkoff take off to Moscow. Meanwhile Russia continues its deadly attacks on Ukraine, Kyiv residents face water cuts and power outages for over 15 hours, and two missiles enter the Moldovan airspace. We catch up with James Kilner for on the latest cucumber index and we hear what it’s like to be inside the negotiating room facing the Russian delegation.Contributors:Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist)James Kilner (Russia Analyst)With thanks to Oleksandr Bevz, Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, who attended several of the prior peace talks.Senior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Tom SteedSocial Producer: Natalia MakohonStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesSUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUBFor more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/joinIf you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug!You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/communityNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatestCONTENT REFERENCED:Ukraine rejects Trump’s new plan for shared territory (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/10/trump-envoys-join-russia-and-ukraine-for-fresh-peace-talks/Kyiv hit by water shortages as Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure (Financial Times)https://www.ft.com/content/e7697dda-888a-407e-82b1-f2bfc0b9f8ed?syn-25a6b1a6=1EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Peace talks in Abu Dhabi end without breakthroughZelensky calls talks ‘constructive’

Day 1,717.Today, as Ukrainian, Russian, and US delegations began trilateral peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi after a nine-month pause, we ask if anything meaningful – other than a possible prisoner swap – can be achieved and what the prospects may be for a leaders summit in the next few months. Meanwhile, Germany gets tough with the EU and threatens to block next year’s budget unless there’s much more cash for Ukraine, and we report back on the Telegraph’s defence event last night where an audience tried to outsmart Russia – and discovered an unexpected visitor from Moscow’s embassy in the audience.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.Producer: Rachel PorterSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O’SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesSUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUBFor more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/joinIf you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug!You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/communityNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatestCONTENT REFERENCED:Pro-Putin spy nuns infiltrating Sweden (James Rothwell in The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/18/pro-putin-spy-nuns-infiltrating-sweden/US demands a seat for Europe at Ukraine peace talks (POLITICO):https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-russia-peace-talks-us-demands-europe-joins-next-negotiations/EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:US demands a seat for Europe as Ukraine peace talks resume after 9 monthsA Russian diplomat speaks to us for the first time

Day 1,716.Today, as a data leak from inside Russia confirms the staggering scale of Russian losses in Putin’s so-called ‘special military operation’, we examine the figures as another extraordinary milestone emerges from the battlefield: this weekend saw Moscow’s bloodiest day of the entire war. Then, following his recent conversation with Putin, we hear from Norway’s prime minister about whether the Russian president is genuinely prepared to negotiate. And, ahead of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi, we’re joined by Ukraine’s former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.With thanks to Dmytro Kuleba, former foreign minister of Ukraine.Producer: Rachel PorterSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O’SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesSUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUBFor more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/joinIf you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug!You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/communityNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatestCONTENT REFERENCED:Trump: Ukraine will have ‘different shape’ after war (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/09/trump-says-ukraine-will-have-different-shape-after-war/Russian data leak reveals death toll in Ukraine (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/08/russian-data-leak-reveals-death-toll-in-ukraine/Putin’s frame of mind, according to the last European leader to speak to him (The Telegraph’s interview with Jonas Gahr Støre)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/11/09/putins-frame-of-mind-interview/EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Russian data leak reveals 'staggering' death toll in UkraineFormer Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba looks ahead to Abu Dhabi peace talks

Day 1,713.Today, a photo shared exclusively with Ukraine: The Latest suggests this week’s Russian strike on an aid centre, which has now killed 53 people, was deliberate and targeted. Meanwhile, President Trump meets with – in his words – “the head person of Russia” to discuss a peace deal which he says “could involve all of Europe”. Then, Brussels calls on Kyiv to speed up its rule of law reforms in order to become an EU member. And finally, we examine Russia’s gradual return to world sport, and how Moscow uses sports as an extension of state power.Contributors:Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist).With thanks to Bruce Berglund, historian and author of The Moscow Playbook: How Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power.Producer: Rachel PorterSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O’SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesSUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUBFor more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/joinIf you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug!You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/communityNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:EU tells Ukraine to speed up reforms, sets out more cautious path for accession (Politico)https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-accession-path-eu-membership-wobbles-european-commission-brussels-caution/Putin appoints child abduction suspect as human rights chief (The Times)https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/putin-appoints-child-abduction-suspect-human-rights-chief-53p9cxk2vAdélie’s latest interview with Katerina Mathernova, EU Ambassador to Ukraine: On YouTube: https://youtu.be/yoxX7vdK8Es On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/elon-musk-turns-on-ukraine-by-limiting-starlink/id1612424182?i=1000796346442On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6KV3sI451O5yknphWqVJ7j?si=1595b2b8a4564fb3Francis Farrel’s interview about the events in Kyiv earlier this week: On YouTube: https://youtu.be/oyhudPWo_G8 On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukrainians-clash-with-riot-police-over-mobilisation/id1612424182?i=1000799644454On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ZjlgkfJ7XKchSuq7f8hE4?si=98a1ac6f22784d38Journalist Szabolcs Panyi, recipient of the Journalist of the Year 2026 Magnitsky Award for his investigations into Orban’s ties to Moscowhttps://www.magnitskyawards.com/bios/szabolcs-panyi/Bruce Berglund’s book, The Moscow Playbook: How Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Powerhttps://www.bruceberglund.net/booksEMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Trump and Putin plot ‘big, beautiful’ deal for EuropeNew exclusive image of destroyed Ukrainian aid centre suggests strike was targeted

Day 1,712.Today, as Ukraine’s attacks against Russian oil refineries – and Wildberries – spark huge blazes, the death toll continues to rise on the deadly strikes in Zaporizhzhia, while citizens of Kyiv found themselves without water for over 24 hours. Then we bring you the latest mood music around peace negotiations, as a growing number of European officials believe that Putin is ready to negotiate. Then we talk about the important role that shotguns play in bringing down drones, and how tank warfare is still being seen on the battlefield.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X.Hamish de Bretton-Gordon (Former tank commander and chemical weapons expert). @HamishDBG on X.Producer: Phil AtkinsSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O’SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesSUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUBFor more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/joinIf you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug!You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/communityNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatestCONTENT REFERENCED:‘Tank Command: How the Tank Changed the Face of Battle’ by Hamish de Bretton-Gordon:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tank-Command-Changed-Face-Battle/dp/1035437619Watch Hamish's full dispatch on taking down drones with a shotfun:https://youtu.be/8FtXkA2z0ngUkraine’s new, lethal combined tank-and-drone tactics are pushing Putin back (Hamish de Bretton-Gordon for The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/02/ukraine-war-tank-drone-combined-arms-putin-russia-defeat/Putin’s diesel delivery to the US veers off course (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/11/05/putin-diesel-delivery-to-us-veers-off-course/Russia deepened Iran support with missile launcher deal (Financial Times):https://www.ft.com/content/19ec7782-9f22-4101-ba55-da88860310bc?syn-25a6b1a6=1How Kyiv cracked Russia’s kill zone and got its tanks back in the fight (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/03/how-ukraine-cracked-russias-kill-zone/?recomm_id=096fef1f-0b4d-4dfe-873e-2e27cc639ad7Subscribe to the Telegraph’s Cables newsletter: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/newsletters/EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Death toll rises to 40 and 30 still missing after one of Russia’s deadliest strikes of warRussia suffers second highest ever daily losses with 2380 Russian casualties

Day 1,711.Today, as President Trump is given a drubbing by the Democrats in the midterms, we ask what the result means and the opportunities it affords for Ukraine and Europe. Meanwhile, first lady Melania Trump prepares to host Russian and Ukrainian delegates at the White House ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week. Then, we turn to Ukraine, where deadly Russian raids continue, Moscow’s economy shows fresh signs of strain, and international pushback gathers pace against the participation of Russian athletes in international competition.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.With thanks to Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch.Senior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O’SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesSUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUBFor more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/joinIf you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug!You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/communityNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatestCONTENT REFERENCED:Ukrainian children ‘forced’ to study Russian GCSE (Poppy Wood and Francis Dearnley for The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/19/ukrainian-children-forced-study-russian-gcse-in-uk/ EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Putin and Zelensky brace for impact of Trump's historic midterms defeatRussian economy creaking as Moscow cuts military pay

Day 1,710.Today, as Russian carnage leaves dead and injured across Ukraine, including at an aid distribution site and a medical facility, Steve Witkoff says trilateral peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. will be held a week today in Abu Dhabi. We hear directly from Kyiv after disturbing scenes last night when violence broke out at a facility housing people forcibly drafted into the Ukrainian military. As voting continues in the US midterm elections, we catch up with one former State Department official about the likely consequences of the vote, and hear about tensions between the White House and the so-called ‘deep state’.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.With thanks to Francis Farrell of the Kyiv Independent and Eliot Cohen, contributing writer at The Atlantic and former counselor to the head of the US State Department.Producer: Phil AtkinsSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O’SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesSUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUBFor more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/joinIf you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug!You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/communityNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatestCONTENT REFERENCED:Protesters, National Guard hold tense standoff over detainment of service members, draftees (Kyiv Independent)https://kyivindependent.com/confrontation-involving-national-guard-soldiers-unfolds-near-kyiv-police-deny-hostage-reports/Francis Farrell’s thread on X about the National Guard incident:https://x.com/francisjfarrell/status/2117415987251380273?s=46Eliot A Cohen’s book, ‘The Strategist: How to Think About War and Politics’:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strategist-How-Think-About-Politics/dp/0691269440‘Desert Rats’ soldiers to train for peace in Ukraine (The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/11/03/ukraine-war-british-uk-army-soldiers-desert-rats/EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Ukrainians clash with riot police over mobilisationTrump envoy confirms peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week

Day 1,709.Today, after nearly 800 people make it back to Ukraine having endured years of Russian occupation in Oleshky, President Zelensky thanked First Lady Melania Trump for her efforts, and then sent a message of a different sort to her husband the president, by bombing three Russian oil refineries over the weekend; an act that had the Kremlin complaining to the US President that he’d been ‘disobeyed’. We report on possibly a hack against the Ukrainian emergency air alert app, followed almost immediately by a similar system being hit in Russia. Later, we hear directly from Kyiv from the commander of the only expat-manned air defence unit in the Ukrainian armed forces.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.Connor Stringer (Chief Washington Correspondent). @connorstringer on X.With thanks to the International Volunteer Air Defence Project, to Dr Jade McGlynn and to Antonia Langford.Producer: Rachel PorterSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: Sophie O’SullivanSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesSUPPORT US – JOIN OUR MEMBERS’ CLUBFor more from the team, join UTL+. For a small monthly fee, you’ll get behind-the-scenes content, bonus videos, and discounted tickets to live events and merch: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdHjleMvPSs-JEjiQ8_D2cA/joinIf you joined shortly after we launched the membership scheme on Monday 26th October, email ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk with your YouTube handle and mailing address. If you’re one of the first 50, we’ll send you a free mug!You can also join in the conversation on our YouTube community page (it’s free!): https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest/communityNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:Ukraine never agreed to pause strikes on Russian refineries, sources confirm (Kyiv Independent)https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-never-agreed-to-pause-strikes-on-russian-refineries-sources-confirm/Ukraine's air raid alert system hacked, Russian system targeted hours later (Kyiv Independent)https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-air-raid-alert-system-hacked-air-force-says-as-false-nuclear-chemical-warnings-sound/Pentagon tells Europeans to cool their rhetoric on Russia, sources say (Reuters)https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/pentagon-tells-europeans-cool-their-rhetoric-russia-sources-say-2026-10-30/How Russian military used Oleshky ceasefire to bring in troops, hardware and supplies (Sky News)https://youtu.be/O1QLJGc-MXU?si=3NMlDZPxaEljrLdm EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Hoax nuclear alerts after cyber attacks on Russia and UkraineRussia loses territory for second month in a row