Ukraine: The Latest
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Musk 'helping to kill Ukrainians' by throttling Starshield
Musk 'helping to kill Ukrainians' by throttling Starshield
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The world’s #1 most listened-to podcast on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Trusted by over 140 million listeners, every weekday The Telegraph’s award-winning team provides breaking news and expert analysis on military strategy, weaponry and the geopolitics of Vladimir Putin vs. Volodymyr Zelensky. And ask: where does Donald Trump fit in?
From frontline reporting and battlefield analysis to deep dives on military strategy, sanctions, energy markets, and global security, we cover the latest war updates alongside history, economics, culture, and daily life in Ukraine and Russia. Featuring expert insight on weapons systems, cyber warfare, humanitarian issues, and what happens next, it is widely considered the go-to source for understanding the conflict.
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Episodes
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- Musk 'helping to kill Ukrainians' by throttling Starshield · 31 minDay 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…
- Peace talks in Abu Dhabi end without breakthrough · 1 h 1 minDay 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…
- US demands seat for Europe as Ukraine peace talks resume after 9 months & Russian diplomat speaks to us for the first time · 53 minDay 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…
- Russian data leak reveals 'staggering' death toll in Ukraine · 35 minDay 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…
- Trump and Putin plot ‘big, beautiful’ deal for Europe · 44 minDay 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…
- Death toll rises to 40 and 30 still missing after one of Russia’s deadliest strikes of war · 37 minDay 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…
- Putin and Zelensky brace for impact of Trump's historic midterms defeat · 40 minDay 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…
- Ukrainians clash with riot police over mobilisation – but was Russia behind it? · 53 minDay 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…
- Hoax nuclear alerts after cyber attacks on Russia and Ukraine · 43 minDay 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…
- Inside Oleshky’s chaotic evacuation as Russia ‘prepares fresh offensive’ · 47 minDay 1,706. As the first buses evacuate residents in Russian-occupied Oleshky, Dr Jade McGlynn puts us on the ground with reports from local sources. During a brief local…
- Putin hails Musk the 'genius' as Moscow builds its own version of Starlink · 48 minDay 1,705. Today, as civilians prepare to leave occupied Oleshky while the ceasefire holds, we ask whether all is as it seems, with reports suggesting Putin approached Melania…
- Biggest Ukraine truce in years as fighting stops across Kherson · 44 minDay 1,704. Today, as the ceasefire in occupied Oleshky is extended across the wider region, we discuss disturbing reports that Ukrainian civilians evacuating the town may be…
- Guns fall silent in besieged Oleshky & Europe's forgotten children · 55 minDay 1,703. Today, as the ceasefire in occupied Oleshky – brokered by Melania Trump and the Pope – seems to be holding, we report how the Kremlin is already looking to exploit the…
- Musk admits shutting off Starlink & Moscow boosts defences at Putin’s dacha · 40 minDay 1,702. Today, as the Kremlin prioritises Putin’s lakeside retreat for additional air defence systems, the impact is felt elsewhere with multiple Ukrainian strikes across the…
- US first lady brokers surprise ceasefire in occupied Oleshky · 53 minDay 1,699. Today, we start with a breaking story: First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a localised ceasefire in the city of Oleshky, the White House says, after weeks of…
- Revealed: How Putin is using civilian fishing ships to spy on the West · 37 minDay 1,698. Today, as Russia’s ‘humanitarian’ ballistic missiles land in Kyiv, diplomatic efforts continue to try to get a trilateral meeting between Zelensky, Putin and Trump…
- Witkoff praises Putin the 'humanitarian’ as Moscow kills Ukrainian children · 37 minDay 1,697. Today, Steve Witkoff arrives in Russia to meet Vladimir Putin, after fresh peace talks in Oslo. Trump’s envoy describes the Russian president, extraordinarily, as a…
- Exclusive: Russia buys ‘holiday homes’ near NATO bases & Putin asks Trump for summit with Xi · 38 minDay 1,696. Today, as President Trump says Putin isn’t “doing much” in Ukraine, we hear how the Russian President has sought to make Trump an offer he can’t refuse: a trilateral…
- Zelensky defies Trump with ‘massive’ raid on sites across St Petersburg · 49 minDay 1,695. Today, following the temporary Starlink-Starshield shutdown last week, we reveal how Musk approached President Trump to slow down Starlink in Ukraine. Meanwhile, the…
- Trump: Zelensky is destroying Ukraine & Starlink restored to Ukrainian troops · 47 minDay 1,692. Today, as President Zelensky arrives for talks with European leaders in Brussels, Russia embodies the geopolitical equivalent of running to teacher to say big boys…
- Zelensky accuses Trump of 'betrayal' amid bitter Elon Musk Starlink row · 49 minDay 1,691. Today, as the blame game over who limited Ukraine’s use of Starlink and Starshield reaches fever pitch, we hear Elon Musk’s rebuttal while White House officials point…
- Elon Musk turns on Ukraine by limiting Starlink · 56 minDay 1,690. Today, just as President Zelensky arrives in London and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham promises to speed up missile deliveries, the speed of the Starlink service…
- Putin answers Trump’s ceasefire call with missile barrage & Francis joins mine-hunting mission with Ukrainian navy · 43 minDay 1,689. Today, as Moscow continues to strike Ukrainian energy infrastructure despite President Donald Trump's so-called ceasefire, we hear the further fallout from the US…
- Trump: Zelensky must be ousted & Russia attacks Ukrainian power plant hours after ‘energy ceasefire’ · 36 minDay 1,688. Today, after a weekend that has surely seen America’s global moral authority fundamentally weakened, we try to make sense of the dizzying news reports and developments…
- Ukrainian troops ‘cross river’ as Donbas advance continues & Russia drafts children from occupied territories into army · 51 minDay 1,685. Today, as reports emerge of a possible Ukrainian advance in the Donbas with some Russians saying they are ‘doomed’, Dom asks: is this Vivaldi’s fourth season? Russia…
- Russia kills 33 in ‘targeted’ Kramatorsk bus stop missile strike · 44 minDay 1,684. Today, Russia continues its war against civilians in Ukraine, killing 33 in a single strike on a Kramatorsk bus stop. UKraine hits deep in Russia, targeting at least…
- Sea on fire as naval drone hits oil tanker off Russian resort city Sochi & former German spy chief arrested for treason · 40 minDay 1,683. Today, as Putin marks his 74th birthday, Ukraine is hit by deadly attacks exposing Europe’s vulnerability to ballistic missiles and drones. We hear of one proposal…
- Ukraine uses AI machine guns for first time & drone swarm sets fire to Russian oil site · 52 minDay 1,682. Today, as Ukraine continues to be battered with strikes from the evasive jet-powered drones, Kyiv installs AI-powered machine gun turrets to protect its bridges…
- Russia accused of covering up plague leak & how Kyiv cracked Putin's kill zone · 37 minDay 1,681. Today, after a weekend that saw Kyiv’s key bridges hit by Russian drones in broad daylight – as Frederich Merz was actually visiting the Ukrainian capital, we hear the…
- Ukraine fires home-grown ballistic missile in combat for first time · 45 minDay 1,678. Today, Ukraine successfully uses its FP-7 ballistic missile for the first time, though they won’t disclose on what or where. Meanwhile, reports point to Russia's…
- Russia launches new missile at Ukraine after losing 46,000 troops in September · 46 minDay 1,677. Today, on Ukraine’s Day of Defenders, Russia unleashes a new weapon against the country, one specifically designed to hurt civilians as winter approaches. Another…
- Fleeing Russians using Ukrainian civilians as 'human shields' in Kharkiv · 47 minDay 1,676. Today, amid yet more deadly strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding oblast – and as parts of airspace above Poland are once again shut down – we bring you developments…
- Scientists cling to burning building after Russian raid & Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi liberates occupied villages · 44 minDay 1,675. Today, after more deadly daytime raids strike Kyiv – with people climbing out the windows of burning buildings – we hear how Poland is changing its rules of engagement…
- Exclusive interview: Ukraine’s drone chief Robert ‘Magyar’ Brovdi – ‘We will turn Putin’s soldiers into stewed meat’ · 54 minDay 1,674. Today, as Russia’s manufactured humanitarian catastrophe in the occupied town of Oleshky attracts global attention, amid reports civilians are now resorting to eating…
- Huge mushroom cloud after Ukraine strikes oil refinery 1500km inside Russia · 50 minDay 1,671. Today, as the UN General Assembly in New York winds down, secretary-general Antonio Guterres was all smiles and handshakes for Russia’s foreign minister. Ukraine lets…
- Zelensky says he will only visit Moscow ‘on a missile’ as US invites Putin to key summit · 35 minDay 1,670. Today, Washington’s top diplomat says he has invited Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami later this year, even as Moscow continues its brutal assault on…
- Exclusive: Drone warfare makes us long for the trenches, say frontline soldiers · 39 minDay 1,669. Today, the Red Cross says 275,000 people have been registered as missing in connection with Russia’s war against Ukraine. We return to the United Nations in New York…
- Giant fireball after strike on Russian refinery as Zelensky and Trump set to discuss energy truce · 36 minDay 1,668. Today, Russia wakes up to two new hits on refineries as Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. The two…
- Ukraine blitzes Moscow in largest ever drone attack during Russian sham election · 34 minDay 1,667. Today, as Donald Trump says Russia has lost control of its ‘diesel oil industry’ after Moscow suffers the largest air raid in its history, early results from the…
- Russia scrambles for manpower as it suffers 10,000 casualties in a week · 36 minDay 1,664. Today, as Russians start to vote in parliamentary elections for which the only thing transparent is the voting booth, Canada considers taking associate membership of…
- 'We'll throttle your war machine': US lawmakers finally pass major Russia sanctions bill · 57 minDay 1,663. Today, we hear reaction to the US Congress approving a bipartisan bill which could see significant sanctions against Russia enshrined into US law, with the potential…
- 'We will not obey a criminal state': The activists who smuggle deserters out of Russia · 53 minDay 1,662. Today, the EU announces a ‘counter-hybrid playbook’ and its own version of NATO’s Article 4 after the worrying increase of hybrid incidents and attacks on Europe. The…
- Exclusive: ‘My son moved to Russia for love. Now, he’s missing on the front line’ · 41 minDay 1,661. Today, the Danish Prime Minister condemns the latest ‘reckless action’ by Moscow, after a Russian frigate in the Baltic Sea fired flares at a military helicopter. NATO…
- Putin 'knocking on doors of NATO' with near-miss strike on train of European officials · 50 minDay 1,660. Today, after Russia strikes a train near the Ukrainian border with Poland, narrowly missing top European officials including Boris Johnson, we consider whether the…
- Putin will exhaust Russia’s capacity by 2028, Ukrainian intelligence chief says · 45 minDay 1,657. Today, on the anniversary of 9/11, a British intelligence chief has warned that the world is more dangerous today than in 2001. Then we report on the latest attacks…
- Record-breaking Ukrainian drone strikes 3000km from frontline as Russia exceeds 1.5 million casualties · 39 minDay 1,656. Today, there are reports President Zelensky’s plane taking him to Norway yesterday may have been the target of the Russian drone that crashed in Moldova. Then, Ukraine…
- Ukraine strikes set Russian oil terminal ablaze and Putin warned economy risks going ‘berserk’ · 35 minDay 1,655. Today, no word from Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner about Putin’s so-called drive for peace as Russia resumes aerial attacks on Ukraine and hits Moldova…twice: first…
- Ukrainian counterattack 'liberates 200 square kilometres' & remembering David Knowles, creator of 'Ukraine: The Latest' · 58 minDay 1,654. Today, we once again see the extent of Putin’s definition of “peace”, claiming there are renewed opportunities for dialogue, then resuming strikes on Ukraine just…
- Trump envoys finally visit Kyiv as pro-Russia AfD wins in Germany · 42 minDay 1,653. Today, after Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner finally set foot in Ukraine on a whirlwind weekend diplomatic tour of Kyiv and Moscow we ask: subjected to Ukrainian and…
- Ukrainian spy HQ ablaze after Russian ‘assassination attempt’ on intelligence chief · 45 minDay 1,650. As Russia’s almost ceaseless bombardment of Ukraine continues, we report breaking news of a drone striking the headquarters of Ukraine's Security Service for the first…
