Ukraine: The Latest

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1. Biggest Ukraine truce in years as fighting stops across Kherson

   28 Oct 2026 · 44 min

   Day 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 taken to Russia. Then, we bring you reports…

2. Guns fall silent in besieged Oleshky & Europe's forgotten children

   27 Oct 2026 · 55 min

   Day 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 rare outbreak of genuine humanitarian…

3. Musk admits shutting off Starlink & Moscow boosts defences at Putin’s dacha

   26 Oct 2026 · 40 min

   Day 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 rest of Russia over the weekend, some…

4. US first lady brokers surprise ceasefire in occupied Oleshky

   23 Oct 2026 · 53 min

   Day 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 humanitarian emergency in the occupied city.…

5. Revealed: How Putin is using civilian fishing ships to spy on the West

   22 Oct 2026 · 37 min

   Day 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, with the latter saying "we are closer to…

6. Witkoff praises Putin the 'humanitarian’ as Moscow kills Ukrainian children

   21 Oct 2026 · 37 min

   Day 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 “humanitarian”. The Kremlin releases US…

7. Exclusive: Russia buys ‘holiday homes’ near NATO bases & Putin asks Trump for summit with Xi

   20 Oct 2026 · 38 min

   Day 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 meeting with him and President Xi of…

8. Zelensky defies Trump with ‘massive’ raid on sites across St Petersburg

   19 Oct 2026 · 49 min

   Day 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 U.S. Ambassador to the EU – following…

9. Trump: Zelensky is destroying Ukraine & Starlink restored to Ukrainian troops

   16 Oct 2026 · 47 min

   Day 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 took their football, by complaining that…

10. Zelensky accuses Trump of 'betrayal' amid bitter Elon Musk Starlink row

    15 Oct 2026 · 49 min

    Day 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 the finger at him. Meanwhile, President…

11. Elon Musk turns on Ukraine by limiting Starlink

    14 Oct 2026 · 56 min

    Day 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 to Ukraine’s troops has mysteriously…

12. Putin answers Trump’s ceasefire call with missile barrage & Francis joins mine-hunting mission with Ukrainian navy

    13 Oct 2026 · 43 min

    Day 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 President's decision to purchase Russian…

13. Trump: Zelensky must be ousted & Russia attacks Ukrainian power plant hours after ‘energy ceasefire’

    12 Oct 2026 · 36 min

    Day 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 in the war. President Zelensky called…

14. Ukrainian troops ‘cross river’ as Donbas advance continues & Russia drafts children from occupied territories into army

    9 Oct 2026 · 51 min

    Day 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 continues its campaign of state…

15. Russia kills 33 in ‘targeted’ Kramatorsk bus stop missile strike

    8 Oct 2026 · 44 min

    Day 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 one oil refinery and a data centre, and…

16. Sea on fire as naval drone hits oil tanker off Russian resort city Sochi & former German spy chief arrested for treason

    7 Oct 2026 · 40 min

    Day 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 being debated in London, before turning to…

17. Ukraine uses AI machine guns for first time & drone swarm sets fire to Russian oil site

    6 Oct 2026 · 52 min

    Day 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. Ukraine sends a swarm of drones to Moscow…

18. Russia accused of covering up plague leak & how Kyiv cracked Putin's kill zone

    5 Oct 2026 · 37 min

    Day 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 German chancellor’s defiant response.…

19. Ukraine fires home-grown ballistic missile in combat for first time

    2 Oct 2026 · 45 min

    Day 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 sinister plans for the winter which include…

20. Russia launches new missile at Ukraine after losing 46,000 troops in September

    1 Oct 2026 · 46 min

    Day 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 school in Kyiv is hit and the British…

21. Fleeing Russians using Ukrainian civilians as 'human shields' in Kharkiv

    30 Sep 2026 · 47 min

    Day 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 causing deep concern across Europe.…

22. Scientists cling to burning building after Russian raid & Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi liberates occupied villages

    29 Sep 2026 · 44 min

    Day 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 regarding drones entering its airspace…

23. Exclusive interview: Ukraine’s drone chief Robert ‘Magyar’ Brovdi – ‘We will turn Putin’s soldiers into stewed meat’

    28 Sep 2026 · 54 min

    Day 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 grass and weeds, the Council of Europe…

24. Huge mushroom cloud after Ukraine strikes oil refinery 1500km inside Russia

    25 Sep 2026 · 50 min

    Day 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 Donald Trump know quite how seriously…

25. Zelensky says he will only visit Moscow ‘on a missile’ as US invites Putin to key summit

    24 Sep 2026 · 35 min

    Day 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 Ukrainian civilians – including on a maternity…

26. Exclusive: Drone warfare makes us long for the trenches, say frontline soldiers

    23 Sep 2026 · 39 min

    Day 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, where Presidents Trump and Zelensky met…

27. Giant fireball after strike on Russian refinery as Zelensky and Trump set to discuss energy truce

    22 Sep 2026 · 36 min

    Day 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 leaders are expected to talk about a…

28. Ukraine blitzes Moscow in largest ever drone attack during Russian sham election

    21 Sep 2026 · 34 min

    Day 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 Russian parliamentary elections show a not…

29. Russia scrambles for manpower as it suffers 10,000 casualties in a week

    18 Sep 2026 · 36 min

    Day 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 the EU. 50,000 North Korean soldiers…

30. 'We'll throttle your war machine': US lawmakers finally pass major Russia sanctions bill

    17 Sep 2026 · 57 min · Explicit

    Day 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 of 100% tariffs against countries…

31. 'We will not obey a criminal state': The activists who smuggle deserters out of Russia

    16 Sep 2026 · 53 min

    Day 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 US indicts four Russian intelligence…

32. Exclusive: ‘My son moved to Russia for love. Now, he’s missing on the front line’

    15 Sep 2026 · 41 min

    Day 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 jets were also in action last night,…

33. Putin 'knocking on doors of NATO' with near-miss strike on train of European officials

    14 Sep 2026 · 50 min

    Day 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 attack was deliberate. The officials were…

34. Putin will exhaust Russia’s capacity by 2028, Ukrainian intelligence chief says

    11 Sep 2026 · 45 min

    Day 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, including in Kyiv and on an Ozon…

35. Record-breaking Ukrainian drone strikes 3000km from frontline as Russia exceeds 1.5 million casualties

    10 Sep 2026 · 39 min

    Day 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 is ensuring the war is brought home to…

36. Ukraine strikes set Russian oil terminal ablaze and Putin warned economy risks going ‘berserk’

    9 Sep 2026 · 35 min

    Day 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 at a border crossing point, with dead…

37. Ukrainian counterattack 'liberates 200 square kilometres' & remembering David Knowles, creator of 'Ukraine: The Latest'

    8 Sep 2026 · 58 min

    Day 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 hours after America’s envoys leave the…

38. Trump envoys finally visit Kyiv as pro-Russia AfD wins in Germany

    7 Sep 2026 · 42 min

    Day 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 press scrutiny for the first time, has…

39. Ukrainian spy HQ ablaze after Russian ‘assassination attempt’ on intelligence chief

    4 Sep 2026 · 45 min

    Day 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 time. Then we hear of yet another…

40. Moscow airports in chaos after Zelensky drones threat grounds flights as Sochi port 'under attack'

    3 Sep 2026 · 39 min

    Day 1,649 Today, as every scheduled flight this afternoon from two of Moscow’s major airports are delayed or cancelled, Ukraine seeks international approval for all flights in Russian airspace to be grounded. Marco…

41. Moscow blamed for Germany airport attack as Zelensky warns Russian skies 'completely unsafe’ from Ukrainian drones

    2 Sep 2026 · 55 min

    Day 1,648. Today, the market is already reacting to President Zelensky’s warning last night that Russian airspace is now "completely unsafe” thanks to Ukrainian drones, with some flights cancelled. We report August’s…

42. Ukraine suffers some of deadliest attacks of war & Estonia spy chief says 'revolution could come overnight in Russia’

    1 Sep 2026 · 37 min

    Day 1,648. Today, we hear the latest from the capital as Ukraine suffers one of the deadliest waves of raids of the entire war, with new jet-powered drones wreaking havoc. How will Kyiv and its allies respond? Then,…

43. Kyiv hit by longest air-raid alert since war began & frontline troops test rifle-wielding robots

    28 Aug 2026 · 39 min

    Day 1,644. Today, after Kyiv endured the longest period of air raid alerts since the start of the war – and yes, we do mean 2014 – Ukrainians get back to their new normal: recovering family memories from the ashes of…

44. Kyiv intercepts first ballistic missiles in a month & Ukraine’s secret Donbas counterattack

    27 Aug 2026 · 41 min

    Day 1,643. Today, an hours-long drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight as Russia continues its push on three key towns in the fortress belt in the East. But in some welcome news, Ukraine appears to have repelled…

45. CIA head meets Russian spy chiefs in Moscow & Putin's fuel crisis deepens as Ukraine hits 16 key sites

    26 Aug 2026 · 33 min

    Day 1,642. Today, after the CIA apparently finds a way through Russian air defences, sneaking their director into the country with the Kremlin spokesman later denying any knowledge of a US military plane landing in…

46. Zelensky finally handed 'some' Patriot missiles & Russian soldier fires rocket at his own feet

    25 Aug 2026 · 44 min

    Day 1,642. Today, after a parade of robots marks Ukraine’s Independence Day, we turn to New York, where the United States has refused to join NATO allies and other partners in calling for Russia to join Ukraine in an…

47. Storm Shadow missile blueprints gifted to Kyiv as Zelensky hands over 'goldmine of Ukrainian battlefield data'

    24 Aug 2026 · 46 min

    Day 1,641. Today we assess a hectic weekend of diplomacy, with Andy Burnham and other world leaders in Kyiv to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day – his first foreign trip as Britain’s new Prime Minister. He came ready to…

48. Exclusive: Russia defenceless in the Mediterranean & Crimea's ‘highway of death’ under constant drone attack

    21 Aug 2026 · 55 min

    Day 1,638. Today, as Russia is accused of yet another incursion into Nato airspace, there are reports of a major Ukrainian drone attack on occupied Crimea. Kyiv is apparently seeking approval – again – from Elon Musk,…

49. Putin breaks silence on Wildberries carnage as 15 killed in Russian bombardment on Kyiv

    20 Aug 2026 · 42 min

    Day 1,637 Today, as at least 15 people are killed in another terrible missile bombardment on Kyiv, Putin is finally forced to acknowledge the Wildberries strikes that have seen warehouses ablaze across Russia.…

50. Zelensky in crisis as axed defence minister Fedorov demands election

    19 Aug 2026 · 53 min

    Day 1,636. Today, in a blistering attack on his former boss, ousted Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has taken aim at President Zelensky, calling out government corruption and a governance system “in…