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

An episode of [Ukraine: The Latest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1612424182), 5 Oct 2026, 37 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/e/6ac3cbbf854c25ede9ecadac/media.mp3

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. We discuss the death of a lab worker in Siberia, possibly of plague, sparking concern of an outbreak. Then we dive deeper into the tactics that allowed Ukraine to advance on the battlefield this year, and see Tucker Carlson being taken to task by former British MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, on his views on Ukraine and World War Two. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph Journalist). Verity Bowman (Foreign and Global Health Security Reporter). @VerityBowman on X. Producer: Rachel Porter Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Tom Steed Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles NOW 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: U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/politics/kushner-witkoff-russia-oil-deal.html?searchResultPosition=2 Interview with journalists from the Kyiv Independent: On YouTube: https://youtu.be/m_ILe1GrwPs?si=II1vUNv7rS1Qdy5Q&t=545 On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000792423839 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YW7fcsWSEtcSXZ4JcER2W?si=Q8pYx3SuTQSwF7d_lANkTg Sophie’s interview with Annie Jacobsen, on her book about biological warfare: On YouTube: https://youtu.be/sAp28EQy1hY?si=YzmVBjcqnaXUAWm7&t=1371 On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182?i=1000787457741 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0e63alt0a7dxCHuLA81Sm4?si=sX59IhVlRiemfd2g9LabKQ Francis’s tour of the Berlin Ukraine Museum: https://youtu.be/5W9yy8Z-Qa0?si=xLFIpuTqqgyiZv46&t=848 Learn more about the Ukraine Museum in Berlin: https://www.berlinstory.de/ukraine-museum/ Tucker Carlson debates Jacob-Rees Mogg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDwKfFV8eCU&t=2842s Jacob Rees-Mogg on The Daily T: On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEBMM-cdqLc On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6cnkk1J0I1UqtxTYVUL4Fe?si=799b9bcaa9e64177 On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-daily-t/id1489612924?i=1000793278894 How Kyiv cracked Russia’s kill zone and got its tanks back in the fight (Verity Bowman for The Telegraph) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/03/how-ukraine-cracked-russias-kill-zone/ If you’re interested in sponsoring Dom’s upcoming defence event, email our colleagues at events@telegraph.co.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: • Russia accused of covering up plague leak after Siberia lab worker death • How Kyiv cracked Russia’s kill zone and got its tanks back in the fight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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