Ukraine: The Latest

Exclusive: Inside NATO's secret base preparing for war with Russia

22 May 2026

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Day 1,548.Today, as the US administration reveals details of its participation in Vladimir Putin’s flagship business and investment forum, Russia an...

Russia abandons ‘meat-grinder’ tactics to try four-man ambushes as ‘staggering’ scale of losses revealed

21 May 2026

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Day 1,547.Today, we assess the reported scale of Russian military losses since 2026 and examine the new battlefield infiltration tactics Moscow has de...

Putin and Xi: ‘Colonial’ world order has failed & British PM accused of ‘killing of Ukrainian soldiers’

20 May 2026

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Day 1,546.Today, as the British government suggests their pledge to ‘stand with Ukraine as long as it takes’ should actually say ‘as long as it ...

Russian position 'collapses' in southeast & the drone attacks Putin ‘doesn't want you to see’

19 May 2026

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Day 1,545.Today, after a NATO fighter jet shoots down a suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia, we examine the mounting risks of escalation on NATO’...

Russia ‘attacks Chinese ship’ & Ukraine hits Moscow in biggest strike of 2026

18 May 2026

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Day 1,544.Today, after Ukraine unleashes a sweeping wave of retaliatory strikes in response to last week’s Russian attacks – shutting down Moscow ...

Exclusive: ‘Putin won’t last’ – Russian agent who fled Moscow in a dead cow

15 May 2026

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Day 1,541.Today, after the two days of near continuous strikes against Ukraine with over 1,600 drones and missiles fired on the country – with at le...

'Longest massive attack': Russia fires 2000 drones and missiles in 24 hours & 60 nations sign historic pledge to 'track down' 20,000 stolen kids

14 May 2026

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Day 1,540.Today, as Russia pummels Ukraine with over 1500 missiles and drones since yesterday, targeting civilians and energy infrastructure, Ukraine ...

Exclusive: 72 hours dodging Russia’s ‘drone safari’ in Kherson & Did NATO sink a Russian ship carrying nuclear reactors to North Korea?

13 May 2026

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Day 1,539.Today, while Russia unleashes another huge aerial assault across Ukraine – as President Donald Trump insists the war could end soon – we...

Zelensky former 'right-hand man' charged with corruption

12 May 2026

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Day 1,538Today, as Andrii Yermak is charged with money laundering, we ask: should President Zelensky be disappointed in his former chief of staff or w...

EU dismisses 'sham' offer for Putin’s 'buddy' to mediate Ukraine peace talk

11 May 2026

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Day 1,537Today, as the final day draws to a close of the ceasefire supposedly brokered by the US to see Russia’s Victory Day parade on Saturday pass...

Putin running scared with pared back V-Day parade plans

08 May 2026

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Day 1,534.Today, as President Zelensky said he "doesn't recommend" that foreign representatives attend tomorrow’s May Day parade in Moscow, we repor...

Ukraine strikes refinery 1500km inside Russia after ceasefire violations & leaked tapes from Ukraine’s widest corruption scandal cast doubt on Zelensky

07 May 2026

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Day 1,533.Today, as Russia refused to follow Kyiv’s proposed ceasefire, killing at least 26 civilians, Kyiv responded by hitting targets 1500 km int...

Russia ‘violates’ Ukraine’s ceasefire offer, killing 27 in air strikes & ‘paranoid’ Putin bans staff from using phones amid assassination fears

06 May 2026

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Day 1,532.Today, Vladimir Putin gives his answer to President Zelensky’s offer of an open-ended ceasefire: a brutal attack on the civilians of Ukrai...

Putin challenged to new ceasefire by Zelensky & fears NATO 'disintegrating' as Trump pulls thousands of US troops from Europe

05 May 2026

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Day 1,531.Today, after a weekend in which Zelensky joined more than 30 European leaders – along with the prime minister of Canada – at the Europea...

Exclusive: ‘My face-to-face with Russian prisoners of war’ & Europe ends largest military drill since the Cold War

01 May 2026

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Day 1,527.Today, we take you to Lviv and hear an update from Dom’s week in the west of the country – including a visit to a prisoner of war camp a...

Ukraine ‘vaporises’ Russian helicopters mid-flight behind enemy lines & Putin proposes ‘brief’ ceasefire in Trump call

30 Apr 2026

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Day 1,526.Today, as President Putin once again dangles a ceasefire in front of President Trump to avoid any risk of disruption to his Victory Day comm...

Russia’s Victory Day parade ‘stripped of all military kit’ amid Putin ‘paranoia’ & Ukraine hits target 1,500km from its border

29 Apr 2026

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Day 1,525.Today, following a 1500 kilometer Ukrainian deep strike on a Russian oil facility, we hear how – for the first time in 18 years – Moscow...

Frontline 'breaking point' discovered when troops 'stop caring if they survive' & exclusive: Ukraine sanctions chief begs allies to 'seize Russia’s shadow fleet'

28 Apr 2026

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Day 1,524.At what point do frontline soldiers in Ukraine reach a breaking point?Today, as Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery is hit yet again, we discuss ...

'If you come, I'll kill you' - Ukrainian soldier hacks Zoom call with Russian recruits & weaponing chess in the occupied territories

27 Apr 2026

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Day 1,523.Today, after one of the deadliest bombardments Ukraine has endured this year, we hear of new Russian infiltration missions on the frontlines...

'Hiroshima without radiation': refinery inferno spews black rain & Ukraine kills 12 Russian FSB officers in drone strike

24 Apr 2026

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Day 1,520.Today, as black rain continues to fall over the Russian city of Tuapse following Ukrainian strikes on an oil refinery, some residents are dr...

Exclusive: ‘Killing Russians is fun’ – First ever interview with a Ukrainian resistance leader

23 Apr 2026

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Day 1,519.Today, in a global first, we bring you an exclusive interview with a leading member of Ukraine’s resistance movement operating inside Russ...

Ukraine names territory ‘Donnyland’ to appease Trump & ‘breakthrough’ as EU approves €90bn loan for Zelensky

22 Apr 2026

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Day 1,518.Today, after months of back-room negotiations, delays and doubts, we go live to Brussels as the EU finally approves the €90 billion loan f...

Russian nursery-school children ‘taught to fly drones’ & reviewing controversial thriller 'The Wizard of the Kremlin'

21 Apr 2026

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Day 1,517.Today, amid another exchange of drone and missile strikes between Ukraine and Russia, we report on growing speculation that the European Uni...

Massive ‘volcanic’ refinery blaze erupts again ‘only hours’ after being put out & witnessing Russia's 'spiral into madness' under Putin

20 Apr 2026

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Day 1,516.Today, as President Zelensky warns of increased Russian military activity in neighbouring Belarus, we discuss weekend Ukrainian air raids ta...

‘Volcanic eruption’ as Ukraine hits one of Putin’s largest oil refineries & inside a morgue for frontline soldiers

17 Apr 2026

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Day 1,513.Today, as Hungary’s new prime minister Péter Magyar signals he will not veto the €90 billion European Union loan for Ukraine – and Sl...

Putin’s forces suffer 35,000 casualties in March – the highest rate of the war – as 17 killed in Russia’s deadliest attack of 2026

16 Apr 2026

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Day 1,512.Today, as Russian forces suffer more than 35,000 casualties in Ukraine in a single month – the highest rate of the war so far – we repor...

Russia crippled as ‘meat assaults’ fail in spring offensive & will this be the year Ukraine takes more territory than Moscow?

15 Apr 2026

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Day 1,511.Today, as the 50-nation Ukraine Defence Contact Group meets in Berlin just hours after President Zelensky signs a new defence cooperation pa...

Russian troops ‘surrender to army robots’ in war first & interview with former CIA operative on Putin’s spycraft

14 Apr 2026

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Day 1,510.Today, as new evidence emerges that Russia is increasing sign-on bonuses to recruit more soldiers for its war in Ukraine, we report on effor...

‘Disaster’ for Putin as Orbán ousted in Hungarian election landslide

13 Apr 2026

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Day 1,509.Today, as Ukraine and the wider world react to the apparent rejection of Viktor Orbán’s model of “illiberal democracy” in Hungary, we...

Why Putin's 'holiday ceasefire' deal can't be trusted

10 Apr 2026

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Day 1,506.Today, as Putin finally agrees to a brief ceasefire this weekend to mark Orthodox Easter - trying to pass the initiative off as his own gene...

Russia's secret submarine operation in British waters & does the Kremlin no longer fear Donald Trump?

09 Apr 2026

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Day 1,505.Today, as Russian shadow fleet tankers steam through the English channel backed up by warships, The Telegraph’s acting defence editor Tom ...

Ukraine praises Trump Iran ceasefire: ‘now it’s Russia’s turn’ & Hungary election dispatch

08 Apr 2026

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Day 1,504.Today Ukraine praises the news of an apparent ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran, with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha saying: “Amer...

Exclusive: British drones destroy Russian-controlled bridge

07 Apr 2026

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Day 1,503.Today after another set of attacks on Russian oil and gas infrastructure, it's clear Ukraine is not going to heed calls by some internationa...

Russian commander: 'only 5% of our soldiers survive assaults' & Putin's army 'rampages' on home soil

02 Apr 2026

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Day 1,498.Today, as President Donald Trump threatens to withdraw from the key US initiative that enables allies to purchase American weapons for Ukrai...

Exclusive: Trump considering pulling out of NATO & new Russian drone skewers Ukrainian aircraft in mid-air

01 Apr 2026

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Day 1,497.Today, as The Telegraph publishes an exclusive interview with Donald Trump in which he threatens to withdraw the United States from NATO, we...

Zelensky offers to help Trump unblock Strait of Hormuz & killing a Russian soldier costs Kyiv ‘under ‘$1,000’

31 Mar 2026

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Day 1,496.Today, as Ukraine offers to assist in re-opening the Strait of Hormuz, we hear reports of the Ukrainians being warned off attacking oil ener...

Russia ‘helps Iran smash $500m US base’s battlefield nerve centre’ & Ukraine seals historic 10-year Gulf defence pacts

30 Mar 2026

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Day 1,495.Today, as the full extent of the damage from Ukrainian strikes in the Baltic region becomes clearer, we assess the impact on Russia’s oil ...

Ukraine liberates 440 sq miles and nine settlements in two months & Kyiv hammers Baltic oil hubs to wreck Putin’s Iran war windfall

27 Mar 2026

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Day 1,492.Today, as Ukraine continues its strikes on Russian oil terminals on the Baltic Sea, we explore how Russia’s oil exports and wider economy ...

Ukraine knocks out 40% of Moscow's oil export capacity in single attack & first ever successful strike on Russian military ship in Baltic Sea

26 Mar 2026

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Day 1,491.Today, as extraordinary Ukrainian strikes in the Baltic region reportedly knock out around 40 per cent of Russia’s crude oil export capaci...

Ukraine strikes Russia's Baltic ports after largest air assault of the war

25 Mar 2026

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Day 1,490.Today, as Ukraine suffers the largest wave of Russian attacks of the entire war – including a rare daytime aerial assault across much of t...

‘Staggering’ Russian losses as ‘tens of thousands of troops’ stall in Putin’s spring offensive & interviewing Ukrainians who fought for Russia

24 Mar 2026

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Day 1,489.Today, amid confirmation that Vladimir Putin’s spring offensive in Russia’s war in Ukraine has begun, we report on the assaults along th...

Russia loses 7000 troops in 5 days & Putin tells Trump: I’ll stop giving Iran intel if you cut off Ukraine

23 Mar 2026

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Day 1,488.Today, after another weekend of so-called peace talks over Russia’s war in Ukraine, we search for signs of a diplomatic breakthrough (spoi...

Russia’s deadliest day & Orban ‘gross act of disloyalty’ stalls €90bn Ukraine loan

20 Mar 2026

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Day 1,485.Three days into Russia’s so called ‘spring offensive’, there are barely any advances on the ground yet casualties continue to rise. A ...

‘Put Putin on trial’: pro-Kremlin hardliner turns on president & interview with Britain’s leading military expert

19 Mar 2026

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Day 1,484.Today, as Russian casualty figures continue to climb, we ask whether Moscow’s long-anticipated spring offensive has already begun. We also...

Russian army suffers highest daily loss of the year & the horror of friendly fire with Hamish de Bretton and James Hewitt

18 Mar 2026

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Day 1,483.Today, as Russia records its highest daily troop losses of the year in its war against Ukraine, we examine how the head of the Russian armed...

Mobile internet blackouts sweep Moscow & quizzing ‘Trump whisperer’ Finnish President Alexander Stubb

17 Mar 2026

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Day 1,482.Today, as world leaders gather in London, including President Zelensky, we bring you the latest from Moscow following another major Russian ...

Moscow on lockdown amid largest drone attack of the war & ‘the phone call that saved me from certain death’

16 Mar 2026

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Day 1,481. Today, after a massive Russian bombardment across Ukraine – including missile launches from warships in the Black Sea – we assess Kyiv’...

Trump lifts sanctions on Russian oil as energy prices surge & the 'leaner, more professional' partisans in the occupied territories

13 Mar 2026

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Day 1,478.Today, as President Zelensky arrives in France for talks with Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s Defence Secretary claims the “hidden hand” of...

‘Imminent’ coup rumoured in Russia as Moscow internet cut off & Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children a ‘crime against humanity’, UN says

12 Mar 2026

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Day 1,477.Today, as one of Russia’s largest oil facilities is struck in a Ukrainian attack and the war in Iran continues to sow chaos on global ener...

Ukraine drives 10km into occupied territory on two fronts & White House says it 'takes Russia at their word' over Iran intelligence sharing

11 Mar 2026

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Day 1,476.Today, as US envoy Steve Witkoff says “we can take them at their word” after Russia denies sharing intelligence about American forces wi...

Ukraine liberates 'almost' entire region & Trump to ease Russian sanctions after Putin call

10 Mar 2026

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Day 1,475.Today, as President Donald Trump speaks with Vladimir Putin and reportedly offers to ease sanctions on Russian oil amid surging global energ...

Putin pledges ‘unwavering support’ to Iran's new supreme leader & leaked video shows Russian president have coughing fit

09 Mar 2026

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Day 1,474.Today, as Ukrainian counter-drone specialists head to the Middle East to help counter Iranian drone attacks, Vladimir Putin offers “unwave...

Nuclear fears as atomic agency warns power plant a ‘direct threat’ & interview with Ukrainian sniper Roman Trokhymets

06 Mar 2026

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Day 1,471.Today, as the United States asks Ukraine to help intercept Iranian drones over the Gulf, Washington simultaneously removes sanctions on Russ...

Pentagon 'asks Ukraine for help' to shoot down Iranian weapons & Putin swells regular Russian army to 2.4 million men

05 Mar 2026

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Day 1,470.Today, as the Pentagon and at least one Gulf state are revealed to be in talks with Kyiv to buy Ukrainian-made interceptors to fend off atta...

Iran fires ‘Russian-made drones’ as Gulf war drags in Europe & shadow fleet tanker explodes in Mediterranean carrying sanctioned gas

04 Mar 2026

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Day 1,469.Today, as questions are directed at the Kremlin after Russian components were reportedly found in the wreckage of a drone that struck Dubai,...

Ukraine seizes more territory than Moscow in February amid 'extraordinary' Russian casualties & Zelensky offers to save Gulf states – if they stop Putin

03 Mar 2026

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Day 1,468.Today, as war in the Middle East escalates and Putin attempts to position Russia as a potential peace broker, we examine Zelensky’s claim ...

Putin slams ‘murder’ after US-Israel kill Khamenei & what war in Iran means for ‘humiliated’ Russia

02 Mar 2026

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Day 1,467.Today, as the world reacts to escalating conflict in the Middle East and the devastating use of attack drones against civilian areas, we exa...

Kremlin insider: ‘we don't plan to win the war’ & FSB claims 150,000 Russians used special ‘helplines’ to denounce fellow citizens

27 Feb 2026

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Day 1,464.Today, we bring you live dispatches from the north, east, and south of Ukraine following fresh Russian attacks overnight, as a United States...

Missile barrage slams Ukraine & Putin bans recruitment of foreign soldiers to placate allies

26 Feb 2026

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Day 1,463.Today, after a mass Russian aerial bombardment struck multiple regions across Ukraine, we report from Kyiv and eastern Ukraine on what it wa...

Ukraine hits 'critical' Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia's Tatarstan & ‘I outran Putin’s blitzkrieg four years ago: he never caught up’

25 Feb 2026

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Day 1,462.Today, as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, we report live from Kyiv the morning after world leaders gathered...

Russian troops now being ‘killed faster than Kremlin can recruit’ & world leaders gather in Kyiv to mark fourth anniversary of full-scale war

24 Feb 2026

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Day 1,461.Today, as world leaders gather in Kyiv to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we report live from two ...

Putin ‘has started World War III’, says Zelensky on eve of invasion’s fourth anniversary

23 Feb 2026

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Day 1,460.Today, reporting live from Ukraine on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, we cover fresh bombardments on bo...

Exclusive: Russian commanders charging up to $30,000 to spare soldiers from the frontlines in Ukraine & ‘You’re not evil’: Trump unveils Board of Peace

20 Feb 2026

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Today, amid reports that Russian forces’ loss of Starlink is reducing the intensity of drone attacks along the frontline, we examine claims that Rus...

Putin prepares secret rolling conscription & exclusive: the British microchip powering Russia’s missiles

19 Feb 2026

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Day 1,456.Today, as President Volodymyr Zelensky describes the latest Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Geneva as “difficult”, we ask whether the nego...

Peace talks end in ‘acrimony’ after just two hours & Ukraine recaptures ‘most land since summer 2023’

18 Feb 2026

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Day 1,455.Today, as the latest round of Ukraine-US-Russia peace talks in Geneva collapse after just two hours, we speak to our correspondent in Switze...

Ukraine ‘scales up offensives’ near Pokrovsk & third round of US-Ukraine-Russia peace talks begin in Geneva

17 Feb 2026

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Day 1,454.Today, we bring you the latest from Geneva, Switzerland, as a new round of peace talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States gets un...

Putin ‘moving nuclear missiles’ to EU border & frog poison hit on Navalny reveals secret chemical weapons

16 Feb 2026

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Day 1,453.Today, amid fresh Russian bombardments and reports of Ukrainian counter-operations, we step back to assess the broader strategic picture on ...

Ukraine ‘on the offensive’ after Russian starlink shutdown & fresh peace talks to start in Geneva ‘next week’

13 Feb 2026

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Day 1,450.Today, as world leaders arrive in Germany for the Munich Security Conference, we report on expectations ahead of this weekend’s gathering ...

Ukraine strikes 2,000km deep into Russia in 'longest range strike of the war' & Zelensky accuses Olympics of playing into Putin’s hands after Ukrainian athlete disqualified

12 Feb 2026

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Day 1,449.Today, as Ukraine’s security services claim responsibility for the longest-range strike yet on Russian oil and gas infrastructure since th...

Zelensky ‘planning election and peace deal referendum’ & Winter Olympics threatens to disqualify Ukrainian athlete over 'remembrance helmet'

11 Feb 2026

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Day 1,448.Today, we assess where things stand after mixed messaging has left Kyiv, Moscow and Western capitals confused over whether President Zelensk...

Rumours of 'Ukrainian counteroffensive' in the south & Japan aligns with NATO to support Ukraine in surprise move

10 Feb 2026

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Day 1,476.Today, amid growing rumours that Ukraine may be preparing a new counteroffensive, we discuss how the Kremlin is attempting to play down expe...

Revealed: Trump and Putin’s $12 trillion partnership plan & wargaming a Russian attack on NATO with Lt Gen Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army Europe

09 Feb 2026

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Day 1,446.Today, in a rare public outburst against the Trump administration, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses the United States of “ba...

Top Russian general who ‘orchestrated’ poisonings shot in Moscow & fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty expires

06 Feb 2026

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Day 1,443.Today, after an apparent assassination attempt on a senior Russian general in Moscow, we examine the major Russian bombardments across Ukrai...

Putin spends 50% of state budget on military, says intelligence service & Russia tests turning pigeons into drones

05 Feb 2026

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Day 1,442.Today, as reports suggest Russian troops are in turmoil across the frontline after being denied access to Starlink satellite communications,...

Trump says Putin ‘kept his word’ over ceasefire after Russia’s ‘most devastating’ strike of winter

04 Feb 2026

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Day 1,441.Today, as Donald Trump claims Vladimir Putin has “kept his word” by not striking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, we report on the res...

Putin waits until Kyiv hits -20C before knocking out power with missiles & FIFA president calls for lifting Russia sports ban

03 Feb 2026

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Day 1,440.Today, as Ukrainians endure temperatures of minus -20 degrees Celsius and Russia marks the end of its so-called “energy ceasefire” with ...

Putin’s forces trying to ‘bypass and infiltrate’ frontline city & was Epstein's ‘sex empire’ a Russian honeytrap?

02 Feb 2026

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Day 1,439.Today, as Vladimir Putin’s so-called “energy ceasefire” is reportedly broken once again, we report on another weekend of devastating R...

Civilians killed as Trump announces ‘energy ceasefire’ ahead of resumed peace talks

30 Jan 2026

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Day 1,436.Today, as Donald Trump announces an “energy ceasefire” we ask: what it means, has it started and can it hold. Our correspondent in Turke...

Zelensky warns of ‘massive’ attack ahead of Sunday peace talks & rumours swirl of Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire

29 Jan 2026

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Day 1,435.Today, as President Zelensky warns that Russia is preparing “a new massive strike”, we examine growing speculation that an undeclared tr...

Drones strike Ukrainian passenger train in ‘act of terrorism’ & Russia suffers more losses ‘than any major power since WW2’

28 Jan 2026

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Day 1,434.Today, as Russia kills five civilians in a drone attack targeting a passenger train in Ukraine, we report on how a senior European diplomat ...

Putin's negotiators ‘soften hardline stance in private’ & Trump links security guarantees to Zelensky ceding territory

27 Jan 2026

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Day 1,433.Today, amid increased Russian military pressure in the Donbas, and as Ukraine faces what the NATO Secretary General calls its “harshest wi...

Zelensky: US security guarantees ‘100% ready’ & Russian city hit with ‘most massive’ strike of the war

26 Jan 2026

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Day 1,432.Today, as Kyiv endures sub-zero temperatures, we report on Russia’s latest mass aerial attack on the city, carried out even as trilateral ...

US joins Russia and Ukraine in first trilateral talks of the war & Trump under fire for claiming NATO allies ‘avoided’ Afghanistan frontline

23 Jan 2026

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Day 1,429.Today, as President Trump prompts further outrage with his claim NATO troops “avoided the frontline” in Afghanistan, we consider whether...

Zelensky launches attack on Europe's leaders & Trump predicts Ukraine war will end ‘soon’

22 Jan 2026

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Day 1,428.Today, as President Zelensky savages Europe’s leaders at Davos, especially for blocking the use of frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, ...

Ukraine aims to kill 50,000 Russians per month & Trump row over Greenland derails postwar deal

21 Jan 2026

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Day 1,427.Today, as Donald Trump heads to Davos with what he calls “good news” about Greenland, we examine prime minister of Canada Mark Carney’...

Russia 'risks meltdown' by targeting nuclear power plants & Trump leaks world leaders' texts

20 Jan 2026

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Day 1,426.Today, as Moscow reportedly tests thermobaric munitions on ground-based drones, and strikes on substations connected to Ukrainian nuclear po...

Trump hands Putin ‘the prize he’s always wanted’ over Greenland & Ukraine’s robot machine gunner ‘held off Russia for six weeks’

19 Jan 2026

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Day 1,425.Today, amid the gravest crisis for the transatlantic alliance in decades over the fate of Greenland, we examine the implications of Russia c...

Europe overtakes US intelligence support for Kyiv & Trump ‘gifted’ a Nobel Peace Prize

16 Jan 2026

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Day 1,422.Today, as Trump is finally gifted a Nobel Peace Prize – just not quite the one he wants – we hear how Germany has denied a Russian shado...

Russia forces African recruits to become suicide bombers & Zelensky declares ‘state of emergency’

15 Jan 2026

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Day 1,421.Today, as President Zelensky declares a national emergency over the energy crisis triggered by Russian attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure...

France pushes to block Ukraine from buying US weapons & Moscow’s ‘glee’ at Trump’s Greenland gambit

14 Jan 2026

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Day 1,420.Today, as reports emerge that a Russian air-defence missile has struck a residential building in the city of Rostov-on-Don, we examine claim...

550,000 without power in Russia after Ukrainian bombardment, claims governor & exclusive interview with President of Moldova, Maia Sandu

13 Jan 2026

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Day 1,419.Today, as much of Kyiv continues to live without power, so too does a region of Russia, as the United States accuses Moscow of making a mock...

Russia’s new ‘dandelion’ tank armour; Kremlin attacks ‘wet dreams of British perverts’ & how Iran regime collapse would impact Ukraine

12 Jan 2026

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Day 1,418.Today, as thousands remain without power in Kyiv, we examine President Zelensky’s pledge to carry out more operations “inside” Russia ...

Putin fires nuclear-capable hypersonic missile at Lviv & Trump's men meet Russian envoy

09 Jan 2026

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Day 1,415. Today, the world responds to Putin’s latest outrage that has seen a nuclear-capable ballistic missile fired by Russia hit Ukraine just 50...

Drones plunge Ukraine regions into ‘total blackout’ & Russian-flagged oil tanker attacked after Trump acts

08 Jan 2026

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Day 1,414. Today, as yet another Russian shadow fleet tanker makes the news, but this time after an explosion by a suspected Ukrainian drone in the Bl...

US hails ‘very big milestone’ in Paris as Trump envoy promises BlackRock key to ‘future of Ukraine’

07 Jan 2026

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Day 1,413. Today, we report on the details of the latest COTW summit in Paris, asking how significant was the strong US presence and input. We get an ...

Zelensky seeks “binding commitments” from Coalition of the Willing & US in first 2026 peace summit

06 Jan 2026

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Day 1,412. Today, as military and political chiefs from the Coalition of the Willing meet in Paris, President Zelensky continues to reshuffle his top ...

Orban: Venezuela “good news” for Hungary & Putin "fears" condemning US action

05 Jan 2026

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Day 1,411. Today, as the world reacts to America’s operation in Venezuela over the weekend, we explore Moscow’s notably muted response - a si...

Budanov named as new Head of Zelensky’s Office as Russia falls for assassination ploy

02 Jan 2026

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Day 1,408. At the start of the fifth calendar year of the full scale invasion, attacks across Ukraine saw the beginning of 2026 marked with yet more d...

Special: 'Theatre Under Fire' - fighting for the artistic soul of frontline Kharkiv

31 Dec 2025

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Today, in a special pre-recorded episode, we take you back to Kharkiv, where Francis and Adélie met a young theatre company called Ocheret. Proud hei...

'Another round of lies' warns Zelensky as Russia provides no evidence of drone attack on Putin

30 Dec 2025

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Day 1,405. Today, as the Kremlin tries to divert attention from President Zelensky’s seemingly successful meeting with Donald Trump in Florida with ...