Russia declares emergency in Kursk as Ukraine ‘wipes out entire battalion’ & bombs a key airfield

Day 899. Today, we continue to bring you updates and analysis of Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russia’s Kursk region, we report on the rise of war tourism & bring you new, important details about the missile that Russia fired at the Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv last month. Contributors: David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X. Lauren Shirreff (Journalist). @laurenshirreff on X. With thanks to Damien Spleeters (Director of Expeditionary Operations, Conflict Armament Research). @damspleet on X. Lauren's article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/07/ukraine-war-crime-dark-tourism/ News on the Kursk incursion: Ukraine ‘turned the tables’ with attack on Russia, says Volodymyr Zelensky https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/08/russia-edits-statement-dismissing-ukraines-advance-kursk/ Video: Ukraine ‘wipes out entire battalion inside Russia in one of war’s bloodiest strikes’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/russian-drives-past-destruction-ukraine-missile-strike/ Watch: Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone attack on Russian city https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/08/09/ukraine-launches-massive-drone-attack-russian-city-lipetsk/ ISW's assessment: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-august-8-2024 New Kh-101 missile used to strike Kyiv children’s hospital https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/edb4ed8bf3604c4ca47707ed1fe3a56c Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsub Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.