December 17, 2024
8,000 Russian armoured vehicles destroyed & Moscow scooter bomb kills nuclear general
Ukraine: The LatestAbout this episode
Day 1,028. Today, we react to the news that the Russian general in charge of the military’s nuclear and chemical weapons division has been assassinated in a scooter bomb attack, we hear live from the Joint Expeditionary Force summit in Estonia, and we hear our latest dispatch from the frontline city of Kharkiv. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X. Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X. With thanks to Jack Leather and Adélie Pojzman-Pontay for photographs, videos, and recordings. Donate to David's charity: This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here: https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/ Francis's Article on the Kharkiv underground School, with photos and clips: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas/2024/12/17/inside-kharkivs-underground-school-for-ukrainian-children/ Articles Referenced: Why Russian blimps appearing on Nato’s border are a message from Moscow (James in The Telegraph ) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/16/russia-mysterious-blimps-sow-fear-and-confusion-nato-border/ The 500-mile high speed rail line that can carry Nato troops to a war with Russia (James in The Telegraph ) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/17/rail-baltica-nato-troops-russia-estonia-latvia-lithuania/ Russia’s War Economy Is Hitting Its Limits ( Foreign Policy ) https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/14/russia-war-putin-economy-weapons-production-labor-shortage-demographics/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Subscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatest Email: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.