Ukraine recaptures settlements, we're live in Kharkiv & what motivates Russians to join Putin's conscript army

Day 224 Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battlefront as fierce fighting rages across Ukraine. We also hear about the situation in the north as our Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant calls in from Kharkiv. And we discuss our Russia Correspondent Nataliya Vasileya’s fascinating interview with a newly mobilised Russian soldier, the first of which to appear in the Western press. Contributors: David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22 Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley. Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent). Email: podcasts@telegraph.co.uk See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.