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  • France seizes Russian shadow fleet tanker & Ukrainian drones dominate skies over occupied cities

    Day 1,557.

    Today, after a weekend that saw Russian ships hit by drones, hit by drones and hit by drones again, it ended with another Russian ship being seized by abseiling Frenchmen. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s “logistics lockdown” continued, leading to fuel rationing in Crimea and more Russian oil refineries self-sanctioning in very dramatic ways; no wonder Putin’s Finance Minister has said Russia’s spending on the war has gone two trillion rubles over budget.


    Contributors: 

    Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

    Sophie O’Sullivan (Telegraph journalist).

    Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @adeliepjz on X.

    With thanks to Stergios-Aristoteles Mitoulis (Associate Professor of engineering at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction at UCL). @DrMitoulis on X.


    Producer: Rachel Porter

    Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

    Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

    Social Producer: Gezim Hilaj

    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:

    Russia overspends on Putin’s war in Ukraine by $28bn (The Financial Times)

    https://www.ft.com/content/93674b5c-06ea-4e49-a005-dc08e1091574?syn-25a6b1a6=1 


    Inside the schools preparing Ukrainian children for war (The Telegraph)

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/31/inside-the-schools-preparing-ukrainian-children-for-war/ 


    For more information on Professor Mitoulis’s work, follow the links below:

    Bridge Ukraine: https://bridgeukraine.org/

    Meta Infrastructure: https://metainfrastructure.org/


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected]. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:

    • France seizes Russian shadow fleet tanker in mission Moscow calls ‘piracy’
    • Ukrainian drones dominate skies over occupied cities



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    54 min
  • Putin strikes NATO: Romania hit in 'major escalation' & interviews with ‘brainwashed’ Russian PoWs

    Day 1,554.

    Today, as Romania kicks Russian diplomats out of the country following a drone strike last night that has injured civilians in the eastern city of Galati, we ask, why is it so easy for Romania to name the perpetrator of such attacks when others still seek to avoid apportioning blame. We then look at reports Russia is continuing to be hit hard on the southern corridor, including now by drone-landed mines, followed by the second part of Francis’s special dispatch from the La Biannale art festival in Venice, today looking at the decision to permit the reopening of the Russian Pavilion and his encounter with Pussy Riot. And we finish with an audio dispatch from me, after my visit to a prisoner of war camp in western Ukraine. 


    Contributors:

    Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With thanks to the soldiers, artists, and curators at the ‘Still Joy’ exhibition in Venice, and to Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot.


    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

    Additional thanks to Tom Steed and Natalia Makohon for dubbing.


    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:

    Dom’s full documentary interviewing POWs:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJwjbWheClk 


    Francis’s first dispatch from Venice and La Biennale:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay2UT-SeKDI 


    Learn more about ‘Resistance Imprisoned’:

    https://www.ritschfisch.com/exhibition/resistance-imprisoned/ 


    Learn more about the PinchukArtCentre’s exhibition ‘Still Joy’ (running until 1st August):

    https://pinchukartcentre.org/en/exhibitions/still-joy-from-ukraine-into-the-world-biennale-arte-2026 


    Russian drone hits Romanian apartment block in ‘grave escalation’ (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/29/russia-ukraine-war-drone-strikes-romanian-apartment-nato/ 


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Putin strikes NATO: Romania hit in 'major escalation'
    • Dom Nicholls interviews ‘brainwashed’ Russian PoWs


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    1 hr
  • '500,000 Russians killed,' says UK spy chief & Sweden pledges new fighter jets

    Day 1,554.

    Today, as a senior intelligence chief cites a considerably higher figure of Russian deaths than has previously been cited, there are a raft of announcements from Ukraine’s allies that will see new fighter jets and Patriot missiles available to Kyiv, as the country suffers a new wave of strikes. Then – in a special dispatch – Francis takes you to Venice for our first film looking at the decision of the La Biannale art festival to permit the reopening of the Russian Pavilion, and exploring the work of Ukrainian artists in wartime.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.


    With thanks to the soldiers, artists, and curators at the ‘Still Joy’ exhibition in Venice. Additional thanks to Sophie O’Sullivan for video production, Phil Atkins for audio production and to Tom Steed and Natalia Makohon for dubbing.


    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:

    Learn more about the PinchukArtCentre’s exhibition ‘Still Joy’ at La Biennale (running until 1st August):

    https://pinchukartcentre.org/en/exhibitions/still-joy-from-ukraine-into-the-world-biennale-arte-2026 


    Britain and Poland to manufacture missile under new military pact (The Telegraph)

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/27/britain-poland-manufacture-missile-under-new-military-pact/


    Putin arms Russian banks to combat Ukrainian drone attacks (The Telegraph)

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/05/27/putin-arms-russian-banks-to-combat-ukrainian-drone-attacks/ 


    GCHQ puts AI in charge of stopping cyber attacks (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/27/gchq-ai-stopping-cyber-attacks-keast-butler-humans-threat/ 


    Europe should not negotiate Ukraine peace, insists Norway (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/28/europe-should-not-negotiate-ukraine-peace-insists-norway/ 


    Exclusive: How US ambassador's preplanned trip caused a diplomatic scandal in Kyiv and Brussels (Kyiv Independent):

    https://kyivindependent.com/exclusive-how-us-ambassadors-preplanned-trip-caused-a-diplomatic-scandal-in-kyiv-and-brussels/


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:

    • '500,000 Russians killed in Ukraine,' says UK spy chief
    • Sweden pledges new fighter jets in 'historic' deal

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    32 min
  • Russians flee sinking warship after Ukrainian attack & Kyiv strikes ‘volcanic’ oil refinery for fifth time

    Day 1,553.

    Today, in the aftermath of one of the most intense aerial assaults on Ukraine of the entire war, we report on fresh strikes against Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery – the site of the extraordinary “manmade volcano” that has become symbolic of Kyiv’s campaign against Moscow’s energy infrastructure. Antonia Langford joins us live from Kyiv after witnessing ballistic missile attacks on the capital firsthand. We also examine the shrinking number of countries contributing to the Czech-led ammunition initiative, which now supplies around half of Ukraine’s artillery ammunition, and assess Britain’s attempt to regain control of the political narrative after last week’s easing of sanctions on Russia by unveiling new measures targeting cryptocurrency networks accused of financing Putin’s war machine.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

    Antonia Langford (Freelance Journalist in Kyiv). @Antonialford on X.


    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:

    Learn more about ‘Ukraine Focus’:

    https://ukrainefocus.org/ 


    How a bombed-out café became a symbol of hope in Kyiv (Antonia Langford for The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/25/how-a-bombed-out-cafe-became-a-symbol-of-hope-in-kyiv/ 


    UK sanctions crypto networks funding Putin’s war machine (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/05/26/uk-sanctions-crypto-networks-funding-putins-war-machine/ 


    Does the "White Tiger" scene pose a new terrorist threat? (Der Speigel):

    https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/white-tiger-droht-aus-der-szene-eine-neue-terrorgefahr-a-2a91696d-9746-40c1-8c30-a189f1fa7c01 


    Donald Trump’s Board of Peace fund is empty (Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/5ba3bd2c-0e0e-4306-84be-99d6d89b0d49?syn-25a6b1a6=1 


    Nine countries pull out of Ukraine ammunition coalition (Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/f5dd7bd9-6da8-438b-bf80-1f942b91333d?syn-25a6b1a6=1 


    Zelensky’s top negotiator flies to Berlin for talks with Germany, France, UK (POLITICO):

    https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-top-negotiator-rustem-umerov-in-berlin-for-ukraine-peace-talks/ 


    Exclusive: Zelensky sends Trump urgent letter warning of Ukraine's critical missile defense shortages (Kyiv Independent):

    https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-sends-trump-urgent-letter-warning-of-critical-missile-defense-shortages/ 


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Fresh strikes against Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery
    • Antonia Langford joins us live from Kyiv

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    41 min
  • Russia burns through best missiles in ‘desperate’ Ukraine fightback & Putin 'losing power of speech'

    Day 1,552.

    Today, as Russia plays the victim, claiming its latest mass attack that killed and injured civilians over the weekend was a ‘retaliation’ for a Ukrainian attack, we ask who the audiences are for such cynical mischaracterisation. We report on Ukraine’s continued mid-range strike campaign that has forced Russia to limit traffic on the land corridor to Crimea and look at the upcoming NATO summit as the Secretary General says Britain, France and others have scuppered a proposal for allies to spend a quarter of one per cent of GDP on military aid for Ukraine. And later, we hear from our regular Russia expert about how there is speculation Putin is losing his power of speech.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X.


    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:

    Putin burns through his best missiles in desperate Ukraine fightback (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/26/putin-burns-through-his-best-missiles-in-ukraine-fightback/ 


    Britain rejects Nato plan for extra Ukraine military aid (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/24/britain-rejects-nato-plan-for-extra-ukraine-military-aid/ 


    Putin’s mid-air hijackings turn Ukraine’s drones against Europe (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/22/putin-mid-air-hijackings-turn-ukraine-drones-against-europe/ 


    Revealed: The secret suburban life of Britain’s greatest Cold War spy (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/26/revealed-the-secret-suburban-life-of-britains-greatest-cold/ 


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Russia burns through best missiles in ‘desperate’ Ukraine fightback
    • Putin 'losing power of speech'

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

    Day 1,548.

    Today, as the US administration reveals details of its participation in Vladimir Putin’s flagship business and investment forum, Russia and Belarus conclude major nuclear exercises just as Ukraine continues its campaign of strikes against oil and gas infrastructure near Moscow. We also examine Kyiv’s latest act of political trolling: a “Refinery Advent Calendar” tracking how many Russian energy targets Ukrainian forces have hit this month alone. And later, Dom reflects on a day spent deep inside a secret section of the London Underground, where he interviewed a senior NATO commander who warns that while Russia’s forces may not be unbeatable, they are now far more battle-hardened, battle-tested, and lethal than they were at the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.


    NOTE: Monday 25th is a Bank Holiday in the UK. Normal service will resume on Tuesday.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

    Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    With thanks to Lieutenant General Michael Richard Elviss, CB, MBE – commander of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC).


    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:


    Dom’s Video interview with top NATO commander in secret London base:

    https://youtu.be/vEKtKqMs-9E?si=Cp-3GOrW_dUcrLYG


    Putin’s attack on Hungarians in Ukraine marks new phase of war (Verity Bowman in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/21/putins-attack-hungarians-new-phase-ukraine-war-russia/ 


    Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges (BBC):

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy21541dz4o 


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Exclusive: Inside NATO's secret base preparing for war with Russia
    • Putin loses 145,000 troops in 2026

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

    Day 1,547.

    Today, we assess the reported scale of Russian military losses since 2026 and examine the new battlefield infiltration tactics Moscow has developed in an attempt to break through Ukrainian positions. We also take a closer look at the impact of Kyiv’s strikes on Russian oil refineries and investigate whether there is more behind London’s apparent easing of sanctions on Russian oil than meets the eye. Then we explore how Putin’s latest visit to Beijing is viewed in China, and ask whether the evolving relationship between Moscow and Beijing resembles a genuine strategic partnership – or something closer to vassalage. Finally, we hear from someone who was once a FOX News insider about moving to Ukraine and how we came to see the war differently from those in the MAGA movement.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Sophia_yan on X.

    Alex Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

    With thanks to Joseph Lindsley.


    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:


    The secret Chinese surveillance programme tracking people like me (Sophia Yan in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/19/leaked-secret-chinese-surveillance-programme-tracks-foreign/ 


    I’ve reported on war, but I’ve never seen it told like this (Francis’s fashion piece in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/ukraine-fashion-show-london-war-francis-dearnley/ 


    Russia abandons ‘meat-grinder’ tactics to try four-man ambushes (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/01/russia-abandons-meat-grinder-tactic-ukraine-war/ 


    Exclusive: Russians covertly trained by China return to fight in Ukraine, sources say (Reuters):

    https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russians-covertly-trained-by-china-return-fight-ukraine-sources-say-2026-05-19/


    Joseph Lindsley’s Substack, ‘Under Fire News’:

    https://underfirenews.substack.com 


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Russia abandons ‘meat-grinder’ tactics to try four-man ambushes 
    • ‘Staggering’ scale of Putin’s losses revealed


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

    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 doesn’t upset my summer holiday’ we examine the reaction to London’s decision to relax some Russian sanctions. We report how Russian jets flew so close to an RAF aircraft over the Black Sea it triggered onboard emergency systems, and we look at how Vladimir Putin's trip to Beijing is being reported in Moscow. Plus, we take our regular look at how brilliantly the Russian economy is performing and talk about magic mushrooms in Armenia. 


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

    Alexander Nichol (Telegraph Journalist).

    James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @JkJourno on X.


    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:


    PM’s sanctions U-turn ‘will fund killing of Ukrainian soldiers’ (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/05/20/starmer-eases-sanctions-on-russian-oil/ 


    Xi and Putin: ‘Colonial’ world order has failed (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/20/xi-putin-beijing-meeting-russia-china/ 


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:

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


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

    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’s eastern flank and what the incident reveals about the increasingly crowded skies above the Baltic region. We also look at reports of a collapse in Russian defensive lines near a settlement in Zaporizhzhia as Ukraine presses its counterattacks in the south. Then we turn to Moscow to assess how the Kremlin and Russian state media are reporting – or not – news of Ukraine’s major strikes on Russian infrastructure ahead of Putin’s high-stakes visit to China. And later, we take a deep dive into how investigations into war crimes have evolved over the past four years.


    Contributors:

    Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.

    Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

    Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.


    With thanks to Yevhenia Motorevska – head of the War Crimes Investigation Unit at the Kyiv Independent.


    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:

    The drone attacks Putin doesn’t want Russians to see (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/19/drone-attacks-putin-doesnt-want-russians-see-ukraine/ 


    Xi Jinping told Donald Trump that Putin might ‘regret’ invasion of Ukraine (Financial Times):

    https://www.ft.com/content/567c57b0-6346-43e6-9d14-840a793b4d1d?syn-25a6b1a6=1 


    Dom’s Video On the Frontline:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-LWZtJBCwY 


    From the Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigation Unit: 

    The War Before the War, Part I: https://kyivindependent.com/video/?slug=crimea-the-war-before-the-war-part-2

    From Stalin to Putin – Russia’s history of torture: 

    https://youtu.be/p7Ei6mAf3mQ

    Exposing Russia’s indoctrination of Ukrainian children: 

    https://youtu.be/RZGmv2EQdGk

    Investigation: Uncovering the secret Russian FSB operation to loot Ukraine's museums

    https://kyivindependent.com/investigation-uncovering-fsbs-secret-operation-to-steal-ukraines-valuable-art/

    The Kyiv Independent doesn’t have a paywall or an owner and is supported by a

    community of readers who make this work possible. Starting today, the Kyiv Independent team is on a quest to find 4000 new members globally. You can become a member here.


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:


    • Russian position 'collapses' in southeastern town
    • The drone attacks Putin ‘doesn't want you to see’


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

    Day 1,544.

    Today, after Ukraine unleashes a sweeping wave of retaliatory strikes in response to last week’s Russian attacks – shutting down Moscow airports, damaging naval assets, and sending huge fireballs into the sky above Russian oil infrastructure – the Kremlin signals it may once again be open to peace talks, potentially even reopening channels with the European Union. We ask whether Moscow may also need urgent talks with Beijing after one of its Shahed drones reportedly struck a Chinese cargo ship just days before Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. We also hear from Berlin on how Europe is accelerating efforts to rearm in the face of growing Russian aggression and deepening American disengagement. And later, we speak to an adviser to the Ukrainian government about Kyiv’s mounting military recruitment crisis after intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov warned that voluntary enlistment alone can no longer meet the army’s needs.


    Contributors:

    Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.

    James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

    With thanks to Olesia Horiainova of the Ukrainian Security and Cooperation Center.


    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:


    Europe’s sleeping giant rearms (James Rothwell & Joe Barnes in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/11/europes-sleeping-giant-rearms-germany-weapons-war-russia/ 


    Putin gifted upper hand as Trump triggers European missile crisis (James Rothwell & Joe Barnes in The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/18/europes-deep-strike-dilemma-and-how-it-untangles-itself/ 


    Ukraine launches biggest attack on Moscow in a year (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/17/ukraine-launches-biggest-attack-on-moscow-in-a-year/ 


    Ukrainian drones destroy £30m Russian plane at airbase (The Telegraph):

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/16/ukrainian-drones-destroy-russian-aircraft-airbase/ 


    EMAIL US:

    Contact the team on [email protected] . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.


    HIGHLIGHTS:


    • Russia ‘attacks Chinese ship’ in Black Sea
    • Ukraine hits Moscow in biggest strike of 2026



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    1 hr 1 min

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