British tank seen on the battlefield for the first time & interviewing Russian POWs
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Day 482. Today, we report on the latest developments on the front lines – including news that a British Challenger 2 has been seen on the battlefield for the first time – and the fast-moving announcements coming out of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London.
Plus, we talk again to the founder of Vans of Borders about their latest work in Ukraine, delivering aid and documenting life for civilians caught up in the violence.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Host & Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.
Genevieve Holl-Allen (Foreign Reporter). @genevieve_holl on Twitter.
David Knowles (Reporting live from Ukraine). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
With thanks to:
Jack Ross. @vansnoborders on Twitter.
Vans Without Borders Project:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/vans-without-borders---saving-ukrainian-lives
Jack's award-winning 'Life on the Frontline' series for The Telegraph:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVCi5G--qaUiRhMQiKK4O7FZ
Patron Pets Center:
https://patron.center/eng/home
Bake for Ukraine:
https://www.bakeforukraine.org/
The volunteer team that David has been travelling with for the last week can be contacted on ukraine.equipment@gmail.com.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:03.0 | Podcasts. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:15.0 | Today, we report on the latest developments on the front line, |
| 0:18.0 | including news that a British Challenger 2 tank has been seen on the battlefield for the first time, |
| 0:23.0 | and the fast-moving announcements coming out of the Ukraine Recovery Conference here in London. |
| 0:29.0 | Plus, we talk again to the founder of Vans Without Borders about their latest work in Ukraine, |
| 0:34.0 | delivering aid and documenting life for civilians behind the front lines. |
| 0:39.0 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:48.0 | This hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in faith. |
| 0:54.0 | We need a military strategy for Ukraine to gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield to win the war. |
| 1:01.0 | Nobody is going to break us. We're strong. We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:07.0 | Every weekday, we sit down with leading journalists from the Telegraph's London Newsroom |
| 1:11.0 | and our teams reporting on the ground to bring you the latest news and analysis on the war in Ukraine. |
| 1:17.0 | It's Wednesday, the 21st of June, one year and 117 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:25.0 | And today, I'm joined by Genevieve Holl Allen from our foreign desk, David Knowles on the ground in Ukraine, |
| 1:31.0 | and Jack Ross from Vans Without Borders. |
| 1:34.0 | I started, however, with the major updates from the military and political spheres. |
| 1:40.0 | Offensive operations are continuing in at least two sections of the front. |
| 1:44.0 | That's according to observers and the Institute for the Study of War. |
| 1:48.0 | The Ukrainian General Staff report that their forces continue offensive operations on the border between Zaporizia and Donetsk Oblasts |
| 1:55.0 | and in-western Zaporizia Oblast. |
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