'Hiroshima without radiation': refinery inferno spews black rain & Ukraine kills 12 Russian FSB officers in drone strike
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,520.
Today, as black rain continues to fall over the Russian city of Tuapse following Ukrainian strikes on an oil refinery, some residents are drawing comparisons to Hiroshima. We examine the latest developments in drone warfare, including new interceptor drones launched from fixed-wing aircraft in flight, and report on Prince Harry’s visit to a demining charity in Ukraine after his recent rebuke by Donald Trump. And later, we bring you our regular update on resistance activity in Russian-occupied Ukraine, along with a special report marking the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X.
With thanks to Dr Jade McGlynn of King’s College, London, and Simon Evans, director of the Chornobyl Program at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
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 with Ukrainian Resistance leader:
Dom’s long read on the Resistance: ‘The Ukrainian saboteur waging a revenge war on Russia’ (The Telegraph):
Ukraine kills 12 Russian FSB officers in drone strike (The Telegraph):
Married pensioners killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine (The Telegraph):
The €500mn hole in Chernobyl’s roof (The Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/c0f1ff87-cd28-4e7f-8f4c-6e4799ce53e5?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Russian refinery inferno spews black rain
- Ukraine kills 12 Russian FSB officers in strike
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:08.7 | I'm Domnickles and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:11.9 | Today, as black rain continues to fall over the Russian city of Tuapsi after the recent strikes on the oil refinery, |
| 0:18.2 | some Russians are likening their plight to that of Hiroshima. |
| 0:21.7 | We report on the latest innovation in drone technology with interceptors launched from |
| 0:26.2 | fixed-wing planes in flight, and we hear how, fresh from a spat with Donald Trump, |
| 0:31.0 | Prince Harry did something much more worthwhile and visited a demining charity in Ukraine. |
| 0:36.2 | And later, we have our regular update on resistance activity in occupied Ukraine, |
| 0:40.7 | and Adley has a special report marking 40 years since the Chornibil disaster. |
| 0:45.6 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:55.0 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 0:57.0 | First, we're |
| 0:58.0 | we're in our help for the Ukraine |
| 1:00.0 | also our freedom and our European |
| 1:04.0 | Warrue. |
| 1:06.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:10.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for 100 years. |
| 1:14.8 | We can't as a European, let's be gained the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:19.1 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:21.1 | We're strong. |
| 1:22.3 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:24.2 | It's Friday, the 24th of April, four years and 59 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
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