Huge explosions across Russia as Ukraine blows up more key oil facilities & ‘massive losses’ reported around Kupyansk
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,303.
Today, as Russian troops continue to advance in Kupyansk, bringing fighting inside the city, Ukraine strikes an oil complex more than 800 miles inside Russia. We discuss how NATO would implement a no-fly zone in Ukraine and zoom in on Russian frozen assets. Finally, we hear from Anastasia Dovbnia of Save Ukraine about the latest news on their efforts to bring children back from Russia and the Occupied Territories.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Reporter and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondant). @RolandOliphanton on X.
Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBGon on X.
With thanks to Anastasiia Dovbnia (Save Ukraine). @SaveukraineUs on X.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph |
| 0:02.0 | Your calendar stacked. |
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| 1:24.6 | the latest. Today, as Russian troops continue to advance in Kupiansk, bringing the fighting inside the city, Ukraine strikes an oil refinery and an oil processing complex, |
| 1:29.9 | more than 800 miles inside Russia. We discuss how NATO could implement a no-fly zone in Ukraine |
| 1:36.1 | and zoom in on Russian frozen assets and how they could be used to support Ukraine. |
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