Kyiv’s “Revenge operation” hits Russia’s far east as RAF commits Typhoons to NATO’s flank
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,301.
Today, we report on Kyiv’s so-called “revenge operation” targeting Russian forces said to have been involved in war crimes, we hear live from Kharkiv after a strike on a medical university and, later, we speak to the Telegraph’s former Chief Foreign Correspondent about his new book telling the untold story of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion.
Contributors:
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Memphis Barker (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @memphisbarker on X.
With thanks to Latika Bourke & Colin Freeman.
Content Referenced:
The Mad and the Brave: The Untold Story of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion (by Colin Freeman):
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph |
| 0:05.0 | Amazon brings the UEFA Champions League |
| 0:12.0 | Unbelievable |
| 0:15.0 | With Tuesday's unmissable match |
| 0:17.0 | Enchontingly wonderful |
| 0:20.0 | World-class players Zeller match. Enchantingly wonderful. |
| 0:23.1 | World class players. |
| 0:23.7 | Zeller! |
| 0:26.6 | What a strike! |
| 0:28.3 | Incredible drama. |
| 0:29.1 | And Harlan! |
| 0:32.3 | History in the making. |
| 0:33.9 | Rice would take two! |
| 0:36.5 | The UEFA Champions League. |
| 0:39.0 | It's on prime. |
| 0:47.3 | I'm Domnichols and this is Ukraine the latest. |
| 0:53.2 | Today, we report on Kiev's so-called revenge operation conducted against Russian forces said to have been involved in war crimes. |
| 0:55.9 | We hear live from the ground in Harkiv after a Russian strike on a medical university, |
| 1:00.7 | and later we speak to foreign affairs journalist and former Telegraph Chief Foreign Correspondent, |
| 1:05.9 | Colin Freeman, about his new book telling the untold story of Ukraine's Foreign Legion. |
| 1:12.1 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 1:21.8 | The Russia does not want peace. |
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