'Longest massive attack': Russia fires 2000 drones and missiles in 24 hours & 60 nations sign historic pledge to 'track down' 20,000 stolen kids
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,540.
Today, as Russia pummels Ukraine with over 1500 missiles and drones since yesterday, targeting civilians and energy infrastructure, Ukraine hits three energy facilities in Russia. We then focus on the issue of children who have been deported from Ukraine to Russia or to unknown locations in the occupied territories. The EU and UK announced further sanctions while the high-level meeting of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukraine Children on Monday in Brussels pledged funds and support towards tracing, tracking and returning children from Russia.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Co-host of Ukraine: The Latest). @adeliepjz on X.
Johanna Baxter, Labour MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South. @JohannaBaxter on X.
Maksym Maksymov, director of Bring Kids Back. @BringKidsBackUA on X.
CONTENT REFERENCED:
Returning the Stolen Children of Ukraine, Johanna Baxter, UK Friends of Ukraine
Bringing Ukraine's kids back: Almost 60 countries unite to stop Russia's genocidal kidnapping of children (Kyiv Independent)
EMAIL US:
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HIGHLIGHTS:
- 'Longest massive attack': Russia fires 2000 drones and missiles in 24 hours
- 60 nations sign historic pledge to 'track down' 20,000 stolen kids
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Adelae Pogman-Pon-Tay, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.1 | Today, as Russia pommels Ukraine with over 1,500 missiles and drones since yesterday, |
| 0:20.1 | targeting civilians and energy infrastructure. |
| 0:23.5 | Ukraine hits three energy facilities, refineries and power plants in Russia. |
| 0:28.2 | We then focus on the issue of children who have been deported to Russia or to unknown locations |
| 0:33.1 | in the occupied territories. There has been several announcements on that topic this week with sanctions |
| 0:38.3 | from the EU and the UK, as well as the high-level meeting of the international coalition |
| 0:42.9 | for the return of Ukrainian children on Monday in Brussels. |
| 0:48.6 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:58.0 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 1:00.0 | First, we're in our help for the Ukraine, |
| 1:03.0 | also our freedom and our European Writers. |
| 1:08.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:12.3 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:17.2 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:21.6 | Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:27.5 | It's Thursday, the 14th of May, four years and 79 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:34.9 | Today, I'm joined by Labour MP Johanna Baxter and Maxim Maximoff, director of the Brinket Back initiative in Ukraine. |
| 1:45.0 | Dom was reporting yesterday on the daytime raid on Ukraine happening in real time while they were recording the show. |
| 1:51.0 | Remember that at midday yesterday there were eight groups of Shahed-type drones still in the air. |
| 1:56.0 | Well, this morning, Zelensky announced that 1,560 drones had targeted the country throughout the day, |
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