Massacre in Russia: North Korean troops 'decimated' in frontal attack in Kursk
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2024
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,027.
Today, as video evidence emerges of North Korean troops in combat, in a special episode we hear a report David Knowles recorded before his death which looks deeper into the question of Pyongyang’s early involvement in this war, and hear about the charity we are fundraising for this year, in David’s memory.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist & narrative podcast producer). @adeliepjz on X.
David Knowles (Host & Creator).
With thanks to Damien Spleeters (Director of Expeditionary Operations, Conflict Armament Research) @damspleet on X, Ihor Nalyvaiko (translator), and the team from Conflict Armament Research in Kyiv.
Donate to David's charity:
This Christmas, the Telegraph is honouring the life and work of our late colleague David Knowles by working with Humanity & Inclusion, a charity helping the ill, vulnerable and disabled left behind in Ukraine’s warzones. You can donate here:
https://telegraph.ctdonate.org/
Content Referenced:
Telegraph’s David Knowles, who launched Ukraine podcast, wins posthumous award (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/15/the-telegraph-david-knowles-ukraine-the-latest-award/
Russian oil tankers sink off coast of Crimea (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/15/russian-oil-tankers-sink-off-coast-of-crimea/
Covert Shores:
Ukraine delays critical minerals deal with US ‘so Trump can claim credit’ (The Telegraph):
Russia pulls hundreds of troops out of Damascus (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/6782dbd1-39cb-48b4-8b94-92925dbd60d5
North Korean missiles produced in 2024 used in Ukraine
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/15ae6ca767bc46a1b536ac7e2d962b66
North Korean missile relies on recent electronic components
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0814c6868bbd45a98b15693a31bd0e7f
Documenting a North Korean missile in Ukraine
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3a4e9d713f59426d9d1ea3881abecbf3
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, as video evidence emerges of North Korean troops in combat, in a special episode, we hear a report David Knowles recorded before his death, |
| 0:15.0 | which looks deeper into the question of Pyongyang's early involvement in this war, |
| 0:20.0 | and later hear about the charity we're fundraising for in David's memory. |
| 0:26.7 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:36.5 | The first duty of my government is security and defense to make clear our unshakable support |
| 0:42.7 | of NATO and with our allies towards Ukraine. |
| 0:47.7 | Keep stand strong. |
| 0:49.3 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 0:51.3 | We're strong. |
| 0:52.4 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 0:53.7 | It's Monday, the 16th of December, two years |
| 0:57.2 | and 302 days since the full-scale invasion began. And today, I'm joined by our Associate |
| 1:03.0 | Editor of Defense Dominic Nichols, a narrative podcast producer and David's partner, Adley |
| 1:08.4 | Poseman Ponte. But first to Dom for news from the front lines. |
| 1:13.1 | So let's try and go back over the weekend in some sort of chronological order. |
| 1:18.4 | So Saturday, Russia has been using North Korean troops in significant numbers |
| 1:22.9 | for the first time to conduct assaults on Ukrainian forces |
| 1:26.6 | battling to hold territory in Russia's |
| 1:29.0 | cursed region, according to President Zelensky. Speaking on Saturday, he said, today we |
| 1:34.3 | already have preliminary data that the Russians have begun to use North Korean soldiers in their |
| 1:38.4 | assaults, a significant number of them. Now, he confirmed uncorroborated reports that we've |
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