Russia launches its biggest attack on Ukraine in weeks
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
President Zelensky calls on allies to put Russia under greater pressure to stop the war in Ukraine, after the latest overnight bombardment - one of the biggest of the war. The attacks caused widespread damage, including to homes, factories and Ukraine's gas infrastructure. At least one person is reported to have died in Lviv, in the west. Also: a Ukrainian man has been arrested in connection with the sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines three years ago, and Palestinians are fleeing parts of Gaza City after the Israeli military began the first stages of a planned ground offensive, officials in the city say. And Frank Caprio, the American man known as the world's nicest judge, has died. The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:04.7 | I'm onkred Assign at 13 hours GMT on Thursday the 21st of August. |
| 0:08.8 | These are our main stories. |
| 0:10.7 | The Ukrainian president says the latest large-scale Russian attacks are further proof |
| 0:14.8 | that Moscow has no desire to end the war. |
| 0:18.3 | German prosecutors say a Ukrainian man has been arrested in connection with the |
| 0:22.7 | sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines from three years ago. And Israel has continued its bombardment |
| 0:29.0 | of suburbs of Gaza City. Also in this podcast, doctors warn about so-called AI psychosis that's relying so heavily on chatbots |
| 0:40.0 | that you believe imaginary things are real. |
| 0:43.4 | We as professionals and doctors may start having to ask people when we see them in clinic |
| 0:47.6 | how much AI they're using, how it's affecting their lives, just like we would for smoking alcohol, |
| 0:52.7 | you know. |
| 0:57.1 | Russia has launched its biggest attack on Ukraine in weeks. |
| 1:01.0 | Hundreds of drones and missiles hit multiple targets across Ukraine. |
| 1:05.1 | The attacks come as Europe and NATO discuss security guarantees for Ukraine |
| 1:08.8 | and plan for a potential meeting between President Zelensky and Putin. |
| 1:13.8 | The US Vice President J.D. Vance has said that Europe would be expected to play the leading role |
| 1:18.6 | in guaranteeing Ukraine security in the event of any deal to end Russia's war against them. |
| 1:24.5 | But the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has made clear that such security |
| 1:28.2 | guarantees mustn't include any presence of European troops in Ukraine. |
| 1:32.8 | As discussions between the West and Ukraine currently show, all these plans are essentially |
| 1:39.8 | about providing guarantees for intervention, foreign military intervention in some part of |
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