Russian seaport near Kerch bridge 'explodes' & war drones fly towards Zelensky’s plane
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,380.
Today, we report on revelations from a European leaders’ conference call, exposing the level of anxiety over the US peace proposals, cover the military drones spotted approaching President Zelensky’s plane as it neared Dublin, and examine the new US National Security Strategy, which has alarmed many. Later, we return to our regular updates on the occupied territories, and speak to a doctor about frontline medical provision for Ukrainian soldiers.
Contributors
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.
With thanks to Dr James Gough (Chief Executive of the David Nott Foundation). @NottFoundation on X.
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Military drones flew towards Zelensky’s plane as it approached Dublin (The Telegraph):
"We Must Not Leave Ukraine and Volodymyr Alone with These Guys" (Der Spiegel):
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia (France 24):
US National Security Strategy (White House):
Les fusiliers marins ont tiré sur des drones au-dessus de la base navale de l’Île Longue, abri des sous-marins nucléaires français, (Le Figaro):
Exclusive: Woman suspected by France of spying has ties to Kremlin proxies, social media posts show (Reuters)
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Adelaipoteman-Ponte, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:13.9 | Today, we report on revelations from a European leaders' conference call, |
| 0:18.2 | exposing the level of anxiety over the US peace proposals. |
| 0:22.2 | We also cover the military drones spotted approaching President Zelensky's plane near Dublin, |
| 0:27.6 | and we examined the new US national security strategy, which has alarmed many. |
| 0:33.3 | Later, we'll return to our regular updates on the Occupy Territories and speak to a doctor about frontline medical provision for Ukrainian soldiers. |
| 0:42.4 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:52.2 | The Russian is not one phase. |
| 0:53.9 | First, we're fighting with our help for the Ukraine |
| 0:57.0 | also our freedom and our European |
| 1:01.0 | Writers. |
| 1:02.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:06.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:11.6 | We can't as European let us gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:16.2 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:18.2 | We're strong. |
| 1:19.5 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:22.1 | It's Friday, the 5th of December. |
| 1:25.2 | Three years and 286 days since the full skill invasion began. |
| 1:29.6 | And today I'm joined by Associate Editor for Defense, Dom Nichols, |
| 1:33.3 | executive editor for audio Francis Dernley, |
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