Satellite images reveal Russian nuclear sites near Europe 'expanding' & sabotage operation by Ukrainian secret agents causes millions in damage
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,209.
Today, after Russia launches a combined missile and drone attack against Kremenchuk – right in the centre of Ukraine – we consider an intelligence operation in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad which caused $5 million worth of damage. Then we hear about a new play that has just opened in London about Ukraine's experience, after a deep dive into how Moscow hired African farmers to make shampoo, before sending them to war.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Ben Farmer (Africa correspondent). @benfarmer on X.
With thanks to Josephine Burton and Simeon Kylsyi at Dash Arts.
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Content Referenced:
‘The Reckoning’ at the Arcola Theatre until 28th June:
https://www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/the-reckoning/
You can learn more and contact the team at:
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Russia hired African farmers to make shampoo, then sent them to war (Ben Farmer in The Telegraph):
The Russia affair in the Swiss secret service (Swiss Info):
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/the-russia-affair-in-the-swiss-secret-service/89461415
How Russia recruited a teenage Canadian spy (Reuters):
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/europe-espionage-teen-spy/
Ukrainian intelligence agents attack Russian substation causing $5 million in damage (Kyiv Independent):
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph |
| 0:05.0 | Fulham peer is |
| 0:10.4 | Being sport for choice in a riverside food hall |
| 0:12.7 | And playing with interactive art |
| 0:14.3 | Tree pose with river views |
| 0:15.8 | Selly laughing at local comedians |
| 0:17.5 | Kids dancing at a toddler disco |
| 0:19.3 | declaring checkmate with the nigroney. |
| 0:21.4 | Flat whites and river strolls. |
| 0:22.9 | Sampling Shepad and Bayat's seasonal menus. |
| 0:25.3 | Watching rowers go head to head. |
| 0:26.9 | Slowing down to enjoy what matters most. |
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| 0:43.3 | I'm Francis Dernley and this is Ukraine, the latest. Today, after Russia launches a combined missile and drone attack against Kremlinchuk right in the |
| 0:54.2 | centre of Ukraine, we consider an intelligence operation in the Russian enclave of Klinengrad, |
| 1:00.0 | which caught $5 million worth of damage. |
| 1:03.0 | Then we hear about a new play that's just opened in London about Ukraine's war experience, |
| 1:08.0 | after a deep dive into how Moscow hired African farmers to make shampoo, |
| 1:13.5 | before sending them to war. |
| 1:16.3 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 1:26.0 | The Russian does not want fees. |
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