Tank assault 'repelled' in Donetsk by Ukrainian brigade & saboteurs use 'Molotov cocktail' to torch Russian fighter jet
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,251.
Today, as Russia continues its mechanised push in the Donetsk region, we continue reporting on the corruption bill that has shaken Ukraine, as some MPs fear ‘revenge’ if they were to reinstate anti-corruption agencies. Meanwhile, Russia cancels its annual Navy Day parade for security reasons, Russian tourists continue flocking to Europe for their holidays, and we hear Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia and New Zealand.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Reporter and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
James Crisp (Europe Editor). @JamesCrisp6 on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNichollson X.
With thanks to Myroshnychenko Vasyl, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand.
Content Referenced:
Russian tourists flock back to Europe (James Crisp in The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/27/russian-tourists-flock-back-to-europe/
Russian Navy Day parade cancelled for ‘security reasons’ (The Telegraph):
How effective were Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies targeted by Zelensky, and who were they investigating? (Kyiv Independent):
Klymenko's exclusive interview about limiting the powers of the SAPO (Sulpilne):
Zelensky MPs balk at restoring anti-corruption bodies over ‘revenge’ fears (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/d8c2bb18-b62a-47af-8ede-984d75ab1acc/
‘That idiot Putin wants to take it all’: Russia’s kamikaze tactics fuel a slow advance in Ukraine (The Guardian):
Confessions of police officers and government officials in Russia’s borderlands (The Insider):
https://theins.ru/en/confession/283510
The Dogs of Mariupol: Russia’s Invasion and the Forging of Ukraine’s Iron Generation (Tom Mutch’s book):
https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-dogs-of-mariupol
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm Adelae Poshman-Ponte, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.1 | Today, as Russia continues its mechanized push in the Donetsk region, |
| 0:18.0 | we continue reporting on the corruption bill that has shaken Ukraine |
| 0:21.4 | all of last week, with MPs now fearing revenge if there were to reinstate anti-corruption agencies |
| 0:27.9 | in a U-turn law. Meanwhile, Russia cancels its annual Navy Day parade for security reasons. |
| 0:34.6 | Russian tourists continue flocking to Europe for their holidays, and we chat with Ukraine's ambassador to Australia and New Zealand. |
| 0:42.1 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:51.8 | The Russians is not one face. |
| 0:53.6 | 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. |
| 1:11.3 | We can't as European let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:15.8 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 1:17.8 | We're strong. |
| 1:19.1 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 1:21.7 | It's Monday, the 28th of July. |
| 1:24.9 | Three years and 156 days since the full-scale invasion began. Today, I'm joined |
| 1:30.4 | by Executive Editor for Audio Francis Dernley and Europe editor James Crisp. Later, you'll |
| 1:36.4 | hear Associate Defence Editor Dom Nichols speak to the Ambassador. But first, let's turn to the |
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