Two weeks after the red carpet in Alaska, Putin kills at least 17 in second biggest strike of the war
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,282.
Today, we hear from on the ground in Kyiv after a massive strike last night damaged the British Council and the EU mission, after Ukraine hit another 2 oil refineries in Russia to continue its strategy of undermining the Russian oil industry. Then we look towards a meeting between the Ukrainians and Steve Witkoff in the US next week, and hear from Ed Matthews of Fire Aid, an organisation that brings fire trucks to vulnerable areas around the world, including Ukraine.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Journalist and Producer). @adeliepjz on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Anna Conkling (Independent Journalist and Telegraph Contributor). @ConklingAnna on X.
With thanks to Ed Matthews of Fire Aid.
Content Referenced:
Mick Ryan Substack article: Smashing Russia's Oil Industry: Ten Strategic Strike Lessons from Ukraine
https://mickryan.substack.com/p/smashing-russias-oil-industry-ten
Général Thierry Burkhard : «Les Européens doivent être prêts à prendre des risques pour maintenir la paix en Ukraine», Libération
Exclusive - Vance blames Zelenskyy Oval Office blowup on Biden's Ukraine policy, USA TODAY
Fire Aid
Brave Minds Ukraine
https://donorbox.org/win-a-fire-helmet-signed-by-usyk
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:09.1 | Hey Kitty, time to eat your profits. |
| 0:12.5 | Good kitty, look how fat you've gotten. |
| 0:15.9 | That's the sound of some workplace pension providers paying their shareholders instead of you. |
| 0:21.0 | At people's pension, we don't have shareholders to pamper. |
| 0:24.3 | That's why over the last five years, we've given £100 million back to our members instead. |
| 0:30.2 | You've broken the cat flap again. |
| 0:32.4 | People's pension. Now that's a pension with purpose. |
| 0:35.5 | Visit peoplespension.com..uk.org slash pays you. |
| 0:43.9 | I'm Adelae Pajman-Ponte and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:48.7 | Today we are on the ground in Kiev after a massive strike last night |
| 0:52.5 | damaged the British Council and the EU mission. |
| 0:55.5 | Meanwhile, Ukraine hit another two oil refineries overnight in Russia, continuing its strategy |
| 1:00.8 | of undermining the Russian oil industry and economy. |
| 1:04.0 | We also look towards a meeting between the Ukrainians and Steve Whitkoff in the US next week. |
| 1:09.1 | And finally, we hear from Ed Matthews from Fire Aid, |
| 1:11.6 | an organization that brings fire trucks to vulnerable areas around the world, |
| 1:15.6 | amongst them Ukraine. |
| 1:17.6 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships |
| 1:23.6 | to finally reward you with victory. |
| 1:26.6 | The Russia does not one feast. |
| 1:28.3 | First, we're |
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