Ukraine liberates 440 sq kilometres and nine settlements in two months & Kyiv hammers Baltic oil hubs to wreck Putin’s Iran war windfall
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,492.
Today, as Ukraine continues its strikes on Russian oil terminals on the Baltic Sea, we explore how Russia’s oil exports and wider economy are benefiting from the war in Iran. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelensky is in Saudi Arabia seeking to strengthen defence cooperation in the Middle East. And later, we bring several updates from the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, along with the first episode from Francis’s new documentary series dedicated to Hungary – widely seen as the chief barrier to the European Union’s efforts to support Kyiv.
Contributors:
Adélie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest).
Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest).
With thanks to Dr Jade McGlynn.
NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:
Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest
CONTENT REFERENCED:
Francis’s Hungary film will top this playlist as soon as it’s live at c.20:00 GMT/15:00 ET:
https://youtu.be/fIILzKnFs2o?si=6pkMUNstkZjtYxfW
Accompanying article:
How Ukraine killed Putin’s plan to make billions from Iran war (The Telegraph):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/27/ukraine-killed-putins-plan-make-millions-iran-war/
Exclusive: Trump's Iran war pushes India to rekindle old friendship with Russia (Reuters):
Why Ukraine’s Russian oil strikes are backfiring (The Spectator):
https://spectator.com/article/why-ukraines-russian-oil-strikes-are-backfiring/
Willing Accomplices: Gazprom and Rosneft’s role in the transport and indoctrination of children (Yale School of Public Health, HUmanitarian Research Lab):
https://files-profile.medicine.yale.edu/documents/685979f1-6c89-4295-a765-d6fee48357e3
Welcome to ‘New Russia’: How the Kremlin is remaking occupied Ukraine (Reuters):
How Russia attempts to legalize the occupation of Crimea (Kyiv Independent):
https://kyivindependent.com/how-russia-attempts-to-legalize-the-occupation-of-crimea/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. I'm Adeli Pochman-Pon-Tay, and this is Ukraine, the latest. Today, as Ukraine |
| 0:14.8 | continues its strikes on Russian oil terminals on the Baltic Sea, we explore how Russia oil exports and economy are benefiting |
| 0:22.2 | from the war in Iran. Meanwhile, Zelensky is in Saudi Arabia looking to strengthen |
| 0:27.2 | defense cooperation in the Middle East, and finally, we bring you several updates on the |
| 0:32.3 | occupied territories. |
| 0:34.7 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with |
| 0:43.0 | victory. |
| 0:44.5 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 0:46.2 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine, also our freedom and |
| 0:52.1 | our European values. If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 0:58.9 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:03.9 | We can't, as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:08.5 | Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. |
| 1:11.8 | We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:14.4 | It's Friday, the 27th of March, |
| 1:17.4 | four years and 31 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:21.1 | Today, I'm joined by my colleague Don Nichols, |
| 1:23.5 | Associate Editor for Defense, |
| 1:25.2 | and Dr. Jade McGlynn, |
| 1:26.8 | from King's College, London. But first, over to Dom for the |
| 1:29.8 | military updates. Thanks, Adley. So Ukraine's strikes against Russian oil terminals in the St. Petersburg |
| 1:37.3 | area have continued for a fourth night. Drones reportedly hitting the oil terminals in the port cities |
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