Ukraine nears a stunning victory in the East as the Russian front line collapses
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2022
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Day 201.
Today, we discuss an extraordinary few days on the front lines. Over the weekend Ukraine executed a devastating offensive in the north eastern Kharkiv region, liberating scores of settlements and driving Russian forces back in disarray and confusion, leaving behind equipment, ammunition and their fallen comrades.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22.
Dom Nicholls (Defence & Security Editor). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Follow Roland on Twitter @RolandOliphant.
Campbell Macdiarmid (Foreign Correspondent).
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| 0:00.0 | The Talogat Talogat. |
| 0:03.0 | Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm David Nolls and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:14.0 | It's been an extraordinary few days on the frontlines. |
| 0:18.0 | Over the weekend Ukraine executed a devastating offensive in the North |
| 0:22.0 | Eastern Harkiv region, liberating scores of settlements and driving Russian |
| 0:26.0 | Russian forces back into Surae in confusion, leaving behind equipment, ammunition, and |
| 0:31.6 | their fallen comrades. |
| 0:34.1 | Military officials in Kiev estimated the liberated territory to be at least 3,000 square kilometers, |
| 0:39.8 | including the strategic cities of Izium and Kopiansk. |
| 0:43.8 | Defeat in this, Ukraine's second Harkiv offensive is a triumph for Ukraine and a disaster |
| 0:49.9 | for Russia, perhaps the biggest single military defeat for its forces since 1943. |
| 0:56.1 | Joining me to analyse the implications of this offensive are associate editor-dominant |
| 1:00.3 | Nichols, senior foreign correspondent Roland Olefantz, foreign correspondent Kamal McDermard, |
| 1:05.8 | and assistant comment editor Frances Dernay. |
| 1:08.8 | We are facing a very serious crisis in energy caused by Putin's war in Ukraine. |
| 1:19.9 | Nobody is going to break us, we're strong, we're Ukrainians. |
| 1:25.5 | Every week day afternoon we sit down with leading journalists from the Telegraphs London |
| 1:28.8 | Newsroom and our team is reporting on the ground to bring you the latest news and analysis |
| 1:33.4 | on the war in Ukraine. |
| 1:36.1 | It's Monday, 12 September, day 201. |
| 1:40.8 | I started by asking Don for his thoughts on the Ukrainian counteroffensive. |
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