Ukraine recaptures settlements, we're live in Kharkiv & what motivates Russians to join Putin's conscript army
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2022
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Day 224
Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battlefront as fierce fighting rages across Ukraine. We also hear about the situation in the north as our Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant calls in from Kharkiv. And we discuss our Russia Correspondent Nataliya Vasileya’s fascinating interview with a newly mobilised Russian soldier, the first of which to appear in the Western press.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). Follow David on Twitter @djknowles22
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence).
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent).
Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent).
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:02.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:03.0 | ...podcasts. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm David Knowles, and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:15.0 | Today, we discuss the latest updates from the battlefront, as fierce fighting rages across Ukraine. |
| 0:21.0 | We hear about the situation in the north, as our senior foreign correspondent, Roland Olafant, calls in live from Harkiv, |
| 0:27.0 | and we discuss a fascinating interview with a newly mobilized Russian soldier, conducted by a Russian correspondent, Natalia Vasilyevna. |
| 0:35.0 | It's the first of its kind to appear in the Western press. |
| 0:42.0 | We are facing a very serious crisis in energy caused by Putin's war in Ukraine. |
| 0:50.0 | Nobody is going to break us, we're strong, we're Ukrainians. |
| 0:55.0 | Every weekday afternoon, we sit down with leading journalists from the Telegraphsland newsroom and our teams reporting on the ground, |
| 1:01.0 | to bring you the latest news and analysis on the war in Ukraine. |
| 1:05.0 | It's Wednesday, the 5th of October, day 224. |
| 1:10.0 | And today, I'm joined by our associate editor, Dominic Nichols, our assistant comment editor, Francis Dernley, |
| 1:16.0 | our Russia correspondent, Natalia Vasilyevna, and our senior foreign correspondent, Roland Olafant. |
| 1:22.0 | He started by asking Tom for the latest updates from the battlefronts. |
| 1:26.0 | Hi, David. Hi, everybody. |
| 1:28.0 | It's been another very busy day across the front, particularly in the northeast and the south. |
| 1:34.0 | A lot of gains made by Ukrainian forces, so let's start in the north. |
| 1:39.0 | After the retreat from Leman, earlier in the week, Russian forces have fallen back, yet to find a line to coalesce around |
| 1:49.0 | and form any kind of defense, delighted that Roland is joining us today. |
| 1:53.0 | So he's up in that area, he'll have more of an idea, hopefully. |
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