Ukraine strikes 2,000km deep into Russia in 'longest range strike of the war' & Zelensky accuses Olympics of playing into Putin’s hands after Ukrainian athlete disqualified
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,449.
Today, as Ukraine’s security services claim responsibility for the longest-range strike yet on Russian oil and gas infrastructure since the start of the full-scale invasion, we examine reports of a surge in Russian army casualties and what that could mean for Vladimir Putin’s war effort. Then we bring you the latest from the NATO summit in Brussels, where allies are discussing military support for Ukraine and European security, before returning to the escalating controversy at the Winter Olympics, where Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified over his “Helmet of Memory” tribute to Ukrainian athletes killed in the war.
Contributors
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Jeremy Wilson (Chief Sports Reporter). @JWTelegraph on X.
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CONTENT REFERENCED:
Zelensky accuses Olympics of ‘playing into Russia’s hands’ after Ukraine athlete disqualified (Jeremy in The Telegraph):
Halyna Klepikovska: participation in the International Cultural Programme of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics:
https://www.halynaklepikovska.com/post/movement-as-a-form-of-thinking
Russian army casualties in Ukraine surge (Financial Times):
https://www.ft.com/content/ce74d2d8-5562-4e6d-9e5f-041b017b5d39
SBU sends text warning Russians are trying to recruit Ukrainians to register Starlink terminals (Kyiv Independent):
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. I'm Francis Dernley, and this is Ukraine, the latest. Today, as Ukraine |
| 0:14.6 | security services claim responsibility for the longest range strike yet on Russian oil and gas |
| 0:20.3 | infrastructure since the start of the war. |
| 0:22.9 | We examine reports of a surge in Russian army casualties and ask what it could mean for Putin's war effort. |
| 0:29.3 | Then we bring you the latest from the NATO summit in Brussels, where allies are discussing military support for Ukraine, |
| 0:34.9 | before returning to the escalating controversy at the Winter Olympics, |
| 0:38.7 | where Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vadislav Hiraskiewicz has been disqualified over his helmet |
| 0:44.7 | tribute to Ukrainian athletes killed in the war. |
| 0:48.4 | bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:57.7 | The Russia does not want peace. |
| 0:59.2 | First, we're fighting, with our help for the Ukraine, |
| 1:02.8 | also our freedom and our European Writers. |
| 1:08.0 | If I'm president, I will have that war settled in one day, 24 hours. |
| 1:12.0 | We are with you, not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 1:16.9 | We can't as European, let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 1:21.3 | Nobody's going to break us. We're strong. We're Ukrainians. |
| 1:27.7 | It's Thursday, the 12th of February, three years and 355 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:35.0 | And today, I'm joined by our associate editor of defence, Dominic Nichols, |
| 1:38.5 | and dialing in from Italy, the Telegraph's chief sports reporter at the Winter Olympics, Jeremy Wilson. |
| 1:44.0 | But first, over to Dom, for the latest in the military realm. |
| 1:49.4 | Well, thanks, Francis. As you say, the SPU, the security service of Ukraine, |
| 1:53.3 | is claiming the longest range strike against Russian oil and gas infrastructure today. |
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