Zelensky refuses request for 500,000 troops as Shoigu says Russia's army is 'most combat effective in world
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Day 663.
Today, we bring you the news from across the front lines, talk about Zelensky's press conference, and hear how Russia's Defence Minister thinks his army is the most "combat effective in the world".
Contributors:
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.
Tim Sigsworth (Foreign Reporter). @tjsigsworth on Twitter.
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https://ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/russias-war-against-ukraine-what-can-you-do-to-support-ukraine-ukrainians/
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| 0:00.0 | The Telegraph. |
| 0:02.0 | Podcasts. |
| 0:04.0 | I'm Dom Nichols. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Dom Nichols and this is Ukraine the latest. Today we bring you the news from across the |
| 0:16.0 | front lines, talk about President Zolinsky's press conference and hear how Sergei |
| 0:21.1 | Shurugu, Russia's Defence minister, thinks his army is the most combat effective in the world. |
| 0:27.0 | Bravering takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:36.0 | If we give President Zelensky the tools, the Ukrainians will finish the job. |
| 0:41.0 | Slava Ukrainian. |
| 0:42.0 | Nobody want to break us. |
| 0:44.0 | We're strong. |
| 0:46.0 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 0:48.0 | Every weekday we sit down with leading journalists from the telegraphs London newsroom |
| 0:53.6 | and our team's reporting on the ground to bring you the latest news and analysis on |
| 0:57.7 | the war in Ukraine. It's Wednesday the 20th of December, one year and |
| 1:02.4 | 299 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:06.4 | Today I'm joined by Brussels correspondent Joe Barnes and foreign reporter Tim Sigsworth. |
| 1:12.4 | I started with the latest news from Ukraine. |
| 1:19.0 | Let's start with the drone strikes last night. |
| 1:21.0 | Drones were launched last night, largely across the country, |
| 1:24.4 | but settled on the cities of Kiev, Dessa, and Haakeev. |
| 1:28.8 | Ukrainian Air Force said it has shot down 18 of the 19. Two S300 missiles were also fired on Harkiv's |
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