Ukraine: The Latest

Ukraine knocks out 40% of Moscow's oil export capacity in single attack & first ever successful strike on Russian military ship in Baltic SeaDay 1,491. Today, as extraordinary Ukrainian strikes in the Baltic region reportedly knock out around 40 per cent of Russia’s crude oil export capacity in a single attack – and achieve the first known successful strike on a Russian military ship in the Baltic Sea, hundreds of kilometres from Ukraine – we assess the strategic impact on Russia’s war economy. We also take the temperature from high-level meetings in Germany and Finland, and examine reports that Moscow is supplying Iran with vital assistance in its confrontation with the United States and Israel. What vulnerabilities has this widening conflict exposed for Washington? Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. With thanks to Dr Robert Person, nonresident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. 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: Ukraine drone attacks wipe out power for 500,000 Russians (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/25/ukraine-russia-drone-attacks-power-cut-500k-kyiv/ Trump denies it – but two wars are becoming one (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/26/converging-wars-leave-europe-panicked-and-putin-emboldened/ Exclusive: At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity halted (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/least-40-russias-oil-export-capacity-halted-reuters-calculations-show-2026-03-25/ Russia sending drones to Iran, western intelligence says (The Financial Times): https://www.ft.com/content/d5d7291b-8a53-42cd-b10a-4e02fbcf9047?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Russian government ordered Moscow internet blackout, The Bell reports (Kyiv Independent): https://kyivindependent.com/orders-to-shut-down-internet-in-moscow-came-from-government-independent-russian-outlets-sources-confirm/?mc_cid=acf8847d40&mc_eid=08d0680a95 Pentagon considers diverting Ukraine military aid to the Middle East (The Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/26/us-iran-war-ukraine-missile-defense/ Over 5000 munitions shot in the first 96 hours of Iran war (Foreign Policy Institute): https://www.fpri.org/article/2026/03/over-5000-munitions-shot-in-the-first-96-hours-of-the-iran-war/ Drone Warfare Has Come to the United States (National Interest): https://nationalinterest.org/feature/drone-warfare-has-come-to-the-united-states EMAIL US: Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Russia loses 7000 troops in 5 days & Putin tells Trump: I’ll stop giving Iran intel if you cut off UkraineDay 1,488. Today, after another weekend of so-called peace talks over Russia’s war in Ukraine, we search for signs of a diplomatic breakthrough (spoiler: there isn’t one). We report on a fresh wave of long-range Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia that forced at least 15 Russian airports to suspend flight operations and also examine the so-called “Gamechanger” plot – allegations of a plan to stage a fake assassination attempt on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to boost his chances in next month’s election. Later, we catch-up with Michael Bohnert at the RAND Corporation, and ask whether Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles and interceptor drones are now setting the pace for aerial warfare and military innovation. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. With thanks to Michael Bohnert of RAND. 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: Putin tells Trump: I’ll stop giving Iran intel if you cut off Ukraine (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/03/20/putin-trump-iran-intel-ukraine/ What the Ukraine war tells us about the Iran conflict (Valerii Zaluzhnyi in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/21/ukraine-war-tells-us-about-iran-conflict/ President Stubb of Finland: ‘We must face reality – the West has split’ (David Blair’s Interview in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/03/22/president-stubb-finland-interview/ How Telegram became a death sentence for Russian soldiers (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/20/how-telegram-became-a-death-sentence-for-russian-soldiers/ Ukrainians in disbelief over West’s failure to stop Iran’s deadly drones (Adrian Blomfield in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/20/trump-iran-ukraine-russia-drone-warfare/ What Is Ukraine’s Interceptor, One of the World’s Most In-Demand Drones? (UNITED24): https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/what-is-ukraines-interceptor-one-of-the-worlds-most-in-demand-drones-17055 To tilt Hungarian election, Russians proposed staging assassination attempt of Orban (Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/21/hungary-election-interference-russia-orban/ WEEKLY NEWSLETTER: Our weekly newsletter includes maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons, answers your questions, provides recommended reading, and gives exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights.. It’s free for everyone, including non-subscribers. Join here – http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainenewsletter EMAIL US: Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk . We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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