Brussels correspondent Joe Barnes begins the episode by explaining his story about the drone launches in Ukraine:
“Overnight, Ukraine was said to have launched dozens of drones over Crimea. It basically comes a day after Russia accused Ukraine of attacking the Kerch bridge, which connects the occupied Crimean peninsula and mainland Russia.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had shot down 28 drones over Crimea, claiming they caused no casualties or damage.
Airstrike alerts sounded across southern and eastern Ukraine as Russia launched retaliatory strikes. One of the most reported attacks is that of Russian drones and cruise missiles hitting port infrastructure in Odessa, which left one person injured, authorities said.
As for the counteroffensive, Joe reports on Ukraine’s progress:
The general staff of Ukraine this morning announced progress in the directions of the Mala Tokmachka and Velyka Novosilka lines in the south of Donetsk. He said that Ukrainian forces have seized and consolidated positions there.
He also reported advances north and south of Bakhmut, where he said Russia was investing new reserves to defend the area.
Taking a broader look at Ukraine’s counteroffensive efforts and the role of the West, Joe suggests:
The West really has to steel itself for a longer than expected conflict, given the kind of slow nature of progress so far, it really has to learn and work to sustain Ukraine for the long term.
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David Knowles
David is Head of Social Media at the Telegraph where he has worked for almost two years. Previously he worked for the World Economic Forum in Geneva. He speaks French.
dominic nicholls
Dom is Associate Editor (Advocacy) at the Telegraph having joined in 2018. He previously served for 23 years in the British Army, in tank and helicopter units. He had operational deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland.
francis dearnley
Francis is assistant comments editor at the Telegraph. Before working as a journalist, he was Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Political Council at the Houses of Parliament in London. He studied history at Cambridge University and in the podcast he explores how the past sheds light on recent diplomatic, political and strategic developments.
They are also regularly joined by Telegraphforeign correspondents from around the world, including joe barnes (Brussels), sofia yan (Porcelain), natalia vasilyeva (Russia), roland oliphant (Senior reporter) and colin freeman (Reporter). In London, venice rainey (Foreign weekend editor), katie o’neill (Assistant Foreign Editor), and true archer (News Reporter) also appear frequently to provide updates.
