Fighting rages on the Russian border as pro-Kyiv rebels call for ‘immediate’ evacuation| Podcast

Day 747.
Today, we bring you the latest news from across the battlefront, Francis continues his analysis of shifting sands of French political opinion towards Ukraine, and we speak to our Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan about her eventful trip to a NATO exercise in Poland.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.
Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X.
Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
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[@rickwood65]

got a Landrover on the way for Harley (mine clearance, UA EOD) raised loads of cash and aid - thanks for your great quality, decent sober and measured reporting. - great fan of your channel.

[@The_ZeroLine]

Great work. I’m trying to sell my race car to buy an armored truck for the AFU. In the meantime, I try to donate directly to a unit or someone I know in Ukraine every day.

[@stephenlyon1358]

bro fund an orphanage or something, dont buy weapons.@@The_ZeroLine

[@WAZ15xde]

I listen to the podcast from Sweden, I like it a lot! Nice that it will remain independent.

[@casard5235]

Glad to hear of the governmental banning as to foreign ownership of news organizations. All-in-all a good broadcast, thanks to all. Slava Heroiam Ukraini, Slava Ukraini from Canada 🇨🇦

[@robertsteele474]

State controlled media is a great thing. It allows for a more rapid expansion of Newspeak so everyone will be able to think the correct thoughts.

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

Canada approves this message - Official Hoser [2024]

[@dirtyharry6297]

I am Ukrainian and i know for sure Britain is my friend🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@DarkCriimes]

🇬🇧🇺🇦🫡

[@stesrad]

For sure we are... I've heard the personal accounts of Ukrainian boys being kidnapped to fight during WWII and that's the tip of the iceberg the abuse Ukraine has suffered in the past. But apart from that we have a serious problem with bullies ✌️

[@AnthonyCarroll-ue3uv]

I'm Irish and I know for sure, Ukraine are fkd. 😂

[@Edward-om8mz]

😂kkkkk

[@bsastarfire250]

I hope so. When this is over, tourism from europe could help the economy .

[@stevenpace892]

European defence is primarily a European concern. Europe is late in waking up to this, but better late than never.

[@abatesnz]

Short-sighted. Letting dictatorships invade and take over countries without challenge is a Western world problem. WW2 was a failure of deterrence.

[@farmergiles1065]

As long as it is not too late. There are penalties for sluggishness. I think Macron fears that.

[@scottwatrous7649]

There will be no Fourth Reich. Washington and Moscow are insuring that.

[@janewatkins9801]

Brilliant stuff ❤. Thankyou so much to everyone concerned.

[@tawektawek3838]

Well done, Telegraph, on avoiding foreign ownership. I know my solitary email was a drop in the ocean, but it was a pleasure to send it.

[@PeterSedesse]

I know I am an American and have no right to talk about British politics.. but I really miss Boris Johnson's line during the intro to these videos. The new guy just doesn't have much flare.

[@DarkCriimes]

Yeah I’m British and I hate Rishi Sunak. He sounds like a total muppet.

[@lukecarroll9823]

Johnson was just as bad, probably worse. Just styled himself as a more clown-like Trump.

[@bsastarfire250]

I like my politicians to be boring , Boris was full of sh11.

[@loudtim265]

Often the only thing saving us from bureaucracy is bureaucracy. At critical moments like now you’d like to think there’s a way through the red tape, but then everything would become an emergency. So red tape it is.

[@damarisquarz6262]

did brits vote for Sunak?

[@jimcypher]

Great cast team! Well done.

[@williammorris584]

6:32 I recall ISW has stated that the Russians have already produced these reserves in the form of new formations equipped with new-production and refurbished equipment.

[@anthonyhulse1248]

Still listening from Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@lmstacticalbackup2703]

A planes sat nav/ GPS going down shouldn't be an even slight panic. Does anyone still understand simple pre electronics navigation? Every plane should have a super complex piece of kit known as a MAP

[@sebastianforbes1]

- blame Putin for the map being wrong as well 😂

[@Mike-br8zt]

In helicopters, we had a thing called road signs!

[@davidclark5111]

Great news about the Telegraph.

[@johnke996]

Is Dom from Yorkshire? His "now, then .. " reminds me of 'All Creatures Great and Small'. "Nah, then, Mr. 'Erriot...".

[@luminyam6145]

My goodness does it ever!!

[@erfquake1]

(37:25) Yes! Excellent! The Telegraph remains free!

[@reaverman]

The GPS blackout has been a thing for quite a few months. Recently Estonia, all the way down to Poland was blacked out! BTW, ALL aircraft have a backup against this attack it's called a compass. In fact a good pilot with just his wrist watch, and either the sun or moon will be cable to navigate. They just have to know the time, and estimate their position (position of our largest celestial body). So whilst light aircraft will suffer, they won't be that bad. Automated system are the problematics points, so movement of goods, drones, Telecommunication, or even satellites comms.

[@jimgraham6722]

Most transport aircraft have inertial navigation systems (INS) as well as GPS. As long as it is properly 'aligned' before departure, for most practical air navigation purposes, INS is of comparable accuracy to GPS. INS works by measuring and integrating the aircraft's accelerations. Importantly it requires no external reference signals so can't be jammed or interfered with.

[@dianaknight600]

I continue to listen to this podcast daily and Thankyou for this informative channel .Slava Ukraine!!!!. Great to hear the news at the end with regard to ownership .phew

[@donerskine7935]

32.20 I very much doubt Danielle Sheridan flew 'through Kalingrad'. Around, yes.

[@hamishstewart5188]

Self opinionated prat.

[@xcrockery8080]

I was trying to figure out where she got that from - maybe somebody showed her a map with the range of Kaliningrad-based radio-jamming illustrated and she was referring to the entire "Kaliningrad zone of threat" as being "Kaliningrad", and they flew through that zone. She has a knack for using the wrong word. She said they "maneuver the situation" instead of *navigate*. "came back to the plane from talking to the pilots". Among a few other similar minor clangers. I think it's noticeable by reason of contrast with Francis's very precise language.

[@dessmith7658]

Well they got the war they wanted

[@user-iv4pf6oq7q]

I'm very glad to hear that our Press remain (generally) under the control of those with Great Britain's interests at heart.

[@jimgraham6722]

Agree entirely. In the past the tele has been too easy I'll let influenced by ruzz. The idea it could actually be owned by people with close ties to ruzz is outrageous. Pudin would think all his Christmases had come at once.

[@CliveofEngland]

*Globalism and US hegemony at heart.

[@robertsteele474]

State controlled media is a great thing. It allows for a more rapid expansion of Newspeak so everyone will be able to think the correct thoughts.

[@CliveofEngland]

@@robertsteele474 Yes, our free and impartial media in the west is double-plus good. I'm hoping more freedoms are removed to improve things even more!

[@damarisquarz6262]

🤣😂🤣😂🤑🤑😝🤪😜😜

[@mike4480]

Thanks for the update,..” Ukraine The Latest “ .. looking forward to the next update…💙💛💙

[@ohcool.consulting]

“Stories for another day” very ready for this special episode.

[@Prometheus-Unbound]

Europe (that is something broader than the EU) has home produced weapons matching almost every item coming from the US and superior in quality to anything in the Russian inventory. What it doesn't have is the depth of reserve items. Remember almost everything America has supplied is material out of storage or in the process of being replaced by new equipment. So it is not the lack of knowledge but of capacity. Marder for example has proven remarkably efficient some remain in storage but how hard would it to be to re-open a production line? The Belfast factory should be gearing up to mass produce N-Law and so on. Oh nice work in of a bit of Blackadder at the beginning Dom.

[@gagamba9198]

_'So it is not the lack of knowledge but of capacity.'_ True. But why is there a lack of capacity and a depth of reserves? Because Europe is a sponger. 'Let the Yanks take care of it.'

[@wesley135]

Slava ukraini

[@teddited9682]

So frightening, thinking of the Emirates owning the Telegraph! Kind of like Russia owning it, just once removed!

[@xcrockery8080]

What's not to love about men in dresses who run a hereditary theocracy?

[@user-ys1dh5md5k]

Cosplay is more accurately a description of the performance of EU, UK and US wonder weapons in Ukraine. Many more destroyed than currently operating. Masses of AFU casualties to go along with them.

[@gregmac8268]

3 minutes in and a Blackadder reference... Legends

[@ralphreg1]

Happy to hear your paper isn't going to be Middle Eastern owned, I listen most days, I like your point of view, Australian media is very limited on what's happening in Ukraine, it's more focussed on the Gaza and even seems pro Palestine, I support Israel, as I support Ukraine two counties defending themselves against terror.

[@vonries]

Thanks guys. Glory to Ukraine. God Bless Ukraine and her people. 🇺🇸🇺🇦

[@Saleemsan]

From San Diego, California. I listen every day and support Ukraine 100% all the time

[@dorothylynndespard4592]

Like Putin saying that Russia would not invade Ukraine. Right.

[@annetteroennow9694]

What a relief about foreign ownership about the news media in Britain.. whew!!

[@robertsteele474]

State controlled media is a great thing. It allows for a more rapid expansion of Newspeak so everyone will be able to think the correct thoughts.

[@xcrockery8080]

@@robertsteele474 Well, I think the main achievement by TASS is the unintended humour. What about they blind guy TAS showed "inspecting" polling places? Hilarious.

[@gregoryadair3223]

As an American, I feel routage and shame at this moment, It is painful, made worse by having mny Ukrainian friends. This was true earlier, given Mr Biden's rationing of military and lack of a strategic goal. The last time i felt this angry was when Barrack Obama strongarmed Ukraine into leaving Crimea without a shot being fired, then withheld military aid. Yet all of this is nothing compared to my horror at the thought of a Trump presidency. It is journalistic malpractice to vaguely pretend that Trump might not pull out of Ukraine, might not leave NATO. While others are screaming a warning, some journalists now want to play the dangerous game of "well, we just don't know, what Trump would do..." We do know. Such reporting denies far too many plain facts of the man's fealty to dictators generally, to Putin in particular, and the sickening love affair the MAGA cult is having in plain sight with Putin.

[@hamishstewart5188]

Well said! The rest of the world is waiting with bated breath on the the US Elections. Can we really trust the US to honour any of its promises? NATO? AUKUS? Taiwan?

[@leenickshramko1100]

Agree . After Trump meeting with Orban there is no doubt.

[@smithb0134]

​@leenickshramko1100 Viktor Orban is one of Putin's lap dogs, who cares what he says. Especially about an American presidential candidate. Orban could be a heck of a lot more damaging to NATO than Trump.

[@DisturbedAidan2]

Not to defend Russia, but why would a NATO plane fly over Kaliningrad and expect not to be jammed?

[@walterrwrush]

June ? Do they know aircraft carry freight

[@The_ZeroLine]

Great news regarding UK news sovereignty.

[@dessmith7658]

er okay

[@nowthenzen]

"An Army marches on it's stomach" Which is particularly true if its an Army of Snails.

[@xcrockery8080]

In the army, our Sgt used to constantly yell at us, calling us (among many other things), "SLUGS!". One day our corporal was explaining to us (in the context of some guy's sh!t being all over the place) that our backpack was our home so we had to have to ready to move at all times. I said, "Excuse me corporal, does that mean we're not slugs after all, but snails?".

[@user-uq9pg4vf7b]

16 people paid $111,500 and tried to enter Hungary from the territory of Ukraine, - the State Border Service of Ukraine. A 27-year-old organizer who was paid by the men was also detained. All of them tried to escape from the border guards, but were caught. New Abrams drivers

[@PeterSedesse]

yeah, that is going to happen in any war. Hey, but how about those lines of cars going from Russia to Georgia last fall... like a million russian men now living in Georgia to avoid the war...

[@sebastianforbes1]

@@PeterSedesse - yeah but, 1 million out of how many ? 😂

[@user-uq9pg4vf7b]

@@PeterSedesse yes, it was at the beginning of the military operation, but now there is no such trend.Most of the reoloquants have returned. In addition, Russian troops were not forced to join the ranks of the military, as is the case in Ukraine.And the citizens of Russia clearly did it legally

[@andrejsurdevics6476]

@@sebastianforbes1 Everyone can look it up. There is mention of 16 persons in Ukraine (out if ~40 million) and 1million Russians of 144 million.

[@andrejsurdevics6476]

@@user-uq9pg4vf7b Very little of what is done in Russia is legal. The biggest problem with corruption in Russia is that they do not have an independent legal system.

[@shainemaine1268]

Wow that's great news at the end guys. I didn't even know or I would've written in as well, even from the U.S... good morning from NW Pennsylvania btw!

[@teddited9682]

The defense budget?!

[@crimeajewel]

❤❤❤❤ 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 ❤❤❤❤😊

[@richardmeyeroff7397]

It sounds that NATO hasn't integrated what is happening in the Ukraine into it's training.

[@PiPartners]

Adverts are ruining your talks

[@johncromwell2529]

Great work gents! Please help convince Professor G to vote for Biden!

[@anthonyhulse1248]

I respect his personal political opinion. We need real conservatives

[@richardmarsden5610]

The remnants of Ukrainian sabotage-reconnaissance group who tried to infiltrate the Belgorod region through the village of Kozinka on March 14 were destroyed in a minefield during their retreat to Ukrainian territory, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. "A sabotage-reconnaissance group tried to gain a foothold in one of the houses on Respublikanskaya Street, directly adjacent to the state border, where they were blocked by units of the Russian army. The remnants of the group, who retreated to the territory of Ukraine, entered a minefield where they were destroyed," the statement said. According to the ministry, control over the village of Kozinka in the Belgorod region has been completely restored. "Currently, control over the settlement has been completely restored, and the area where the sabotage and reconnaissance group was blocked has been cleared," the department said.

[@cherryy7609]

Nice one Ivan

[@DarkCriimes]

The ministry of BS 💩

[@TheLucanicLord]

Shapps has a private pilot's licence, if he thinks he's Guy Gibson he can think again. Couldn't he raise money for the forces by selling an ebook for £500 that says "sell this crap to 200 other suckers"? I believe the backup for when GPS fails is called _learn how to read a sodding map._

[@invarietateconcordia1988]

Out of curiosity, how many shells did the UK provide so far?

[@buddyrojek9417]

Australia can produce but none so far. Shameful

[@damarisquarz6262]

🤫

[@rachmanmitchell2845]

Time and logistics ts of the essence here are we really serious yet?

[@HoroRH]

UA was kicked out of Krynky many days ago

[@buddyrojek9417]

The banks of the Dnipro river have Been devoid of the dam waters for two years soon . After the long summer will Russia make an an attack across this front line?

[@petermelville5524]

Slava Ukraini

[@Dungshoveleux]

Ukrainian armed forces does not mean Russian rebels. Both sides are putting out wildly different updates. Even the war mapping channels are finding it difficult. My view is its just more western PR.

[@briguylor]

The petty Trumpian politics being played by the Republican party in the US congress at the moment regarding aid to Ukraine is extremely frustrating. However, at the very least it is good to see that it seems to be forcing European and Brit leaders to finally make plans for their own defence. How absurd to even contemplate selling off the Telegraph to the UAE! Hopefully that issue is dead in the water.

[@richardmarsden5610]

The Russian military has destroyed a Ukrainian command post with a long-range surveillance radar near the settlement of Kozilovka in the Chernihiv region, according to video footage that surfaced online on March 15. The command post and the radar -a Soviet-made, Ukrainian-upgraded 36D6M- were first detected by reconnaissance drones. The position was then quickly targeted with what appears to be a tactical ballistic missile, mostly like an Iskander. The initial strike destroyed the radar and several service vehicles which were parked in the position. A follow up strike with what appears to be cluster rockets fired from a Tornado-S multiple launcher hit the position, destroying what was left. The 36D6M is a 3D aerial surveillance radar with a range of more than 350 kilometers. The radar can operate as a part of the Soviet-made S-300 long-range air defense system. Ukraine claims that it had upgraded the radar to also operate with other types of modern air defense systems. In recent months, the Russian military stepped up suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) operations, damaging or destroying dozens of Ukrainian radars and air defenses systems. The losses included NASAMS and MIM-104 Patriot systems. Iskander tactical ballistic missiles and Tornado-S launchers were used in most recent SEAD operations. These ground-based systems allowed for a faster reaction time.

[@spxram4793]

how's weather in Leningrad?

[@richardmarsden5610]

@@spxram4793 Grotty in Cumbria, UK.

[@APW554]

How’s that Black Sea fleet doing ?

[@richardmarsden5610]

@@APW554 40 warships and 7 submarines. SMO ready.

[@sebastianforbes1]

@@APW554 - ask the people on the frontline what difference it makes ? 😂

[@williamperry01]

PLEASE!!! Just let Dom and Hamish do the show!!!!

[@quagsiremcgee1647]

Calling the Ukrainian army "rebels" seems unrealistic.

[@davidfield5403]

Deborah really should brush up on her military terminology . “Do good soldiering” , “excellent guns”………… I imagine should would get a lot more information from soldiers if she sounded more convincing.

[@hamishstewart5188]

Absolututely! Defense Editor? Self opinionated halfwit

[@damarisquarz6262]

denmark women soldiers, exellent!

[@jasalexander-hain2601]

no no no danielle, logistics for embedded trenched ukrainian troops is totally different for NATO troops. food supply will not be a problem for NATO guys and NATO in a fight with Russia will be mobile as NATO will have total air superiority, NATO troops would not be stuck in trenches on a static defence line. NATO training will have pushed guys operating on lack of prolonged sleep, dealing crappy weather but in the end experience is experience

[@Hereford1642]

The military exercise sounds fairly hopeless doesn't it? No trenches, no noticable drones, infantry storming a house with dummy guns and no fear of injury, tanks and helicopters zooming around and bossing the area. Really, these exercises are always going to be a pale, pale imitation of the real thing but we have seen what real war looks like in Europe with modern kit now. I bet these soldiers see the video coming out of Ukraine and thank their lucky stars that they are not there and fighting for real.

[@privatespam]

True,..i have read articles about conscription and ramping up arms production etc if russia attacks nato..there will be no time for that in all out war it will be mostly fought with the arms and materials that are available at the moment it starts.Seems to me they are fighting with a ww2 attitude of time and ability of gearing up over years...doesnt sound right in this age of modern warefare....just my humble opinion.

[@dessmith7658]

There's no bigger cosplay than the Zelensky character

[@sebastianforbes1]

the programmes are getting shorter - I wonder why ? 😂

[@JonSmith-wg8mr]

What's funny?

[@G.A.2841]

​@@JonSmith-wg8mridk maybe it's the fact that they're running out of propaganda to shower us with....

[@Clapperofcheeks5000]

@@JonSmith-wg8mrhis balls just dropped

[@DarkCriimes]

So is Putin but don’t take it personally.

[@CliveofEngland]

Utter debacles at the front and nothing going right for the west's puppet regime?

[@richardmarsden5610]

Icarus flew too close to the Sun and Grant Shapps got too close to Kaliningrad losing the transmission of his favourite Danger Mouse cartoon for 30 minutes.

[@stephencalcutt8396]

Where is the video evidence for meat assaults?

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

I just seen it.

[@petermelville5524]

Re-Denmark 4 month service increased to 11. All NATO citizens need to do a year paid, men and women up til the age of 45. Ukraine should do the same. See it as an inclusive discipline national service commitment, then followed up by reserve commitment, with minimum 3 wks yearly re-training. This should be maintained ‘til Putin & Trump are gone. Slava Ukraini. Then focus on Taiwan sovereignty.

[@annechappee8825]

Cosplay 😂

[@hughjass7914]

☠️ 2 Ukr

[@shosh63]

😅 interesting comments about trenches

[@Stillreal312]

FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@leenickshramko1100]

What’s the point of the woman’s childlike report at the end??

[@damarisquarz6262]

happens all the time so they can wanck of

[@richardmarsden5610]

The Russian Ministry of Defense summed up the results of the Ukrainian landing operation in the Belgorod region on the evening of March 14. According to the Russian military, the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled and suffered losses during their retreat to the Ukrainian territory. As of the morning of March 15th local time, the Russian military is in the full control of the state border. There are no Ukrainian militants in the villages nearby. On March 14, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, together with the border forces of the Russian FSB, thwarted another attempt of the AFU units to break through into the territory of the Russian border Belgorod region. The target of the Ukrainian attack was the border village of Kozinka. The Russian MoD reported that the attack began at about 16.30 Moscow time. Ukrainian forces attempted to catch the Russians by surprise and launched a risky landing operation. Ukrainian sabotage group which included servicemen of the Ukrainian special operations forces and foreign mercenaries approached the border on board two Mi-8 helicopters. Up to 30 militants landed on Ukrainian territory, at a distance of 1 km from the State border of the Russian Federation. The landing group crossed the border by foot and entered the village of Kozinka which is located right on the border. There they were welcomed by the Russian military. Some Ukrainian forces managed to enter several houses on the outskirts. When trying to advance in the settlement, they were repelled by Russian forces. Several militants tried to gain a foothold in one of the houses on Republikanskaya Street, directly adjacent to the state border, where it was blocked by units of the Russian army. Having suffered significant losses, the Ukrainian militants began to retreat to the territory of Ukraine. During their retreat, Ukrainian forces entered a minefield, where they were destroyed. It was previously reported that the landing forces were waiting for additional Ukrainian reinforcement to cross the border on the ground. The Russian MoD confirmed that the Ukrainian group which attempted to cross the border to evacuate the wounded and killed Ukrainian saboteurs, was eliminated by the fire of the Tornado MLRS. The total losses of the Armed Forces during the landing operation amounted to more than 50 militants. The Russian MoD concluded that Russian forces repelled all attempts by Ukrainian militants to break into the territory of the Belgorod and Kursk regions of the Russian Federation over the past three days from March 12 to March 14. The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 1.5 thousand militants, of which about 500 were killed, 18 tanks and 23 armored combat vehicles were destroyed. The Russian military and local authorities confirmed the full control of the territories of the Russian Federation. At night, the Governor of the Belgorod region came to different border areas, including the village of Kozinka. He confirmed the heavy damage to civilian infrastructure. The local civilians were evacuated, no civilian casualties were reported.

[@sebastianforbes1]

I can't believe they're still pretending there's a Krynky bridgehead 😂

[@Petescag]

SLAVA UKRAINI

[@APW554]

@@sebastianforbes1How’s that Black Sea fleet doing ?

[@sebastianforbes1]

@@APW554 - ask the people on the frontline what difference it makes ? 😂

[@TheCullousus]

​@@APW554how many Ukrainians live in the sea?

[@user-of6zv2cd8k]

I agree with the pope. White flag on both sides. Then negotiate. If there's any arguments about what colour the flag is after negotiations they could just make a new one with red and blue and yellow and white. There's no shame with being a neutral country like Austria or Switzerland or Ireland.

[@damarisquarz6262]

neutral??

[@anthonyhulse1248]

It’s hard to be neutral under occupation

[@user-of6zv2cd8k]

yes like ireland switzerland austria.@@damarisquarz6262

[@user-of6zv2cd8k]

its hard to be at war without an army @@anthonyhulse1248

[@philiphorner31]

$100+ billion and Russia has not been defeated.

[@timbaugh4034]

This funny and clearly propaganda. Videos on social media tell a different story.

[@garylemasurier559]

cant believe Dom and this team are such clowns

[@markymark21105]

uk here