logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2022
27m 58s

Ukraine's Foreign Legion

THE TIMES
About this episode
tail spinning
Up next
Today
Ghost Mountain: part two - Strong medicine
With the South African police’s search for missing British tourist Lorna McSorley gone cold, locals take matters into their own hands. Their investigation uncovers extraordinary and deeply troubling facts about her disappearance, linking it to a string of other missing people in ... Show More
36m 51s
Yesterday
Ghost Mountain: part one - Beware, crocodiles
Seventy one-year-old British tourist Lorna McSorley went out for a walk near South Africa's Ghost Mountain. She never returned. In the first part of this three-part investigation, we travel to the remote, superstitious heart of KwaZulu-Natal to retrace Lorna’s final steps. As the ... Show More
34m 45s
Jun 11
LATEST: Defence secretary resigns
Defence Secretary John Healey resigned this afternoon, over the government’s much delayed defence funding plan. In a letter to the prime minister, Healey said Keir Starmer had been “unable” to commit resources that the UK desperately needs. So what does this mean for Starmer’s le ... Show More
18m 51s
Recommended Episodes
Nov 2022
Analysing the air war over Ukraine
Day 257.Today, as well as the latest updates from Ukraine, we look at the story of how the citizens of Kryvyi Rih saved their city from Russian forces in the early days of the invasion and dive into the issues facing both sides in the air war and ask what the West needs to do to ... Show More
59m 3s
Feb 2023
How Does Ukraine Continue to Beat Back Russia?
February 24 marks one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin believed the country’s military would be defeated quickly and Kyiv, the capital, would fall. Instead, Ukraine’s clever, nimble — and motivated — military has fought back Russia’s forces desp ... Show More
31m 31s
Jun 2022
The Incomplete Picture of the War in Ukraine
<p>In the nearly four months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the United States has been giving officials in Kyiv a steady stream of intelligence to aid them in the fight.</p><p>But what is becoming clear is that the Ukrainians are not returning the favor.</p><p>Guest: <a h ... Show More
22m 12s
Feb 2023
The War in Ukraine, One Year In
This week's show is devoted to coverage of the war in Ukraine as we mark one year since Russia's invasion. First, Fareed speaks with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and USAID Administrator Samantha Power on the current state of the war and what American support will look ... Show More
41 m
Mar 2022
In Ukraine, the Men Who Must Stay and Fight
<p><i>This episode contains strong language.</i></p><p>As the Russian assault has intensified, the government in Ukraine has enacted martial law, requiring men to stay in the country and either join the fight or face the prospect of conscription.</p><p>We tell the story of three ... Show More
42m 19s
Feb 2023
12 Months On: Your questions answered
In this special edition of Ukrainecast, we’re giving over the entire episode to trying to answer the questions you’ve been sending us about this war - how it might develop, what could bring it to a halt, how Ukraine is weathering the invasion, how Russia is changing in light of i ... Show More
29m 47s
Dec 2023
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Fizzled. U.S. Funding May Be Next.
<p>Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is making a rare trip to Washington this week, pleading his case for American military aid, something which has long been a lifeline for his country but is now increasingly in doubt.</p><p>Julian Barnes, who covers international securit ... Show More
25m 12s
Mar 2022
Russia’s war, Ukraine’s fight
The UN reports that 136 civilian deaths have been recorded since Russia invaded Ukraine seven days ago, although the real number is likely to be "far higher". Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and its second largest city, Kharkiv, are braced for further violence from Russian troops after ... Show More
27m 9s
Jun 2022
Ukraine's IT army
A quarter of a million people now participate in regular cyber attacks against Russia. We hear from one of the volunteers, Oleksandr Naumenko. And also from US-Russian cybersecurity expert Dmitri Alperovitch. BBC Ukrainian service reporter Olga Malchevska recalls a recent visit t ... Show More
36m 39s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami