Podcast Episodes

Q&A: Russia advances on Pokrovsk, Ukraine digs in, and sanctions start to bite

While Russia makes advances on the strategic city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, Western sanctions on Russian oil have begun to impact how some countries source their energy.

And as Ukraine continue…

Published on 1 month ago

Serving on the frontline as a teenager

Sophia Yanchevska is a nineteen-year-old combat medic working on the frontline in Ukraine. She has been speaking to Lucy about seeing the war close up, the friends she has lost, and her hopes for the…

Published on 1 month ago

Q&A: Frozen assets, the Baltic Sea, and a fresh ceasefire push

After an EU decision to use frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine was postponed until December, discussion among European leaders returned to plans for a ceasefire this week. And the latest example of…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

How dangerous is Russia’s nuclear powered missile?

This week, Moscow's top general has claimed that Russia has tested a low-flying experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile. It is said to be powered by a nuclear reactor and is capable of carrying a…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Q&A: Trump's sanctions, Putin's nuclear drills, and Zelensky's poll ratings

In the last week, Volodymyr Zelensky failed to secure long-range Tomahawk missiles from Donald Trump during a reportendly heated meeting. Then, a planned summit in Budapest between the US and Russian…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

What really happened in the Trump-Zelensky meeting?

Despite suggestions of an agreement on the supply of long-range Tomahawk missiles, President Zelensky went back to Kyiv empty handed after his meeting with Donald Trump on Friday.

So what happened?

Vi…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Q&A: Tomahawk missiles, the drone race, and Ukrainian Halloween

As Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to make his latest pitch to Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, the US is yet to announce a decision on the delivery of long range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

After Gaza, is Trump turning his attention to Ukraine?

After a peace agreement in the Middle East, is President Trump now turning his attention back to the situation in Ukraine? Victoria and James are joined by BBC filmmaker Jane Corbin to ask what, if a…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Q&A: Proxy wars, drone walls, and Russian supply lines

How might Russia respond to the potential delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine? What can Europe do to win round Hungary's Viktor Orbán? And what would a drone wall to protect Europe actually look…

Published on 2 months ago

Is Russia using my childhood home as a military base?

Vitaly’s home village of Verkhnya Krynytsya in the Zaporizhzhia region was occupied by Russia shortly after the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. Now, in a Ukrainecast exclusive, he …

Published on 2 months ago