Ukraine: The Latest – Russia admits Ukraine has established foothold on river Dnipro

Today, on Ukraine: The Latest, we carry you the most recent updates from Ukraine, talk about the Cyprus Confidential investigation & I meet up with Yuriy Tokarski CEO of the U-Hearts basis, a charity that protects and rescues pets in Ukraine affected by the impacts of the battle.

Associate Editor Dominic Nicholls speaks about an attention-grabbing growth on the battlefield

Mr. Zelensky’s Chief of Staff, Andrey Yermak acknowledged for the primary time slightly little bit of what’s been occurring down in southern Kherson. He stated that Ukraine’s forces there had established a foothold on the japanese financial institution of the Dnipro River.

And moderately surprisingly, particularly because it was solely three or 4 days in the past that the Russian MOD stated ‘nothing to see here’, Russia has admitted that small teams of Ukrainian troops have established positions on the Russian held aspect of the river. This comes from the Moscow put in head of Ukraine’s Kherson area.

He acknowledged their presence there and stated some Ukrainian troopers have been blocked in Krynky, which is the village we’ve been speaking about 30ks due east of Kherson, however throughout the river. 

Assistant Comment Editor Francis Dearnley speaks about Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s place on the continuing full-scale battle. 

Nato’s secretary basic – has acknowledged that Ukraine is in a “difficult” place amid Ukraine’s stalling counter-offensive however Russia can’t be allowed to win. “The situation on the battlefield is difficult,” he stated at a gathering of the EU’s overseas affairs council in Brussels. “And that just makes it even more important that we sustain and step up our support for Ukraine because we cannot allow president Putin to win. Ukraine must prevail as a sovereign independent nation in Europe and it’s in our interest to support Ukraine.”

What that ‘stepping up’ tangibly seems like stays the important thing query, although. 

Francis continues by one potential future chief of Nato.

Staying on the EU, listeners might be conversant in Kaja Kallas, the Estonian Prime Minister, and certainly one of Kyiv’s most vocal supporters on the world stage. We have speculated up to now about her title being touted as a potential future secretary basic, although this appears to have been rejected as a chance for a similar cause that Ben Wallace was believed to be final time: for being too uncompromising. But she has now proactively stated that she wish to be thought-about for the job as soon as Jens Stoltenberg steps down.

Speaking at a Politico convention in Washington, Ms Kallas responded “yes” when she was pressed on whether or not she’d prefer to be thought-about for the position, based on the report. Her hawkish stance could also be an excessive amount of of a deterrent for some members of the alliance, not least the US, however she speaks for a lot of within the Baltic states who imagine a firmer stance is crucial.

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David Knowles

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Dominic Nicholls

Dom is Associate Editor (Defence) at The Telegraph, having joined in 2018. He beforehand served for 23 years within the British Army, in tank and helicopter models. He had operational deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland. 

Francis Dearnley

Francis is assistant remark editor at The Telegraph. Prior to working as a journalist, he was chief of employees to the Chair of the Prime Minister’s Policy Board on the Houses of Parliament in London. He studied History at Cambridge University and on the podcast explores how the previous shines a lightweight on the most recent diplomatic, political, and strategic developments.

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