Ukrainecast Podcast
1) Ports under siege
Russian forces have taken control of the key port city of Kherson. And at another port, Mariupol, people are now trapped by intense bombardments. Victoria speaks to a Kherson resident about what it’s ...Show More
2) 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? Vic...Show More
3) 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. C...Show More
4) 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 an...Show More
5) 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 ...Show More
6) 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 t...Show More
7) Q&A: Russia's veto power, Nato's Article 5, and Putin's succession plan
Is Ukraine seeing an exodus of young men? Why does Russia have veto power over UN resolutions? And would Moscow defend Minsk if Nato allies invoked Article 5 in response to an attack by Belarus?To ans...Show More
8) The surgeons treating frontline soldiers: “Every day is a mass casualty incident”
As a solution to the conflict remains elusive and casualties mount, what is it like to treat those injured while defending their country?This week we are speaking with two surgeons, Dr Danylo Turkevic...Show More
9) Q&A: Trump’s UN turnaround, Zelensky’s weapons warning, and Putin assassination plots
There was widespread surprise at the UN General Assembly this week, when Donald Trump appeared to drastically alter his tone on the war in Ukraine. His new insistence that Ukraine could win back all o...Show More
10) Is Nato ready to shoot down Russian jets?
As world leaders gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, repeated Russian violations of Nato airspace have prompted warnings from some Nato countries that Russia should expect jets to be shot ...Show More