War in Ukraine is reshaping our world. Every weekday, the Telegraph’s top journalists analyse the conflict from all angles – just as they have since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, when tanks, jets and troops crossed Ukraine’s borders.

Downloaded over 140 million times and trusted by listeners worldwide, the team considers military strategy, history, weaponry, economics, refugee crises, culture, and daily life in Putin’s autocratic Russia and Zelensky’s democratic Ukraine. Our correspondents on the ground talk to experts and civilians to cover every aspect of Russia’s brutal invasion.

It is available on its own YouTube channel, featuring dispatches on the ground, maps, and battlefield footage.

The podcast has earned major accolades, most recently winning Podcast of the Year at the London Press Club and News Podcast of the Year at the 2025 Press Awards, where the judges called it “a gripping testament to courageous and vitally important public interest journalism.” It also won Best Use of Audio at the Digital Publishing Awards 2025. Previously, it was awarded Best News Podcast at the Publisher Podcast Awards 2024 and Podcast of the Year at the Society of Editors’ Media Freedom Awards 2024.

The creator of the podcast, David Knowles – who died unexpectedly in September 2024 – was posthumously honoured with the Public Service Journalism award at the British Journalism Awards. It is in his memory that the team continues to build and develop the podcast.

Ukraine: The Latest’s hosts are:

Dominic Nicholls

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

Francis Dearnley

Francis is Executive Editor (Audio) at The Telegraph. Prior to working as a journalist, he was chief of staff to the Chair of the Prime Minister’s Policy Board at the Houses of Parliament in London. He studied History at Cambridge University and on the podcast explores how the past shines a light on the latest diplomatic, political, and strategic developments.

Adélie Pojzman-Pontay

Adélie is Narrative Podcast Producer at The Telegraph. She oversees and produces documentary series in the audio team and joined the Ukraine: The Latest team in the winter 2023-2024. She previously worked as a journalist and producer in Paris, and was one of the pioneers of narrative podcasting in France. She has also worked in the US, Chile, and in the Middle East.

Our most recent video special of the podcast was recorded at the Honourable Artillery company in London, reflecting on three and a half years of war. It is available here:

In another recent video special, we answered questions from listeners around the world. You can find it here:

To mark two years since the full-scale invasion, we recorded a video special in Kyiv with Oleksandra Matviichuk, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. You can watch that here:

Also marking two years of war, we recorded a special in front of a live audience at the American Embassy in London:

You can watch another recent special episode recorded in Washington DC, here:

Our special episode reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the invasion can be found here: