Explosion 'rips open' oil refinery in former Stalingrad & revolt in occupied territories
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Day 1,073.
Today, we hear the latest acts of resistance in the occupied territories, report on new deep strikes into Russia – reaching as far as the city formerly called Stalingrad – and discuss deficiencies in military training, and how it needs to change.
Contributors:
Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.
Hamish De Bretton-Gordon (Former British Army Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X
With thanks to Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Francis Dernley and this is Ukraine, the latest. |
| 0:07.0 | Today we hear the latest acts of resistance in the occupied territories, |
| 0:12.0 | report on new deep strikes into Russia, reaching as far as the city formerly called Stalingrad, |
| 0:17.0 | and discussed deficiencies in military training and how it needs to change. |
| 0:22.3 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:31.3 | It's the worst carnage that this world has seen since World War II. |
| 0:36.2 | Absolutely fascinating. |
| 0:37.3 | We are with you not just today or tomorrow, but for a hundred years. |
| 0:42.3 | We can not as a European let's gain the Russia in Ukraine. |
| 0:46.8 | Nobody's going to break us. |
| 0:48.8 | We're strong. |
| 0:50.0 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 0:51.8 | It's Friday, the 31st of January. two years and 336 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 1:00.2 | And today I'm joined by our senior foreign correspondent Roland Oliphant, |
| 1:03.9 | fellow at the Department of War Studies at King's College London, Dr. Jade MacGlynn, |
| 1:08.0 | and former tank commander and chemical weapons expert, Hamish de Breton, Gordon. |
| 1:12.9 | But first, the latest updates from the front lines. |
| 1:17.5 | Ukraine's aerial campaign against Russia's war machine continues. In yesterday's episode, |
| 1:22.6 | Dom asked, who knows what tonight's going to bring, and it seems someone was listening, |
| 1:27.1 | as there were so many drone strikes and explosions in Russia overnight |
| 1:30.6 | and into this morning that this entire segment could be dedicated to the drone war. |
| 1:36.0 | One of the most significant attacks targeted a refinery in Volgagrad, |
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