Ukraine: Latest News: The Harsh Realities of Life for Volunteer Soldiers on the Front Lines

Ukrainian military engineers stand in a freshly dug trench. Photo: THOMAS PETER/REUTERS

Today we bring you the latest news from around the world. Ukraine and the World, talk to podcast friend Alena Glivko about the state of war and why 2024 is a decisive year for Western democracies.

We also speak with volunteer soldiers fighting in the east to learn more about their jobs, daily lives, and the realities of combat in this war.

Listen to “Ukraine : Latest News, The Telegraph's daily podcast, using the audio player at the top of this article or via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite podcast app.

The war in Ukraine is changing our world. Every weekday, The Telegraph's leading journalists analyze the invasion from all angles — military, humanitarian, political, economic, historical — and tell you everything you need to know to stay informed.

Our< Strong> Ukraine: The Latestpodcast is your trusted source for the latest analysis, live reactions and on-the-ground reporting from correspondents. We've been broadcasting since the start of the full-scale invasion.

Ukraine: Regular contributors to The Latest:

David Knowles

David is Head of Audio Development at The Telegraph, where he worked for almost three years. He reported from all over Ukraine during the full-scale invasion.

Dominic Nicholls

Dom is deputy editor (defence) at The Telegraph, joining in 2018. He previously served in the British Army for 23 years in tank and helicopter units. He had operational deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland.

Francis Dearnley

Francis is assistant commentary editor at The Telegraph. Before working as a journalist, he was chief of staff to the Chairman of the Prime Minister's Policy Council in the Houses of Parliament in London. He studied history at Cambridge University and in the podcast reveals how the past sheds light on the latest diplomatic, political and strategic events.

They are also regularly joined by Telegraph reporters and correspondents from around the world, including Joe Barnes(Brussels correspondent), James Kilner, (foreign correspondent and editor of the Central Asia and South Caucasus Bulletin), Sophia Yang (senior foreign correspondent) , Natalia Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent), Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent) and Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent), Daniel Sheridan(Defense Editor) and Tony Diver(US Editor)