Did the Russian sabotage fail? — Ukraine: Latest news

Ukrainian soldiers of the 21st separate mechanized brigade ride on a Leopard 2A6 tank Photo: Valentin Ogirenko/REUTERS

Today we are discussing the latest news with battlefields of Ukraine and Russia, take a brief look at the aftermath of the death of IranianPresident Ibrahim Raisi, and talk to foreign correspondent Colin Freeman about his recent reporting tour of the Donbass.

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

Ukraine: Regular participants of The Latest are:

David Knowles

David — director audio development department at The Telegraph, where he worked for over 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 comment 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), Colin Freeman (Foreign Correspondent), Daniel Sheridan (Defense Editor) and Tony Diver(US Editor).