'Out of ideas' Putin rains missiles on Ukraine as Russia loses momentum on battlefield

About this episode

The episode discusses Russia's recent missile attacks on Ukraine, the US's potential response, and the implications of the upcoming election in Armenia for Putin.

Day 1,558. Today, as more civilians across Ukraine are murdered by Russia in the latest mass aerial attack we look to the US for a response, given Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week that Russia planned only to strike Ukrainian "decision-making centers". We ask, again, when the United Nations is going to take a meaningful interest in the war, and look at the continuing diplomatic spat between Ukraine and Poland. And later, we examine possibly the most consequential election for Putin in years: this weekend’s contest in Armenia and a, perhaps surprising, intervention by Donald Trump. Contributors:  Dom Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. Venetia Rainey (Telegraph journalist and host on Iran: The Latest). @venetiarainey on X. James Kilner (Russia Analyst). @Jkjourno on X. Producer: Phil Atkins Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan Social Producer: Katie Inglis Studio Director: Meghan Searle Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley Created by David Knowles NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the…

People in this episode

Host: Dom Nicholls

Topics covered

• Russian military actions
• US response
• UN involvement
• Ukraine-Poland relations
• Armenia election
• Putin's political challenges

Keywords

• missiles
• Ukraine
• Russia
• US response
• UN
• Poland
• Armenia
• Putin
• Donald Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Nations

Places: Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Armenia

More episodes of Ukraine: The Latest

• Ukraine wipes out 'critical' supply route on Russia's national day · June 12, 2026 · 30 min
• Ukraine destroys key bridges to 'strangle' occupied Crimea & shock resignation by UK Defence Secretary John Healey · June 11, 2026 · 51 min
• Putin arms up summer palace as Ukraine deep strikes tear through Russian defences · June 10, 2026 · 37 min
• Putin's troops abandon positions as supply lines 'at breaking point' & Russian commander 'assassinated by car bomb' · June 9, 2026 · 57 min
• Putin’s home city struck again as Ukraine blows up Crimea bridge · June 8, 2026 · 39 min
• 'Fight for your existence,' Zelensky tells Putin in letter demanding face-to-face talks & Ukraine strikes five Russian ships · June 5, 2026 · 54 min