Wagner humiliated in Mali and evaluating Russia's Summer offensive I Ukraine: The Latest, Podcast

Day 888

Today, Ukraine strikes a Russian strategic supersonic bomber parked at an airfield in Russia’s Arctic, The Wagner Group suffer a humiliating defeat in Mali, we assess Russia’s Summer offensive and we tell the story of the city of Odesa during the full scale invasion.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

James Kilner (Foreign Correspondent). @jkjourno on X.

Roland Oliphant(Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.

With thanks to Ben Farmer (Foreign Correspondent). @benfarmerDT on X.

Articles Referenced:

Free Telegraph Subscription for Students:

[martavdz]

The Tuaregs that defeated the Wagner Group are incredibly badass. The Tuareg nomads live in the remotest parts of Sahara in the scorching heat, know it like the back of their hands, only need a few things to survive yet produce the highest-quality videos, and raise rebellions against anyone who tries to limit their rights.
Including the right to play the electric guitar. They play Saharan Rock music, totally recommend it. Tinariwen, Bombino, Imarhan, Tamikrest - they sell out venues in Europe and in North America. Which means they have friends in the West. Most of those smiling, easy-going guitar players are really incredibly tough and have lost a friend in an uprising or to a disease. The frontman of Tinariwen saw his father being executed for rebellion at the age of six. The Wagner Group couldn't have made a worse enemy.

[gadgetgus]

Team Telegraph 👊🏼
Informative podcast, as always 👌🏼
Thanks for updating us, and keep up the great work 👍🏻

[joeltaylor]

Very informative episode. Thanks for all your work.

[stupidburp]

I suspect that the first deliveries of F-16s will primarily be used as Storm Shadow missile carriers to gradually replace the Su-24 aircraft that were literally pulled out of museums. This will give pilots operational experience in lower risk missions and provide a mild increase in capabilities over time.

[timothykatende]

Please ask Roland if he still remembers his statement at the eve of the Western counter offensive that this "counter offensive was going to throw up its own drama"

[APW-ryok]

The 1994 memo Russia signed should be enforced, like years ago !

[Paulus]

Ukraine can raise recruits, but they can not be fully equipped, as I understand it.

[skepticalbadger]

Someone please teach James how to pronounce "nuclear".

[bsastarfire]

I think the Russians are in for a miserable winter.

[williammorris]

Russia advancing in multiple areas of Ukraine and continuing to dismantle the Ukrainian power grid;

Telegraph: “Meanwhile, in Africa…”

[ukm]

Along with Russia isn’t North Korea banned from the Olympic Games? 😂🤪🤪🤪wow

[gitwindoixphog]

Ukraine cant achieve a single victory in Ukraine, so had to go to Africa to get a win.

[jeffevarts]

@6:03: The word is nuclear; nu/cle/ar, pronounced exactly as it's spelled. There is no "Q".

[Vechna-Pamet]

Wagner & Malian army fought valiantly but were seriously outnumbered. RIP 🇷🇺

[coodudeman]

ugh.. more nookyalizing, today, huh?

[richardmarsden]

The Malian Armed Forces launched retaliation strikes on the Tuareg militants. According to preliminary reports, the settlement of Tin Zaouatin, which was turned into a stronghold of Azawad militants on the Malian-Algerian border, came under a series of drone strikes.

The Malian military launched strikes with Turkish-made Bayraktar UAVs on the village. As a result of the attack, several dozens of Tuareg militants were reportedly killed. According to the footage from the area, the militants began leaving the settlement.

The Tuareg militants, who are acting together with the local al-Qaeda terrorists and supported by the Kyiv terrorist regime, are preparing for new battles, accumulating forces and conducting training in the desert. Clashes will continue. The Wagner PMC is reportedly sending additional forces to the area to support the Malian military.

Meanwhile, the newly released photographs showed several Wagner fighters in captivity. According to the reports, some of them were already exchanged with the Russian military. The transfer of the remaining POWs should be reportedly completed today. The ransom was paid, the fighters will be handed over to the Algerian military in the gray zone. They will be sent to Mali, then to Russia. The bodies of the dead are also being prepared for transportation to their homeland for burial. Despite the previously spread claims of Azawad militants, Kyiv is unlikely to receive any trophies.

[yuglesstube]

The Red Sea Front is not crucial to victory for Russia.

[Aaron-rwlv]

Wagner is getting destroyed everywhere they go 😂 love that for them 😅

[quill]

_Russia is now one twentieth of one percent larger than it was in 2022, and all it cost them is half a million lives, and the respect of most of the world._ 😨 ⚒ - j q t -

[joshuapaul]

The war is irretrievably lost by Ukraine. Russia rejected any freeze of the conflict. I think they aim at finishing off Zelenskyy regime by January. "Since 2022 the number of Russian tanks has “doubled” – from 1, 700 to 3, 500. Artillery systems have tripled, and armored personnel carriers gone up from 4, 500 to 8, 900. “The enemy has a significant advantage in force and resources, ” top Ukrainian general Syrsky, the Guardian.