# Russian nursery-school children ‘taught to fly drones’ & reviewing controversial thriller 'The Wizard of the Kremlin'

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Podcast: [Ukraine: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588)
Published: 2026-04-21T17:28:25+00:00
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Day 1,517. Today, amid another exchange of drone and missile strikes between Ukraine and Russia, we report on growing speculation that the European Union’s €90 billion loan for Kyiv could finally be approved as early as tomorrow. We also examine Ukraine’s efforts to develop its own alternative to US-made Patriot air defence systems. Then, later, we take a deep dive into a major new Western film, The Wizard of the Kremlin , exploring how accurately it portrays Vladimir Putin’s rise to power – and the wider questions raised by telling Russia’s story through a pre-war, fictional lens. Contributors: Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @Adeliepjz on X. Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. With thanks to Chief Film Critic at The Telegraph Robbie Collin and political scientist Anna Colin Lebedev. NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest    CONTENT REFERENCED: Exclusive interview: World faces new nuclear arms race (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/20/world-faces-new-nuclear-arms-race-head-of-un-atomic-agency/   Former tank commander reviews Challenger 3 (Hamish de Bretton-Gordon in The Telegraph): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PLOyJKtGKw   Russian nursery-school children taught to fly drones (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/21/russia-nursery-school-children-fly-drones/   Jude Law as Vladimir Putin? It’s a strangely flattering choice (Robbie Collin in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/review-wizard-kremlin-putin-jude-law/   (Hom)mage du Kre…

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