# Ukraine ‘vaporises’ Russian helicopters mid-flight behind enemy lines & Putin proposes ‘brief’ ceasefire in Trump call Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/ukraine-vaporises-russian-helicopters-mid-flight-behind-enemy-lines-putin-proposes-brief-ceasefire-in-trump-call Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/ukraine-vaporises-russian-helicopters-mid-flight-behind-enemy-lines-putin-proposes-brief-ceasefire-in-trump-call.md Podcast: [Ukraine: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588) Published: 2026-04-30T15:57:25+00:00 Episode link: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/03/02/russia-ukraine-war-listen-daily-podcast/ Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/e/69f374399dcd58edd974b1cf/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/episodes/ukraine-vaporises-russian-helicopters-mid-flight-behind-enemy-lines-putin-proposes-brief-ceasefire-in-trump-call Duration seconds: 2860 ## Resource Day 1,526. Today, as President Putin once again dangles a ceasefire in front of President Trump to avoid any risk of disruption to his Victory Day commemorations, he discuss reports that US president might be considering pulling American forces out of Germany while, at the same, the Pentagon finally unlocks a $400 million military aid package. We also bring you the latest on Ukraine’s strike campaign and how it’s turned one of Russia’s strengths – its size – into a weakness, before hearing from a Ukrainian Olympian diver about the decision by World Aquatics to permit Russian athletics to compete under the Russian flag once more. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. With thanks to Telegraph reporters Lily Shanagher and Alisa Butterwick, plus Ukrainian Olympic diver Oleksiy Sereda. 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: Ukrainian drones destroy £18m Russian helicopters behind enemy lines (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/30/ukrainian-drones-destroy-18m-russian-helicopters/   Trump threatens to pull troops out of Germany (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/04/29/trump-germany-troops-friedrich-merz/   Putin’s ‘altar boy’ is finally in Ukraine’s sights (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/30/putin-altar-boy-finally-in-ukraine-sights/   Japanese drone maker doubles down on Ukraine as Tokyo eases arms rules (The Kyiv Independent): https://kyivindependent.com/terra-drone-moves-deeper-into-ukraine-with-second-investment-as-tok… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/episodes/ukraine-vaporises-russian-helicopters-mid-flight-behind-enemy-lines-putin-proposes-brief-ceasefire-in-trump-call/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/ukraine-vaporises-russian-helicopters-mid-flight-behind-enemy-lines-putin-proposes-brief-ceasefire-in-trump-call.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.