Did NATO sink this Russian ship carrying nuclear reactors to North Korea? | Russia-Ukraine war news

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Is Ukraine racing to develop a new weapon as Russia intensifies its attacks? Today, while Russia unleashes another huge aerial assault across Ukraine – as Donald Trump insists the war could end soon – we examine Kyiv’s race to develop a new weapon and report on a deadly strike that the United Nations says hit one of its trucks. We then bring you the latest from the NATO Eastern Flank summit in Romania as allies confront mounting fears over regional security, before looking at an investigation into a sunken Russian ship allegedly carrying nuclear reactors to North Korea. And later, in a special report from Kherson, a Telegraph journalist is forced to flee for cover as Russian drones hunt targets above the city. 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: I was hunted in Russia’s 'drone safari' in Kherson (Adrian Blomfield for The Telegraph): Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNQSY6NaPhY Long Read: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/72-Hours-in-Kherson-red-zone/ Is Ukraine winning the war? The three facets of the 2026 counter-offensive (Dom’s film for The Telegraph incl. discussion of Kyiv's use of data): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-LWZtJBCwY German soldiers attacked at Nato base ‘by masked assailants’ (The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/12/german-soldiers-attacked-nato-base-masked-assailants/ Zelenskiy meets Palantir CEO as Ukraine expands use of AI in war (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-meets-palantir-ceo-ukraine-expands-use-ai-war-2026-05-12/ A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea (CNN): https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/world/a-russian-ship-sank-in-mysterious-circumstances-it-may-have-been-carrying-nuclear-reactors-to-north-korea NATO’s