Sabotage and poison: How Ukrainians resist Russian occupation | Defence in Depth

To be a Ukrainian resistance fighter in occupied territory, there are fundamental rules you must live – and sometimes die – by.

The most important of these is to go unnoticed. You need to blend into the crowd. Dress inconspicuously; prepare an alibi; be punctual – if someone is two minutes late to meet you, assume they’ve been captured.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there have been occasional reports of car bombings in occupied areas, of honey traps and poisonings, but the full size, scope and level of support for the country’s underground movement has never been revealed to those outside an inner sanctum of key officials. Until now.

In this episode of Defence in Depth, Dominic Nicholls, The Telegraph’s associate editor, discusses a new report by Dr Jade McGlynn, Senior Associate at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, to cast a light on the patriotic partisan movement comprising many tens of thousands of Ukrainians.

From distributing yellow ribbons to assassinating Russian secret police, this week’s Defence in Depth focuses on those individuals risking their lives to carry out acts of resistance and defy enemy rule in occupied Ukraine.

Watch Dominic’s video analysis above. Find more episodes of Defence in Depth on The Telegraph’s YouTube channel.