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Ukraine's surprise attack on Russian soil

Could this offensive sway the dynamics of the war in Kyiv鈥檚 favour?

Could this offensive sway the dynamics of the war in Kyiv鈥檚 favour? Thousands of Russians have been evacuated from border regions as Ukrainian forces continue to gain ground. Meanwhile Vladimir Putin has called the offensive a 鈥渕ajor provocation鈥 and vowed to 鈥渒ick the enemy out鈥.

In this episode, Sumi Somaskanda is joined by Vitaly Shevchenko, Russia Editor for 成人快手 Monitoring and co-host of Ukrainecast, and Francis Scarr, a Russia expert from 成人快手 Monitoring.

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Producers: Alice Aylett Roberts, Beth Timmins and Peter Goffin.

Sound Engineers: Jonny Hall and Ben Andrews.

Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.

Senior Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.

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