The war in Ukraine is entering a high-stakes phase, whatever one's been calling the spring counter-offensive. President Volodymurs Zelensky wants planes and weapons from the United States badly. This week someone attacked Moscow, not with planes, but with drones. These are the first hits of this scale to Russia's capital since the war started.
Ukraine vowed to mount a counteroffensive against Russia. Drone attacks on Moscow might signal it has begun. The Washington Post’s Mary Ilyushina and the Guardian’s Luke Harding explain.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King.
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