Ukraine's Counter-Offensive in June

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There's no attempt to take parts of Russia proper, the Russian Federation. The government of Vladimir Zielensky wants to keep the Russians out of all territory that they've occupied since 2014. That means Crimea taking back the Crimean Peninsula. And it means the key cities in the east of Donetsk and Lohansk. But I think to begin with, they will push in the south and try and take back areas of Zaparija,.

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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