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Russian anti-war protesters blow up key railway line to Belarus and we're live in Kyiv

Ukraine: The Latest

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The State of Opposition in Russia

In the past 24 hours, Russian anti-war protesters have blown up a railway line on the main link between Russia and Belarus. We've been at least six incidents of sabotage against Russian military infrastructure that's been claimed since June. This would be the most significant by this group known as Stop the Wagons. And essentially, it's an attempt to delay and stop rail transport from deploying forces to Ukraine. But nonetheless, rather than being seen in its military significance, I imagine they'll be able to repair this fairly quickly. It should be seen rather as indicative of a ramping up of internal pressure, I think.

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