The USS ship Ukraine's 16 high-mars launchers and thousands of rockets are already coming into play. President Zelensky has been spending a lot of time with leaders of Western governments working to convince them to send aid and weapons. "We can now hit the Russians more accurately and further away," says unit commander Dimitro.
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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