Has Kyiv’s gamble to take Kursk paid off?
Lyse and Vitaly examine whether Russian advances on the key Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk raise questions about the success of the cross-border incursion, as well as answer some of your questions.
And we hear from Ukraine's Paralympic swimmer, Yaroslav Denysenko, who shares how the Russian full-scale invasion has impacted his life and training.
Today’s episode is presented by Lyse Doucet and Vitaly Shevchenko.
The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Diane Richardson and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Richard Fenton-Smith.
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