Ukraine's Strategy

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Russia has sent 200,000 new troops to the front line of Ukraine's war. The hope is that they will turn things around and prevent Ukrainians from taking further territory. "I'm not actually sure if they make the difference the Kremlin thinks they will make," he says. He adds: 'If I can be crude, it's fuck you-ism'

In its biggest victory yet, Ukraine retook its vital port city, Kherson. The Guardian’s Luke Harding calls Russia’s retreat a turning point in the war — but a long, cold winter awaits.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin and Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.

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