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Could this offensive sway the dynamics of the war in Kyiv鈥檚 favour? Thousands of Russians have been evacuated from border regions as Ukrainian forces continue to gain ground. Meanwhile Vladimir Putin has called the offensive a 鈥渕ajor provocation鈥� and vowed to 鈥渒ick the enemy out鈥�.

In this episode, Sumi Somaskanda is joined by Vitaly Shevchenko, Russia Editor for 大象传媒 Monitoring and co-host of Ukrainecast, and Francis Scarr, a Russia expert from 大象传媒 Monitoring.

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