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Well, the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion is upon us, and it is, it must be said, a rather gloomy occasion.

At this point last year, there was optimism in the air.

Western support for Ukraine was solid, and confidence and resources were mounting.

All the talk was of a spring or summer offensive that would repeat the success of the previous autumn,

when large

swathes of captured territory east of Kharkiv were liberated. Today, things look very different.

Russia still controls, who include Crimea, about 18% of Ukraine's territory and is currently on the

attack. Both outside support and internal morale, as we'll be hearing

later, a faltering. So the big question is, what happens next? To help us answer that,

we're lucky to have as our guest today, Anglo-Ukrainian journalist Askell Khrushlnitsky,

who's speaking to us from the Zaporizia Oblast Frontlines. We'll be hearing from him in part two.

It's fascinating stuff that gives a real insight into the mood on the ground.

But it's also been a packed week of news, and the biggest story by far is the murder,

because that's what it is, despite official denials, of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

in a penal colony in northern Russia last Friday. Already more than 400 Russians who attempted

to lay flowers in memory of Navalny have been arrested and given sentences in jail of up to two

...