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Well, it's been quite a week thus far, starting, of course, with the startling Ukrainian

decision to unleash a wave of missiles on Moscow in the biggest air assault

on the capital to date. Most of the drones were shot down but some got through and civilian

targets were hit causing casualties. This was presented as justifiable retaliation for numberless

Russian assaults on Ukrainian civilian targets.

But the operation marks a step change on Kiev's part and we'll be asking what it means and was it a wise move?

We'll also be considering the loud diplomatic mood music

suggesting Ukraine could soon get the go-ahead from its Western allies

to use long-range storm shadow missiles and French

scalps deep inside Russia. We have to ask the question, Patrick, could it be that these drone

attacks are actually an act of desperation? The dramatic incursion by Ukrainian forces into the Kursk

region is apparently still making steady progress progress according to the latest reliable reports.

And even the Russian state media was reporting it could be many weeks before the invaders are

sent home. But at the same time, there was little sign that Russian forces are being diverted

from their long, drawn out offensive in the Dombas, which was, of course, we estimate,

one of the major aims of the Kersk

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