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Ukrainecast

Drones attack Moscow and Kyiv

Ukrainecast

BBC

News Commentary, News

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Several buildings in Moscow have been hit in rare drone attacks. President Putin claimed the strikes were aimed at “civilian targets” and accused Kyiv of trying to frighten Russia. Kyiv was also targeted for the third night running - buildings there were set on fire and at least one person is reported to have been killed. BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, Russia editor Steve Rosenberg and Anastasia Gribanova from the BBC Ukrainian Service discuss whether this signals a new phase in the war. Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Clare Williamson and Adam Chowdhury. The technical producer was Rohan Madison. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Jonathan Aspinwall. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

Hello, it's 461 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

0:10.6

And over the weekend, Ukraine's top military commander, General Valeriy Zolozny, posted

0:15.9

a slickly-produced video on social media, in which Ukrainian soldiers, often posing in

0:26.5

front of Western-donated tanks and high-mars missile systems, they appear to be preparing

0:32.8

for battle and they chant this kind of religious incantation requesting God's blessing for

0:40.6

their only victory.

0:46.1

And it does remind me of a trailer for a movie, to be honest, because you see the soldiers

0:50.4

lining up, you see the tanks rolling across the countryside, ammunition being loaded into

0:55.9

guns and artillery, and it's sharply edited, their quick scenes aren't they, moving from

1:02.4

forest to countryside.

1:09.9

And they chant, I set out to destroy enemies of my homeland, the killers of my brothers,

1:16.3

the rapists of my sisters.

1:19.2

And the video is accompanied by a short statement that says, the time has come to take back what

1:25.0

belongs to us.

1:27.0

So is this a signal that Ukraine's forces are ready to launch their long anticipated counter-offensive?

1:33.5

And with a tax launch from the air on both Kiev and Moscow in recent days, is this a new

1:39.6

phase in the war?

1:42.0

This is Ukraine.

1:43.8

Ukraine costs from business.

1:46.7

Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart-haired and pain.

1:51.3

The ends of people are without heating, without water.

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