Ukraine Hopes to Retake More Ground Before Winter

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🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Ukraine surprised both Russia and the world last week with sharp counter offensives in the northeast that have retaken land occupied by Russian troops. Ukrainian forces liberating these areas have discovered not only hastily abandoned Russian outposts, but also further signs of war crimes: outside the town of Izium, a mass grave containing over 400 bodies, primarily civilians, some bearing evidence of torture, is in the process of being exhumed. As winter approaches, both sides of the war hope to make decisive progress and the United States on Friday pledged an additional $600 million to assist Ukraine. We’ll talk about where the war stands. Guests: Franklin Foer, staff writer, the Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:16.6	Coming up on forum, Russian-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine announced plans to hold referendums
1:22.6	later this week.
1:24.6	The call for votes on formally joining Russia, which critics call a sham,
1:29.3	comes after Ukrainian forces pushed Russian troops out of the Northeast, and there are reports
1:34.3	today that Ukraine is making progress in the east. Liberating troops have been greeted by
1:40.3	relieved residents, but they've also uncovered mass graves. The good and bad news from Ukraine
1:47.0	and where things go from here next on Forum.
2:03.2	Welcome to Forum. I'm Minakim.
2:11.6	Ukrainian forces are now making progress in the east, building on last week sharp counteroffensives in the northeast that routed Russian troops.
2:17.4	But Ukrainian forces liberating those areas have discovered more than hastily abandoned Russian outposts, they've found further
2:18.4	signs of war crimes. Outside the town of Izzyum, a mass grave of 400 bodies, primarily civilians,
2:25.5	some bearing evidence of torture. As winter approaches, Ukraine is eager to make more decisive gains
2:31.5	in the brutal war that's lasted seven months now.
2:34.9	Joining me from Ukraine is Jeffrey Gettleman, a global international correspondent with the New York
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