Ukraine Military Begins Counter-Offensive

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🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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We discuss the Ukraine military’s long-awaited counter-offensive, signaling a new phase in its war with Russia. The push comes as the country reels from the catastrophic Nova Kakhovka dam collapse. We’ll get the latest from Ukraine and talk with the director of a new documentary on the war, “20 Days in Mariupol”. Guests: Steven Pifer, affiliate, Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University; former ambassador to Ukraine; senior director, the National Security Council in the Clinton administration Igor Markov, member of the Board of Directors, Nova Ukraine; research scientist, Meta Mstyslav Chernov, video journalist, Associated Press; director, the documentary, "20 Days in Mariupol" Melinda Haring, nonresident senior fellow, Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.7	After months of preparations and supply deliveries from the U.S. and other allies,
0:53.3	the Ukrainian military has begun to probe
0:55.8	Russian defenses in eastern Ukraine. As the long-awaited counteroffensive begins, we check in with
1:01.6	people inside and outside Ukraine on the state of the war. What's happened in recent months?
1:07.2	What do we still not know about the early days of this bloody war?
1:16.2	And will the next few months point towards some kind of resolution for the people of Ukraine?
1:36.8	That's all coming up next after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:41.8	This morning, as the Ukrainian counter-offensive in eastern Ukraine gets underway,
1:44.0	we'll be discussing the latest developments in the war.
1:49.7	It's been 16 months since Russian forces blasted into the country, only to be denied a quick victory. Ukraine and its allies are now locked in a massive grinding war with Russia that's
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