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Hello, it's 482 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

And there is a new phrase that keeps popping up in this war.

It all happens in waves.

Over the last five days, the Russian troops became more active.

However, we also got more active, but it's better if everything else remains a secret.

You'll see what's next.

That was a Ukrainian soldier on the front line.

And at the weekend, Russian officials in Zaporizha also used the word,

saying the enemy's wave-like offensive yielded results, despite enormous losses.

And that was in response to Ukraine recapturing Piotr Khadkin, a village in the southern Zaporizha region.

It's an interesting phrase, and it suggests that this war is ebbing and flowing.

It's incremental piecemeal, fluid.

Frank, is that a fair description of all those adjectives?

Yeah, I think so, and we are, to some extent, in uncharted waters here.

So far, the progress is slow and costly for Ukraine, but it's very early days.

More in a moment, and also on this episode, we're going to be talking about a particularly chilling tactic.

Russia seems to be stepping up in occupied territory.

This is Ukraine, Kostya.

Ukraine, Kostya.

For lives and lives.

Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heartache and pain.

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