Will Russia's latest attack on Ukraine shift the war's momentum?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
As Ukraine pushes into Russian territory, Russia has answered with a large-scale attack targeting key infrastructure across Ukraine. With intense fighting in Belgorod and rapid advances in Donetsk, both sides are raising the stakes. What implications will the surprise offensive ultimately have on the future of the conflict?
In this episode:
- Alex Gatopoulos (@alexgatopoulos), Defense Editor, Al Jazeera English
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, Russia lashes out, striking targets across Ukraine. |
| 0:16.0 | There have been loud explosions in Ukraine's capital. The Air Force says its defense systems have been engaged in repelling a large-scale Russian attack. |
| 0:27.2 | We speak to an expert who says what happens in the coming weeks could determine how this |
| 0:31.7 | war ends. |
| 0:35.3 | I'm Kevin Horton, and this is The Take. |
| 0:41.3 | On Monday, Russia launched a massive air attack on Ukraine, firing over 100 missiles and 100 drones. |
| 0:53.3 | The strikes targeted Ukraine's energy grid, killing many civilians. |
| 0:57.0 | Like most of the previous Russian strikes, this one is also aimed at critical infrastructure |
| 1:04.0 | in most of our regions, from Kharkiv and Kyiv to Odessa and our western regions. |
| 1:09.5 | President Zelensky then pleaded for support from allies to defend from attacks like these. |
| 1:16.3 | America, Britain, France, and other partners have the power to help us stop the terror. |
| 1:21.4 | We need solutions. |
| 1:23.9 | He called it one of the largest attacks in a war that has escalated across multiple fronts since Ukraine's surprise invasion of Russia. |
| 1:35.1 | My name's Alex Katopoulos. I'm defense editor for Al-Jazeera English TV. |
| 1:41.1 | And I'm in Kiev in Ukraine. |
| 1:45.0 | So, Alex, the last time we spoke, the Ukrainian forces successfully pierced the Russian |
| 1:50.2 | border into the Kursk region, and we were talking about it was a sneak attack. |
| 1:55.0 | Russia was flummoxed. It clearly caught Russia completely off guard. |
| 1:59.6 | Russia's defense ministry says Ukraine has carried out air attacks on the border region |
| 2:03.6 | of Kursk. |
| 2:04.6 | That comes a day after Ukraine's largest ground incursion into Russian territory since the war in Ukraine |
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