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Has the counter-offensive begun?

Has the counter-offensive begun?

Russia says it’s thwarted a major Ukrainian attack.

Ukrainecast · BBC News

June 5, 202314m 29s

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Show Notes

Russia says it’s thwarted a major Ukrainian attack in the latest sign that that the counter-offensive may have started. Meanwhile, Kyiv says that "offensive actions" are under way in the east. But how significant could these developments be?

Kyiv correspondent James Waterhouse and security correspondent Frank Gardner discuss whether we’re now in a new phase of the war.

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