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Oct 2022
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Russia steps up shelling in Ukraine afte...

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Day 229. Today, we discuss Putin’s ongoing escalation of strikes against Ukraine, following damage to a key bridge linking Crimea and Russia in an explosion on Saturday, October 8th. The team dig into why the Kerch bridge is so important to Putin and what his furious response means.


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Claire Hubble (Host). Follow Claire on Twitter @byclairehubble.

Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). Follow Dom on Twitter @DomNicholls.

James Kilner (Correspondent). Follow James on Twitter @jkjourno.

Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). Follow Roland on Twitter @RolandOliphant.


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