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Oct 2022
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Day 245. 

Today, we investigate what appears to be growing internal opposition to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, get the latest from the ongoing battle for Kherson and hear from our reporter on the ground in Kyiv, where life continues under constant threat of missile strikes.


Contributors: 

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

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

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). Follow Francis on Twitter @FrancisDearnley.

Joe Barnes (Reporter). Follow Joe on Twitter @Barnes_Joe.


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