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Feb 2024
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Russia takes control in Avdiivka & Naval...

The Telegraph
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All this week, our regular hosts David Knowles, Dominic Nicholls and Francis Dearnley are on the ground in Ukraine, conducting major interviews with senior figures, hearing testimony of Kyiv citizens and reporting on the run-up to the two-year anniversary of the full scale invasion.

Day 723.

Today, we discuss Russia claiming control of a Soviet-era coke plant in Avdiivka, and hear from David, Francis, and Dom live in Ukraine. Plus, Estonia’s prime minister calls on the West to seize Russia’s frozen assets before the US election and we hear how Navalny’s body has been ‘hidden from relatives’ as his widow vows to continue his work. 


Contributors:

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

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

Nataliya Vasilyeva (Jerusalem Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.


Team in Ukraine:

David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @DJKnowles22 on X.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.


With thanks to:

Julia Tymoshenko. @YuliaTymosha on X.

Former president of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid. @KerstiKaljulaid on X.



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