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Apr 2024
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Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone attack ...

The Telegraph
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Day 769. 

Today, we bring you the latest news from the battlefront as Ukraine launches a massive attack on a Russian airbase while reports come in that Russian troops have reached the suburbs of Chasiv Yar.


Contributors:

David Knowles (Head of Audio Development). @djknowles22 on X.

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

With thanks to @andreajanuta.


Articles/Episodes Referenced:

'The West cannot let Putin open a second front in Europe' (The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/04/the-west-cannot-let-putin-open-a-second-front-in-europe/ 


'Russia is undergoing an invisible revolution' (RT)

https://swentr.site/russia/595266-ukraine-west-pushed-russia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS&utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral


Defence in Depth series:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnf_DDTfIVAddjHY3ss14eTzAZ_koulx 


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