We discuss the Ukraine military’s long-awaited counter-offensive, signaling a new phase in its war with Russia. The push comes as the country reels from the catastrophic Nova Kakhovka dam collapse. We’ll get the latest from Ukraine and talk with the director of a new documentary on the war, “20 Days in Mariupol”.
Ukraine Military Begins Counter-Offensive
TOPSHOT - Ukrainian soldiers adjust a national flag atop a personnel armoured carrier on a road near Lyman, Donetsk region on October 4, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Guests:
Steven Pifer, affiliate, Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University; former ambassador to Ukraine; senior director, the National Security Council in the Clinton administration
Igor Markov, member of the Board of Directors, Nova Ukraine; research scientist, Meta
Mstyslav Chernov, video journalist, Associated Press; director, the documentary, "20 Days in Mariupol"
Melinda Haring, nonresident senior fellow, Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center
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