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Russia's invasion: what's the military strategy?

One week on from the start of the war in Ukraine, what have we learned about the way it is being fought? And what might that tell us about what happens next?

The war in Ukraine is a week old. What have we learned about the military strength - and tactics - on both sides?

And what might that tell us about how the conflict might play out?

David Aaronovitch is joined in The Briefing Room by:

Vitaliy Shevchenko, Russian editor at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Monitoring.

Colonel Liam Collins, founding director of the Modern War Institute in New York.

Ed Arnold, Research Fellow in European security at RUSI and an ex British Army officer who was posted to NATOs Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers
Europe in 2014 during the Russian annexation of Crimea.

Kataryna Wolczuk, Professor of East European Politics at the University of Birmingham.

Bettina Renz, Professor of International Security at the University of Nottingham.

Producers: Rosamund Jones, Kirsteen Knight and Ben Carter
Production co-ordinators: Sophie Hill and Siobhan Reed
Studio manager: James Beard
Editor: Richard Vadon

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30 minutes

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  • Thu 3 Mar 2022 20:00

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