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How significant are Russia鈥檚 recent gains on the battlefront?

Karolina Hird, from the Institute for the Study of War, explains the current situation on the 鈥渄ynamic鈥� front-line, what a good year would look like for Ukraine and why the fall of Avdiivka isn鈥檛 as strategically important for Russia as it may seem.

And we hear from one Ukrainian soldier on why he decided to sign up to fight just six months ago.

Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

The producers were Keiligh Baker, Clare Williamson, Ivana Davidovic and Arsenii Sokolov. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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