Russia has launched another wave of strikes on Ukraine, with at least four people killed, a day after one of its biggest air attacks of the war. We assess whether the strikes are a retaliation for Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region which began three weeks ago. Nicholas Connolly, correspondent for Deutsche Welle, gives us the view from Kyiv, just one of the areas targeted. He also recently visited Sudzha, the Russian border-town in the Kursk region which is held by Ukraine, and explains how Russians are responding to the incursion. And we speak to Karolina Hird, Russia Deputy Team Lead at the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War, about what Ukraine’s next move might be. Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Cordelia Hemming and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Richard Fenton-Smith. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480 You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast’s Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord
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It's 916 days since Russia began its full scale invasion of Ukraine.
And it's the second day in which a massive wave of Russian strikes have pummeled Ukraine, targeting in particular, energy infrastructure.
And that is the moment a missile hit the Dnipro river near Kyiv hydroelectric power plant where the people filming were shocked.
There's also footage circulating on social media showing the damage caused to the actual dam.
Bits of concrete lying around bits of steel railings.
A fire still burning on the actual dam.
People walking about assessing the damage.
And yesterday, nearly 52,000 people including, were told four and a half thousand kids sought shelter in the underground in Kyiv, according to the authorities.
And there was this lovely moment when people there broke out into song.
How can I not love you, my dear?
Kyiv, that's the Ukrainian capital's unofficial anthem they're singing.
And they sang various other songs just to show them being together at this difficult time.
Also, what struck me looking at the footage of this is how apparently normal it seemed for people.
Not, you know, not just adults, but for kids as well.
They're all there on phones, tablets, just sitting there, keeping warm.
Then they burst into song.