Ukrainian forces entered Russia two weeks ago, but just how vulnerable has their advance left them? We hear from Ostap, a Ukrainian Officer on the frontline in Pokrovsk. And English teacher, Anastasia tells us how the incursion has left Ukrainians feeling in Kharkiv. Plus, BBC Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse, is on hand to help us understand what’s been happening on the Ukraine-Russia border. Today’s episode is presented by Jamie Coomarasamy and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Ben Mundy, Arsenii Sokolov, Ivana Davidovic and Diane Richardson. The technical producer was Jack Graysmark. 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 is 909 days since Russia began its full scale invasion of Ukraine.
It's now two weeks since Ukrainian troops entered Russia.
But what happens next?
What are Ukraine's long term goals and how is that incursion being received back home?
Well, apparently Ukrainians are making marginal advances.
Reports coming out of Kursk region suggested that Ukrainian forces had targeted three key bridges.
And also yesterday, President Zelensky made a very interesting statement and I only think there's one way of interpreting it.
I thought what he said was an acknowledgment that Ukraine had not told its Western allies about the impending incursion into Kursk region.
So it's, it's getting interesting.
But there is a Russian offensive taking place around the town of Pokrovsk.
So we have this, I think, unique situation since the full scale invasion began, where both sides are advancing on each other's territory and both sides are seeing large numbers of civilians being evacuated touch.
And go, both in Kursk region and Pokrovsk.
And we're going to hear how Ukrainians feel about that in today's episode.
And please, if you've got any questions about what's unfolding in Ukraine and indeed in Russia, do get in touch.
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