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From BBC learning English.
This is learning English from the news, our podcast about the news headlines.
In this program, Ukraine fights back inside Russia.
Hello.
I'm Neil.
And I'm Beth.
In this program, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.
You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode, as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
So let's hear more about this story.
So the ukrainian military says its troops now hold 74 towns and villages inside Russia after a military operation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the offensive operations can help bring peace closer by putting pressure on Russia.
But the russian president, Vladimir Putin, accused Ukraine of committing crimes against russian people and said Kyiv, that's the capital of Ukraine, would receive a response.
It's a big moment in the war as it's the first time Ukraine has completed a significant attack across the russian border.
Let's have our first headline.
Ukraine pummels Russia in bid to carve out bigger slice of territory.
And that's from Reuters.
Again, that headline, Ukraine pummels Russia in bids to carve out bigger slice of territory.
And that's from Reuters.
So lots of interesting vocabulary in this headline.
It's about the fighting between Ukraine and Russia.