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Questions about recent strikes on Crimea? Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’ (Patreon)

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2023-09-25 17:00:22
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Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic this week is the recent Ukrainian strikes on Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, including air defense systems and the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.

To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email our community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Episode 25, “Is the counteroffensive almost over?” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms, with your questions starting at 19:09.

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Is the counteroffensive almost over? | This Week in Ukraine Ep. 26

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Episode #26 is dedicated to the question of when Ukraine’s counteroffensive might end, and what comes next for Ukraine when it does. Anastasiia is joined by the Kyiv Independent's reporter Francis Farrell. Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast – http://bit.ly/3M2wtV9 Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 01:31 Why Ukraine has 30 days left to fight 03:00 Francis’ recent trip to Zaporizhzhia front line 06:53 Counteroffensive progress 10:02 Could an operational pause benefit Ukraine? 12:02 Will Russia take back the initiative? 14:11 What’s the next strategic focus for Ukraine? 17:33 Is the counteroffensive a success? 19:09 Questions from community 24:25 Also this week 25:42 Outro The Kyiv Independent: Twiter – https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kyivindepen... Anastasiia Lapatina: Twitter – https://twitter.com/lapatina_ Francis Farrell: Twitter – https://twitter.com/francisjfarrell The episode was edited by Alex Kisly.

Comments

Robert Fitzgibbon

A trio of suggested questions for you: Does the Black Sea Fleet have any air assets (jets, helicopters, drones, etc) on the Crimean Peninsula? If the attack on air-defense systems are a precursor to further strikes, do we have an idea of what future targets may be? What is a possible strategic objective of attacking the air-defense and HQ of the Black Sea Fleet? Is it possible that Ukraine could force the fleet to withdraw from Crimea? Keep up the great work!

Ed Steinman

1. How large was the Black Sea fleet before Feb. 2022 and how large is it now? 2. As military targets are destroyed in Crimea is Russia rebuilding them quickly or is the strength of Russia in Crimea dwindling?