Last week's news of mass mobilisation has brought the reality of war home to millions of Russians, as thousands queue to flee the country. mattfrei reports from Kyiv.
On the battlefield, Ukraine has had some remarkable successes of late and we were told by a senior government official that they hope to launch another major offensive before the onset of winter.
At the same time they are taking any threat of nuclear action extremely seriously – and are also keeping a close eye on the events inside Russia where last week’s news of mass mobilisation has finally brought the reality of war home to millions of Russians.
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