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21/05/2023

The latest developments from Ukraine. Including stories of spying in the US and Russia, this week's earlier hypersonic missile attack, and diplomacy at the G7 summit.

The latest developments from Ukraine from the Ukrainecast team.

The CIA has released a video to try to persuade ordinary Russians to share secrets, saying their children will thank them for standing up and being heroes. Also, the tale of Russian sleeper agents who lived undercover for years in New York - their friends and colleagues had no idea. The 成人论坛鈥檚 Gordon Corera and producer Emma Weatherill discuss their new podcast Mother, Neighbor, Russian Spy. Plus diplomatic correspondent James Landale updates on the start on the G7 summit in Hiroshima.

Then from earlier this week, we report on how Ukraine鈥檚 air defences intercepted six hypersonic missiles fired by Russia over Kyiv, one of the most sophisticated weapons in Moscow鈥檚 arsenal. The 成人论坛鈥檚 Frank Gardner breaks down the significance of the attack and recent arms pledges from the West. We鈥檙e also joined by Anastasia Gribanova from the 成人论坛鈥檚 Ukrainian Service to talk about The Superhumans Center, a specialised clinic for Ukrainians offering free prosthetics, reconstruction treatment and PTSD counselling.

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Sun 21 May 2023 05:00

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  • Sun 21 May 2023 05:00