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Apply with £100,000 annual income or £100,000 savings or investments with HSBC UK or Premier status abroad. Hello and welcome to the Battleground Ukraine podcast with me, Patrick Bishop and Saul David.

The main news this week is that Russia continues to make small gains across the front line in eastern Ukraine, which raises the question, has the much anticipated Russian offensive

already begun? Or is this just an attempt to keep the Ukrainians guessing and constantly

off balance until the main effort is launched in the coming weeks? We're also going to consider

the relationship between the Kremlin and the Wagner Group. And we're also hearing that

President Zelensky is making a surprise visit to the UK today and the Wagner group. And we're also hearing that President Zelensky is making a

surprise visit to the UK today, his first since the Russian invasion. Our guest this week is filmmaker

Olly Lambert, who spent a number of months in Ukraine last year filming the excellent BBC documentary,

Ukraine, the People's Fight, which is still available on Eyeplayer.

Olli risked his life to bring back some extraordinary footage from the front line in the

Kersen Ablast, and we'll be giving us an insight into why Ukraine's mobilisation of ordinary

people is proving so effective.

First, let's drill down a little more deeply into Russia's strategy.

Its forces are continuing to make small gains in and around Bahmoud in Donetsk,

northeast of Kopyensk and west of the Svatové Kremina line, both in Lujansk.

But let's be honest, all we're all operating in the dark here, really, aren't we?

There's a lot of Maskylovka deception coming from both sides.

Ukrainian officials are warning that things are about to kick off

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