There's increasing evidence that Ukraine has seized momentum in the six month old war.

On October 8, a blast crippled the Kerch Strait Bridge, which links the occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia.

Now, Russia is responding by sending missiles into Ukrainian cities in what it calls revenge attacks.

Today on Please Explain, digital foreign editor Chris Zappone joins Nick O'Malley to discuss the latest attacks, and whether the Russian setbacks will see Vladimir Putin turn to nuclear weapons.

There's increasing evidence that Ukraine has seized momentum in the six month old war.
On October 8, a blast crippled the Kerch Strait Bridge, which links the occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia.
Now, Russia is responding by sending missiles into Ukrainian cities in what it calls revenge attacks.
Today on Please Explain, digital foreign editor Chris Zappone joins Nick O'Malley to discuss the latest attacks, and whether the Russian setbacks will see Vladimir Putin turn to nuclear weapons.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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