Putin declares 'victory' in Bakhmut & fighters launch tank raid across Russian border

Day 452.

Today, we assess Putin’s claim that Bakhmut has fallen to Russia, analyse important announcements from the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, and report the breaking news that armoured vehicles travelled across the border into Russia, “capturing” a number of villages around Belgorod.

Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Host). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.

Nataliya Vasilyeva (Russia Correspondent) @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.

Genevieve Holl-Allen (Foreign Correspondent). @genevieve_holl on Twitter.

Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on Twitter.

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