Russia's spring offensive 'has begun' & China denies deploying troops in Ukraine

Russia's spring offensive 'has begun' & China denies deploying troops in Ukraine

Day 1,141.

Today, as Ukraine’s top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi declares that Russia’s spring offensive has already begun, we look at the shifting drone strategy adopted by Moscow. Then we reflect on why there may be more to the story of Chinese soldiers fighting in Ukraine than meets the eye.


Contributors:

Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

Hamish De-Bretton Gordon (Former Tank Commander). @HamishDBG on X.


Content Referenced:

The Daily T's interview on China and Ukraine with Iain Duncan Smith MP:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/trump-why-hes-right-on-china/id1489612924?i=1000702725694


The Telegraph’s Ukraine War Live Blog:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/09/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-zelensky-china/

‘Ukraine is undefeatable: the UK and Europe can help Ukraine prevail with or without Trump’ (Hamish in The Telegraph):

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/07/ukraine-tank-museum-undefeatable-war-putin-russia/


Russia's spring offensive has 'effectively already begun,' Syrskyi says (Kyiv Independent):

https://kyivindependent.com/russias-spring-offensive-has-already-begun-syrskyi-says/


Thousands of UK gas masks being sent to Ukraine (BBC):

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crldnw5lly6o

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