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00:00We can bring in our correspondent in Ukraine, Francis Farrell. Just how closely will Ukraine
00:05be watching what goes on between Biden and Stammer this Friday?
00:10So it's difficult to underestimate and understate how important this is for Ukrainians,
00:15strategically and symbolically. It's something that the country, the leadership and the people
00:20have been asking for since the very beginning of the full scale war to be able to defend itself
00:26and fight back against Russia without one hand tied behind their backs. And now, obviously,
00:32with an increased frequency of Russian long range attacks against Ukrainian cities and
00:38infrastructure, this plea has just gone louder and louder. And now Ukrainians are certainly
00:43crossing their fingers for the ability to fight properly back against Russia to be finally granted.
00:51Now, on the field, meanwhile, Russia says it's recaptured a portion of territory in
00:55its western Kursk region after, of course, Ukraine launched a lightning incursion over
00:59a month ago. What more can you tell us about that Russian counteroffensive that currently stands?
01:05So facts from the ground that can be verified independently are still few and far between.
01:11We know that Russia claimed to have captured 10 settlements back in Kursk oblast from Ukrainian
01:19control. But Ukraine still hasn't commented. Zelensky has said that they know that the attack
01:26was coming and everything's still going to plan. Overall, according to independent information
01:30that we have, it seems that they have taken some territory back and it has been carried out by
01:36some of Russia's more elite units. But for the moment, it's not a game changer in terms
01:41of Ukraine's hold on Kursk oblast. We'll have to keep our eye out on it.