Oct 25, 2026

“You stop the Russians’ ability to capture the fortress belt cities. Putin had given until the end of December for that to happen. It isn’t ever going to happen now.”

Operation Vivaldi is worrying Putin, as Ukraine is winning at the tactical and operational levels, says former British Army colonel and Frontline host Philip Ingram.

You have been watching Frontline, with Kate Gerbeau, Philip Ingram, Louis Sykes and Laura Martinez-Williams, produced by Times Radio.

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