The Russia-Ukraine conflict has escalated sharply in recent weeks. Ukraine says Russian missiles hit a military academy and neighboring hospital in the town of Poltava killing at least 50 people and injuring 271 more.  

Joining the discussion:

• Vladimir Golstein heads Brown University’s Slavic Studies department. 
• Sergiy Kudelia is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Baylor University.  
• Dmitry Babich is a Russian journalist and political analyst.  
• Michael Maloof served as a Senior Security Policy Analyst for the Pentagon.  

Two ballistic missiles struck Ukraine's central city of Poltava, hitting a hospital, an educational institution, and damaging the Military Institute of Communications building, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy https://t.co/DRgTcgvciv pic.twitter.com/a5ThIUD46Y

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Ukraine undertakes biggest government ‘reboot’ of war https://t.co/eRLBrf0CrR

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