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Hello, it's 245 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

In a moment we are going to bring you a stark and brutal reminder about the loss of life

in this conflict so far.

Also in today's episode, Vitaly reveals that the Ukrainian Secret Service once tried

to recruit him as a spy.

Plus, we're going to hear from a Ukrainian soldier who talks in a really visceral way about

the post-traumatic stress disorder he now suffers from as a result of fighting for his life

and his country.

I started having panic attacks.

Wild fear for no reason.

My hands were shaking, my blood pressure sawed.

It was pure torment.

You are no longer in control of yourself.

Now what this soldier tells us is really important because it is estimated that millions of

Ukrainians, soldiers, but mostly civilians are going to need long-term support to cope

with what they are experiencing and living through right now.

And who knows how long the war is going to go on for.

Just to remind you of the terrible human cost of the war so far, the UN says 16,150

civilians have been killed, 402 of them children.

The Ukrainian authorities say nearly 9,000 of its military personnel have been killed.

Russia says close to 6,000 of its soldiers have died, but the UK believes 25,000 Russians

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