Could Russia take Kharkiv?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Why is Russia targeting Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv? It’s suffered extensive damage from months of Russian bombardment since the full-scale invasion and Ukrainian officials have said the city might be the target of a future Russian offensive.
We hear from a resident and speak to the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov.
The BBC’s Sarah Rainsford tells us what life is like in Kharkiv, and Dara Massicot from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discusses the likelihood of any future Russian takeover.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Elliot Ryder and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The assistant editor was Alex Lewis. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | Hello, it's 776 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:10.3 | Today's episode, we are going to focus on Ukraine's second city. It's Harkiv as you know where |
| 0:17.2 | attacks have been intensifying in recent weeks. What has been happening there, Vitali? |
| 0:21.6 | Harkiv has been pummeled relentlessly with bombs, missiles, drones, a lot of lethal things. |
| 0:31.0 | And a lot of people in Harquiv have been killed. of the energy infrastructure in Kharkiv was targeted, it was plunged into darkness for a long time |
| 0:48.8 | and it's an almost daily or nightly occurrence Russian attacks on Harquive. |
| 0:56.4 | Yeah, months and months and months of bombardment. |
| 0:59.9 | And who was it who said last week that Harquiv should be wiped from the face of the earth? |
| 1:07.0 | It was one of Russia's chief propagandists, |
| 1:14.0 | Vladimir Sala Vio and the Russian state TV. |
| 1:16.2 | That's the kind of rhetoric you get on television, |
| 1:20.8 | controlled and bankrolled by the Kremlin which tells us something about Russia's |
| 1:27.1 | intentions for Ukraine. In today's episode we're going to talk to the mayor of Harkiv and examine Russia's strategy |
| 1:36.5 | in targeting Ukraine's second city. |
| 1:39.9 | This is Ukraine Kast. |
| 1:41.9 | Ukraine Kast from BBC News. is a |
| 1:43.7 | BRCAN cast. Ukraine cost from BBC News. |
| 1:44.3 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart rage and pain. |
| 1:49.3 | Millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 1:52.4 | Putin is the aggressor. |
| 1:54.6 | He will be ready to use nuclear weapons. |
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