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Ukrainecast

Extra episode: One of the deadliest attacks of the war

Ukrainecast

BBC

News Commentary, News

4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

President Zelensky says a Russian strike in the village of Hroza, in eastern Ukraine, has killed at least 51 people, including a six-year-old boy.

In this extra episode of Ukrainecast, Victoria is joined by James Waterhouse in Kyiv to find out what we know about the attack. The producers were Keiligh Baker, Arsenii Sokolov and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The series producer is Tim Walklate. 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.

You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast’s Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:05.2

Hello, it's 589 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and it is

0:11.2

4.30 pm UK time, and in one of the deadliest attacks of this war thus far, at least 51

0:19.3

people, including children, have been killed in a missile strike in a village called

0:24.8

Harolsa in Eastern Ukraine.

0:30.4

The images of the aftermath of this attack, which are emerging right now, are really

0:36.9

distressing, really heartbreaking. I'm looking at some videos, I'm looking at some photographs,

0:43.8

and what I can see is a smashed concrete, the collapsed rubble of buildings and dozens,

0:53.2

of emergency rescue workers trying to move rubble to find survivors after this attack,

1:00.5

and then there are pairs of rescuers carrying people who have been killed, carrying them away

1:08.1

in simple blue body bags. We're going to update you on what's happened today and discuss

1:15.2

what it could mean for this war. This is an extra episode of Ukraine Past.

1:21.0

Ukraine costs from lives in the US. Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart-hage and pain.

1:28.6

Millions of people are without heating, without water.

1:31.6

Putin is the aggressor, he will be ready to use nuclear weapons.

1:37.5

They killed him and fled. I do not know how women are just like it.

1:41.8

Russia, I want people to know the truth.

1:46.5

Hello, this is Victoria Darbyshire in the Ukrainecast studio,

1:49.6

and this is James Waterhouse in Kiev. And obviously, James, this is a fast-moving story,

1:55.8

but what do you know so far about what happened in this attack on this village in the northeast of

2:02.1

Ukraine earlier today? Well, we know, Vic, that this is the worst single loss of life we've seen in

2:07.1

a missile strike. For more than a year, for Ukraine, it's as we speak, 51 and counting.

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