Identifying the Ukrainian bodies found in shallow graves
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
When Ukrainian troops liberated Izyum in the east of the country, they discovered hundreds of shallow graves in a wood outside the town. Months later, forensic experts are still struggling to identify the remains. The BBC’s Eastern Europe correspondent, Sarah Rainsford, has been talking to the pathologists and the families waiting for news of their lost loved ones.
We also get the latest on today’s drone attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure as President Putin visits its ally Belarus.
And Prof Michael Kimmage, a former White House adviser on Russia and Ukraine, explains the historic and strategic importance of Crimea in this war.
Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Luke Radcliff. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Jonathan Aspinwall. 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 | It's 299 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.6 | And if you listen to Friday's episode of Ukrainecast, you'll know that Ukraine was choosing |
| 0:13.8 | its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest over the weekend. |
| 0:18.8 | But here we are, and we are singing. |
| 0:27.0 | We're here, we're alive, and we're singing. |
| 0:29.8 | Was the host's message as they broadcast the show live from a metro station |
| 0:35.4 | that's being used as a bomb shelter in Kiev. |
| 0:38.2 | Here's how the winner was announced. |
| 0:41.0 | The winning song entry is called Heart of Steel, and it's sung by Joe Tvorchi. |
| 0:52.0 | And they sing in Ukrainian and English, their singer is Jeffrey Kenney. |
| 1:05.0 | And the producer is Andrei Hutsulak. |
| 1:09.0 | We want to say thank you to everyone who supported us, who listened to the music, |
| 1:13.0 | and who is fighting on the front line, because it's important. |
| 1:17.0 | We will try to do everything to present Ukraine with dignity in Liverpool. |
| 1:25.0 | Since the show on Saturday night, Russia has once again targeted Kiev with drones. |
| 1:30.0 | So today we'll be discussing these latest attacks, and as President Putin visits Belarus, |
| 1:35.0 | we're also going to look at the speculation that he could be planning another offensive on Kiev from there. |
| 1:42.0 | This is Ukraine's cost. |
| 1:45.0 | Ukraine's cost from this news. |
| 1:48.0 | The question for us now is to be or not to be. |
| 1:52.0 | I'm ordering the Ministry of Defense to put the strategic nuclear forces on special alert. |
| 1:58.0 | I could not imagine that I would find out that actually my home is bombed. |
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