Is Russia breaking the rules of war?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Ukraine has again accused Russia of committing war crimes, as a viral video appears to show two unarmed Ukrainian soldiers being shot dead as they attempt to surrender. We look at whether a war crime has been committed, with Kateryna Stepanenko from the Institute for the Study of War, which has been closely monitoring the conflict since day one. And six months on from the Kakhovka Dam explosion, we explore what is happening in the region and see what archaeologists have found since the waters subsided.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. It was made by Keiligh Baker and the producers were Clare Williamson, Arsenii Sokolov and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Lucy Boast. 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. |
| 0:04.7 | It's 650 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:11.6 | And we wanted to start this episode with a message from one of our listeners. |
| 0:16.0 | And this listener calls themselves banana brains. |
| 0:19.6 | I don't know why, but they do. This is the message. |
| 0:22.8 | Spotify wrapped, revealed unsurprisingly that Ukraine cast |
| 0:26.8 | was my most listened-to podcast of 2023. |
| 0:30.0 | I listened to 12,750 minutes of it, |
| 0:34.0 | which puts me in the top 0.1% of listeners. |
| 0:38.8 | Banana brains, all I can say is thank you so much |
| 0:41.2 | for being a very, very loyal listener. |
| 0:44.0 | Whoever you are, thank you. |
| 0:46.8 | Today we're going to get an update on the latest from the front line, |
| 0:49.6 | as you'd expect, plus tomorrow marks exactly six months |
| 0:54.3 | since the collapse of the Nova Karkovka Dam |
| 0:57.5 | and we'll be hearing from one of the many people involved |
| 1:00.0 | in the humanitarian rescue efforts as well. |
| 1:03.0 | This is a crane cast. |
| 1:05.2 | You crane cast from BBC News. |
| 1:08.1 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart age and pain. |
| 1:12.8 | millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 1:15.7 | Putin is the aggressor. He will be rigid to use nuclear weapons. |
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