Is war fatigue Ukraine's new enemy?

This Is Why

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🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The world's attention has been turned to the Israel-Hamas conflict, resulting in the war in Ukraine falling further down the news agenda. Not only does this impact keeping pressure on Putin but in Ukraine, momentum for the war is also running low. Independent reporting suggests the country is facing a recruitment crisis, with just 1 in 4 men joining the army voluntarily.

On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson explores what this means for Ukraine’s defence against Russia with Dr Alexandra Walmsley, defence analyst at RUSI, and Sir David Manning, former UK permanent representative to NATO.

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi
Editor: Wendy Parker

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1:01.8	What exactly is happening in Ukraine right now? Chances are that, like me, you probably don't know.
1:09.9	With the atrocities committed by Hamas on October
1:12.0	the 7th and the subsequent destruction of large parts of Gaza, our attention has very definitely
1:17.3	shifted. Yet despite the war on, let's not forget, Europe's eastern frontier, falling
1:23.4	further and further down the news agenda, the conflict remains an existential issue for Ukrainians
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