Mariupol prisoners of war on trial
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
As a show trial begins of Azov Brigade fighters captured in last year’s siege of Mariupol, we hear from the fiancée of one about the torturous conditions they are being held in.
Also, just how many Russian fighters have lost their lives in the war so far? BBC Russian’s Olga Ivshina has been crunching the numbers.
And the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent James Landale joins us on a day when an African leaders’ peace mission visits Kyiv - and have to promptly take shelter from a missile attack.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.
The producers are Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson, Drew Hyndman and Tom Smithard. The technical producer is Mike Regaard. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The 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. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, it's 478 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.3 | And it's a big day for international talks in Ukraine today. |
| 0:13.8 | A peace mission of African leaders are in Kiev, |
| 0:18.1 | and were greeted by the sound of air raid sirens |
| 0:21.6 | as hypersonic and cruise missiles were launched |
| 0:24.9 | against the Ukrainian capital. |
| 0:28.5 | All were destroyed by Kiev's air defense systems. |
| 0:31.5 | We'll be talking about the visit with the BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landel. |
| 0:36.6 | And you have just come back from reporting from Kiev, |
| 0:40.8 | and it's been relentless in the capital city, hasn't it? |
| 0:44.3 | This is what the skies over Kiev look like in the early hours. |
| 0:48.0 | Unmanned Russian attack aircraft coming in waves, |
| 0:51.9 | being destroyed by Ukraine's air defenses. |
| 0:55.0 | Officials said more than 50. |
| 0:56.7 | It has, and it's beginning to have an impact. |
| 1:00.1 | You can see people, because during the daytime, it's normal life. |
| 1:03.3 | You could wander around, and you could be in Budapest, you could be in Vienna. |
| 1:07.1 | The streets are full, people are going out, families at weekends, |
| 1:10.7 | there are street parties and performances in the open air, |
| 1:14.1 | and pubs and the bars were sort of spilling over. |
| 1:16.8 | So during the day that's normal life, but at night, |
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