Russia & Ukraine: A Year of War

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🗓️ 24 February 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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On the 24th of February, 2022, the world looked on in disbelief as Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. One year on he shows no signs of easing his commitment to the conflict, despite the many setbacks that Russian forces have faced. The question is, why hasn't Russia's invasion gone to plan? Where did they get it wrong, where have the Ukrainians got it right, and how can we make sense of the conflict as it stands today? To answer these questions, we are joined by conflict scholar Mike Martin, who explains Russia's issues by looking at how wars have been waged in the past. We are also joined by the Ukrainian medical student and refugee, Margo Bendeliani, who gives us the perspective of someone who lives this war every day and reminds us of the conflict's human cost.

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0:50.4	One year ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of our independence, democratic
0:58.3	neighbour Ukraine.
1:00.8	Although this felt like the beginning of a new conflict, in fact the Russo-Ukrainian
1:04.7	war had been rumbling along since early 2014 when Russia had forcibly annexed the Crimean
1:10.4	Peninsula and supported established Russian-backed separatist republics in the Eastern Donbass
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