Russian Attacks on Ukraine Escalate, 5 Days into Full-Scale Invasion

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🗓️ 1 March 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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On Monday, Russian forces took aim at the city of Kharkiv, pounding the enclave with rockets on the fifth day of the Ukrainian invasion. Scheduled peace talks between Ukraine and Russia did nothing to stop the fighting; Belarus has entered the fray in support of Russia; Russian President Vladimir Putin has placed his nation on nuclear alert. Images of ferocious resistance by Ukrainian troops and civilians have captured the attention of Western governments which continue to pledge aid in the form of money, weapons and humanitarian assistance. Even Switzerland, a nation with a history of neutrality, has come out against Russian aggression. Meanwhile, the toll of war has been monumental. The UN reports that more than 500,000 Ukrainians, many of them families with children, have fled to western border nations as refugees, and aid agencies warn that the humanitarian crisis shows no sign of abating. As the siege continues, we’ll talk about the hardships Ukrainians are facing, and we’ll also look at the history of Russia’s relationship with Ukraine and what Putin’s endgame might be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.8	Coming up on forum, a 40-mile Russian convoy advances towards Kiev, and Russian attacks on civilian targets there,
0:56.4	and in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, are intensifying.
1:01.1	U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, citing recent attacks on schools, hospitals, and homes,
1:07.4	condemned Russia this morning, saying that human rights abuses are, quote, mounting by the hour.
1:12.6	Images of resistance by Ukrainian troops and civilians, and images of families streaming to western borders and freezing temperatures as refugees,
1:20.6	have captured the attention and support of the West, including Californians.
1:25.6	This hour, we hear about your connections to Ukraine and your reactions to events there.
1:33.1	This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
1:36.2	California stands with the people of Ukraine, tweeted Governor Newsom's office as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began,
1:42.3	and government buildings lit up in blue and yellow.
1:45.0	The Ukrainian embassy in San Francisco says it's received a flood of calls from people wanting to go there to fight.
1:51.0	From San Diego to Sacramento, Californians of Ukrainian descent and non-Ukrainians alike
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