Summary
A former Soviet soldier describes how he’s now helping resistance groups in the Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine by advising them how to mount an insurgency.
UNICEF’s Pete Manfield describes how the war in Ukraine is taking its toll in Somalia, and BBC Africa correspondent Catherine Byaruhanga explains why some Africans are taking a pro-Russian stance.
Also, a listener in Russia explains how he’s using bank notes to protest against the war.
This episode of Ukrainecast was made by Estelle Doyle with Natalie Ktena and Osman Iqbal. The planning producer is Louise Hidalgo. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The editor is Alison Gee. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 0330 1239480.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, it's 121 days since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. |
| 0:10.3 | Ukraine is Europe! Ukraine is Europe! Ukraine is Europe! |
| 0:15.5 | And Ukraine has been granted officially EU-candidate status. |
| 0:22.0 | Both the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, |
| 0:26.7 | and the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, |
| 0:29.2 | called it a historic moment. |
| 0:40.0 | And also, the long-range rocket systems high-mars, as they're called, |
| 0:44.2 | that Ukraine has been asking for ever since the war began, |
| 0:47.6 | which were promised last month, well, they've now arrived. |
| 0:50.8 | Ukraine's Minister of Defence, Alexei Reznikov, warned, |
| 0:54.5 | some will be hot for the Russian occupiers, |
| 0:57.3 | and the last one for some of them. |
| 1:01.4 | And a video has emerged apparently showing high-mars being used in Ukraine |
| 1:08.8 | for the first time. It shows missile after missile being fired |
| 1:15.6 | from a vehicle in the middle of a field at night, |
| 1:20.5 | and lighting up the sky each time a missile is fired. |
| 1:33.5 | A pretty good day for Ukraine. |
| 1:36.6 | Well, not quite. For a goal, because several of the units |
| 1:40.7 | look like it is losing resistance, stopping resistance, |
| 1:44.4 | so high-mars, good news and bad news, combined. |
| 1:48.4 | This is Ukraine, Kost. |
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