Two Years On: Your Questions Answered
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Saturday marks exactly two years of this conflict. On today’s special episode, recorded in collaboration with the Global News Podcast, BBC experts from across the world answer YOUR questions on the war.
Today’s episode is presented by Oliver Conway and Vitaly Shevchenko, with the BBC’s chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet, in Kyiv, Russia editor Steve Rosenberg in Moscow and BBC Verify’s Olga Robinson. It was made in collaboration with the Global News Podcast team. The producers were Keiligh Baker, Cordelia Hemming and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Lucy Boast. The senior news 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
You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast’s Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | It's 730 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:11.5 | And tomorrow will mark exactly two years of this conflict. |
| 0:16.0 | But after tens of thousands of deaths on both sides, who has the upper hand? |
| 0:21.2 | What is life like in Ukraine and Russia today? And when will the killing end? |
| 0:26.4 | The Global News Podcast and Ukrainecast have come together to answer your questions. |
| 0:31.2 | This is Ukraine cast. |
| 0:33.0 | Ukraine cast from BBC News. |
| 0:36.0 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart rage and pain. |
| 0:41.0 | Millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 0:44.0 | Putin is the aggressor. |
| 0:46.0 | He will be ready to use nuclear weapons. |
| 0:49.8 | They killed him and fled. |
| 0:51.2 | I do not know how we managed to survive. I want people to know the truth. |
| 0:56.8 | Hello I'm Oliver Conway from the Global News Podcast and I'm Vittalia Shevchenko the co-presenter from Ukrainecast in the Ukraine |
| 1:05.4 | car studio. |
| 1:06.4 | And I'm Olga Robinson from BBC Verify also in Ukraine-Kart studio. |
| 1:10.6 | I'm Liz Doucette, the BBC's chief international correspondent and I'm back in the Ukrainian capital, Geeve. |
| 1:16.0 | And I'm Steve Rosenberg, the BBC's Russia editor and I'm in Moscow. |
| 1:20.0 | Well thank you all for joining us. |
| 1:22.0 | We've had lots of questions from listeners to the |
| 1:24.6 | Global News Podcast and Ukrainecast. Thank you all and we'll try to answer as many |
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