Ukraine attacks in Crimea
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Ukraine says it has damaged naval ships in the port of Sevastopol in Crimea and hit air defences. We ask Britain’s most recent defence attaché in Moscow, John Foreman whether Ukraine is stepping up its attacks on Crimea and how Russia could respond. North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un continues his state visit to Russia with a tour of an arms factory. He met President Putin on Wednesday but what did they talk about? The BBC’s Russia correspondent, Steve Rosenberg tells us how the event has been covered amidst speculation about a potential arms deal. Decoys are not a new method of fooling opponents in war and last year, mining and steel company, Metinvest started making them. Oleg Davydenko tells Ukrainecast how his company’s mock-ups are being used on the front line. Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Clare Williamson, Arsenii Sokolov and Niamh Hughes. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. 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. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, it's 569 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.8 | It's full-scale invasion. |
| 0:11.6 | And it's Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year festival |
| 0:14.9 | and thousands of Orthodox Jews have been arriving |
| 0:18.1 | in the Ukrainian city of Uman to worship |
| 0:21.0 | at the grave of a famous rabbi. |
| 0:23.9 | This rabbi, Nakhman of Breslov, celebrated happiness. |
| 0:34.0 | He said that expressing joy was actually a way |
| 0:37.8 | to get closer to God. |
| 0:39.5 | And he's buried in Uman, which is a city |
| 0:43.1 | that's less than three hours drive South of Kiev. |
| 0:47.0 | And every year, during Rosh Hashanah, |
| 0:50.1 | it transforms, it is something that wouldn't be |
| 0:54.0 | out of place in Israel, shop signs in Hebrew |
| 0:57.0 | and tens of thousands of Jewish pilgrims. |
| 1:00.3 | And this year, the Ukrainian authorities say that |
| 1:03.8 | more than 32,000 Jewish pilgrims have arrived in Uman so far. |
| 1:11.4 | And that is despite the war. |
| 1:13.5 | And obviously, you probably remember, |
| 1:16.1 | but President Zelensky is Jewish |
| 1:19.0 | and he has been welcoming Ukraine's rabbis, |
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