Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
President Zelensky has praised the endurance and courage of the Ukrainian people as the war with Russia enters its fifth year. With events being held across Ukraine to mark the day, Western leaders have been reaffirming their support for Kyiv. The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, hailed what he called Ukraine's incredible resilience. Also: For the first time in the UK a baby has been born to a mother who received a womb transplant from a dead donor. President Trump has dismissed media reports that the United States' most senior general had spoken of risks in potentially going to war with Iran. China has imposed restrictions on dual-use exports to major Japanese industrial companies, accusing them of helping to build up Japan's military capabilities. And one of Italy's most famous landmarks, Giotto Bell's Tower in Florence, is to be fully restored for the first time in centuries.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.6 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:11.6 | I'm Jean-Urille, and at 16 hours GMT on Tuesday, the 24th of February, these are our main stories. |
| 0:18.5 | As Ukrainians mark the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, |
| 0:23.5 | President Zelensky delivers a defiant address. Western leaders visit Kiev to show their support. |
| 0:31.0 | Reports say senior figures in the U.S. military are deeply concerned that President Trump may start |
| 0:37.3 | another long-drawn-out conflict in |
| 0:39.8 | the Middle East. And China imposes restrictions on dual-use exports to 20 major Japanese companies. |
| 0:49.8 | Also in this podcast, the first baby born in Britain to a mother who received a womb transplant from a dead donor. |
| 0:57.2 | I received that phone call and we ultimately then had to go to Oxford and have the transplant. |
| 1:02.4 | Following that, then of course embryo transfer and that's the little boy. |
| 1:20.0 | Ukrainians are marking the fourth anniversary of what has become Europe's bloodiest conflict since the Second World War in ceremonies in Kiev and across the country. |
| 1:30.1 | Fierce Ukrainian resistance and hundreds of billions of dollars in Western military aid |
| 1:35.4 | have prevented Russia from achieving what it thought would be an easy victory. |
| 1:40.7 | This is how the start of the invasion was reported on the BBC. |
| 1:46.8 | Russia has launched a large-scale military assault on the country. |
| 1:51.6 | Ukrainian politicians are describing it as an invasion. |
| 1:54.2 | The explosions have been heard across Ukraine in cities, including the capital Kiev. |
| 2:00.2 | Ukraine can fight and we will fight. |
| 2:03.2 | Our parliament had an extraordinary meeting. |
| 2:06.4 | We provided a martial law in Ukraine and we will fight for our land. |
| 2:10.9 | That is our country. |
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