Ukraine reinforces Chasiv Yar amid fierce fighting & rage, love and memory with Ukrainian author Oleksandr Mykhed
Ukraine: The Latest
Louisa Wells / Francis Dearnley
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Day 850.
Today, we bring you updates from the front lines, discuss Ukraine’s ongoing bid for NATO membership and we interview Ukrainian writer and soldier Oleksandr Mykhed.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @DJKnowles on X
Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.
With thanks to Ukrainian author Oleksandr Mykhed. @mykhed_o on X.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/303637/oleksandr-mykhed
Upcoming events:
Chalke Valley History Festival:
https://www.chalkefestival.com/
Scarborough Fair 29th
https://scarboroughfair.uk/performances/ukraine-the-latest-live/
Article Referenced:
Exclusive Olena Zelenska interview (The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/06/20/olena-zelenska-ukraine-hope-burnout-family/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY2UD11kbmE
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| 0:00.0 | I'm David Knowles and this is Ukraine the latest. Today we bring you |
| 0:08.7 | updates from the front lines discuss Ukraine's ongoing bid for NATO |
| 0:12.2 | membership and we interview Ukrainian writer and soldier, |
| 0:15.6 | Alexandra Mikker. |
| 0:16.7 | Bravery takes you through the most unimaginable hardships to finally reward you with victory. |
| 0:26.4 | If we give President Zelensky the tools, the Ukrainians will finish the job. |
| 0:31.5 | Slava, Ukraine! Nobody is going to break us. |
| 0:35.0 | We're strong. |
| 0:36.0 | Where Ukraine is. |
| 0:38.0 | It's Friday the 21st of June. |
| 0:40.0 | Two years and 120 days since the full-scale invasion began. |
| 0:44.0 | And today I'm joined by our associate editor Dominic Nichols, |
| 0:47.0 | assistant comment editor Francis Dernley, |
| 0:49.0 | and our guest is Ukrainian writer Alexander and Mikked. I started by asking Dom for the latest news from Ukraine. |
| 0:57.0 | Well, hi David and hello to you wherever you are. Let's start inside Russia for a change. |
| 1:02.0 | Ukraine's military this morning said inside Russia for a change. |
| 1:02.6 | Ukraine's military this morning says it struck four oil refineries |
| 1:07.4 | and military objects in Russia last night. |
| 1:11.5 | Targets included radar stations, electronic intelligence centers and drone storage facilities. |
| 1:17.9 | This attack was supposed to have taken, said to have taken place in the early hours of this |
| 1:21.4 | morning. |
| 1:22.4 | The Russian Defence Ministry said it had repelled a |
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