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Hi there, I'm Asma Khalid, and welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

I normally host the Global Story.

It's a podcast that aims to bring clarity in a time of change.

Every weekday, we dive deep on one story that helps us understand our world in this

moment. You can find us wherever you listen to your BBC podcasts. In today's bonus episode,

we go inside Ukraine with the BBC's international editor, Jeremy Bowen, to get a sense of how

Ukrainians are surviving after four years of war.

Four years ago, President Vladimir Putin made a decision that would reshape Europe.

Vladimir Putin has just addressed the Russian people moment ago,

announcing what Putin called the start

of a military special operation, in his words, to demilitarize Ukraine.

The estimates of just how many people have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale

invasion of Ukraine vary. But whichever data point you use, it is undeniable that the death

toll is huge. Ukraine has put its official losses at 55,000 soldiers, and the BBC has verified

more than 180,000 on the Russian side. Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed,

millions have fled.

For those who've stayed on Ukraine's front lines,

what is life like today?

We're joined by the BBC's international editor, Jeremy Bowen.

He's been speaking to soldiers, civilians,

and even Ukraine's president

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