Ukraine’s Landmines: Your Questions Answered
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
How serious a threat are landmines to Ukraine?
Jasmine Dann from the Halo Trust in Mykolaiv and Paul Heslop at the UN Development Programme in Ukraine answer listener questions about the huge challenge of clearing the millions of landmines in Ukraine.
And we hear from the Economist’s Arkady Ostrovsky about his interview with the commander of Ukraine's armed forces, Valery Zaluzhny.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The series producer is Tim Walklate. 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. |
| 0:05.3 | Hello, it's 619 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:11.7 | We are in the month of November, and across this year we have heard so many moving stories |
| 0:19.2 | from you. |
| 0:20.9 | As we did last year, there have been so many dramatic developments in this conflict, |
| 0:26.9 | so many lows and some highs as well. |
| 0:32.0 | And as we approach the end of 2023, we would like your help with coming up with a fresh |
| 0:39.2 | opening title sequence. |
| 0:41.4 | Because many of the things you have told us on Ukraine has this year have had an impact |
| 0:48.4 | on us and hopefully an impact on you as you listen around the world. |
| 0:53.5 | And looking back at what happened in 2023, one of the most unexpected, bizarre striking |
| 1:02.8 | developments was a mutiny by Wagner, back in June. |
| 1:09.2 | And during that mutiny, the Russian President described the man in charge of Wagner, |
| 1:15.4 | Evgeny Prigorzyn, as a traitor. |
| 1:17.8 | It's a step in the back for all country and all people. |
| 1:22.8 | We will protect both our people and our statehood from any threats, including from internal |
| 1:27.8 | betrayal. |
| 1:29.1 | And what we have encountered is precisely a betrayal. |
| 1:35.2 | And then after suggestions from some that the counteroffensive was making slow progress, |
| 1:39.8 | Ukraine's foreign minister hit back at critics. |
| 1:43.2 | Criticizing the slow pace of counteroffensive equals to spitting into the face of Ukrainian |
| 1:50.6 | soldier who sacrifices his life every day. |
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