Ukraine’s progress in numbers

More or Less: Behind the Stats

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🗓️ 24 September 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Ukraine has reportedly recaptured nearly 10,000 square kilometres of territory that had been occupied by Russia. We ask where the numbers come from and what they mean. Plus with Norway supplanting Russia to become Europe’s biggest supplier of natural gas, we ask how much money the country is making from the increased demand and higher prices. Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Jon Bithrey Editor: Richard Vadon Production Coordinator: Jacqui Johnson Sound Engineer: Neil Churchill

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0:25.0	We all weekly guide to the numbers all around us in the news and in life.
0:28.6	And I'm Tim Halford.
0:30.5	After months of little territorial progress for either side in the war in Ukraine,
0:34.9	advances by Ukrainian troops in the northeast region of Karkiv
0:38.6	have been widely reported in the last couple of weeks.
0:43.2	After months of deadlock, Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia
0:47.0	seems to be gathering momentum.
0:48.6	Ukraine says it's taken about 20 villages from Russia in the past 24 hours.
0:53.2	But if you create a lightly counteroffensive reclaimed in area in the northeast,
0:57.6	the size of greater London.
0:59.4	Ukraine has recaptured an area around four times the size of greater London.
1:04.4	The Ukrainians have...
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