Visiting Ukrainian Officials Seek Rebuilding Support, Expertise

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🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Nearly 1.5 million homes have been destroyed in Russia’s war on Ukraine, and rebuilding the country could cost more than $400 billion, according to the United Nations. Despite the ongoing fighting, Ukrainian leaders say they urgently need to start rebuilding homes, factories, and other structures, so that the millions of Ukrainians who fled the war – and who are key to redeveloping the country – can return. To that end, a delegation of Ukrainian officials and leaders are visiting the Bay Area to seek local expertise and support for their efforts. We’ll talk to several of them about their experiences since the Russian invasion and the financial and logistical challenges they face. Guests: Margie O'Driscoll, executive director, Center for Innovation - a San Francisco-based non-profit Andrii Lakshtanov, construction professional, Hilti Ukraine; leader, Dobrobat Konstiantyn Demenkov, chief advisor for reconstruction, the city council of Kharkiv Volodymyr Kreidenko, member of Ukraine's parliament Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.6	From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:14.3	Today we devote both hours of forum to Ukraine.
1:17.6	Up first here at 9, we're talking about the challenges of rebuilding.
1:21.5	The damage from Russia's invasion of Ukraine is almost unfathomable.
1:25.6	1.5 million Ukrainian homes have been destroyed and experts
1:29.3	estimate it could cost more than $400 billion to rebuild the country. Today we're joined by a
1:35.8	delegation of Ukrainian officials and leaders who are visiting the Bay Area to seek local
1:40.3	expertise on how to start rebuilding even as the war continues.
1:44.7	The problem is they need to create a place that will draw back in the wave of Ukrainians who
1:48.9	left the country after the war began.
1:51.1	We'll talk about their local barrier partnerships and the challenges they face at home right
1:54.6	after this news.
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