Summary
BBC correspondent Andrew Harding describes how sleep has been near impossible in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv, which has been under almost constant Russian bombardment since the start of the war.
Together with Vitaly and Irena, he also discusses a report by Amnesty International, which accuses Ukraine of endangering the lives of its own citizens by setting up military bases in residential areas, such as in schools and hospitals.
We also hear from Jixian Wang, a Chinese vlogger based in Odessa, who explains how Chinese state media echoes Russian propaganda.
And former China correspondent for the BBC, John Sudworth describes how the war in Ukraine is playing out in Taiwan, and the ways in which the crises in the two places are linked.
The series producer is Estelle Doyle. The producer is Arsenii Sokolov. Planning producer is Louise Hidalgo. The technical producer is Emma Crowe. 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.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | It's 163 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:10.0 | And Ukraine has hit back at a report by the Human Rights Group Amnesty International, |
| 0:16.7 | which accused Ukraine of endangering civilians by operating weapon systems in populated |
| 0:24.6 | residential areas. |
| 0:29.9 | President Zelensky said the report was shifting responsibility from the offender aggressor |
| 0:36.4 | onto the victim. |
| 0:37.6 | This is Ukraine cost. |
| 0:46.8 | The question for us now is to be or not to be. |
| 0:53.8 | I'm ordering the Ministry of Defence to put the strategic nuclear forces on special alert. |
| 0:59.8 | I could not imagine that I would find out that actually my home is bombed. |
| 1:04.5 | Putin is the aggression. |
| 1:06.6 | He will never be able to cleanse the blood from his hands. |
| 1:12.5 | Hello, this is Irana in the Ukraine cost studio. |
| 1:15.8 | This is Vitaly Olser in the studio in London. |
| 1:18.8 | Let's get a sense now of what is going on on the ground in Ukraine. |
| 1:23.0 | Andrew Harding is a BBC correspondent who is currently based in southern Ukraine. |
| 1:28.8 | Hello, Andrew. |
| 1:29.8 | Hi. |
| 1:30.8 | We were just admiring your latest report and playing it for Ukraine in audiences. |
| 1:36.8 | How are you? |
| 1:37.8 | Are you safe? |
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