What does Kherson mean for Putin?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2022
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
President Zelensky has visited the liberated city of Kherson and spoke of a “long and difficult path” ahead. The change in control of the city is seen as a major setback in Moscow, but the Kremlin still insists that Kherson is part of Russian territory.
The BBC’s security correspondent Frank Gardner looks at what could happen next. Also, Mark Galeotti, author of Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine, assesses the impact on President Putin and his leadership.
Today’s episode was presented by Vitaly Shevchenko and Victoria Derbyshire.
The producers were Arsenii Sokolov and Clare Williamson. The technical coordinator is Michael Regaard. The series producer is Estelle Doyle, the assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | It's 264 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:11.0 | And today, President Zelensky made a surprise visit |
| 0:14.0 | to newly liberated Hassan. |
| 0:18.0 | In what some might say was an incredibly brave move, |
| 0:22.0 | he warped through the streets |
| 0:24.0 | with locals shouting and cheering from their windows. |
| 0:28.0 | And one guy did actually ask him, |
| 0:30.0 | why was he taking such a risk |
| 0:32.0 | by coming to the city when it's still so dangerous? |
| 0:35.0 | To be honest, I really wanted a watermelon from his own. |
| 0:39.0 | But seriously speaking, |
| 0:41.0 | we have to show support for its citizens |
| 0:43.0 | so they can feel that we're not just talking and promising things. |
| 0:47.0 | Also, from a human point of view, |
| 0:49.0 | I really want to feel the emotion, the energy from the people. |
| 0:54.0 | The significance of watermelons for Hassan is very, very big. |
| 1:01.0 | It's the city known for its watermelons. |
| 1:03.0 | And we've seen lots of videos of Ukrainian soldiers |
| 1:06.0 | holding, hugging watermelons |
| 1:09.0 | that were given when they entered central Hassan. |
| 1:12.0 | And also today, there was a ceremony |
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