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Podcast: Ukrainecast
Episode: Ports under siege
Description: Russian forces have taken control of the key port city of Kherson. And at another port, Mariupol, people are now trapped by intense bombardments. Victoria speaks to a Kherson resident about what it’s like suddenly living under Russian rule.Jonah Fisher, who until recently was the BBC’s Kyiv correspondent, charts the rise of Volodymyr Zelensky from Paddington Bear actor to wartime president, and we hear from his former spokeswoman, Julia Mendel.And what’s the mood like in Moscow? Liza Fokht from the BBC Russian Service is back to explain the information gap betwee...