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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: Ukraine Special: Kiev under siege
Description: On the morning of February 24, Katya Niporka was woken up by the sound of Russian artillery shaking Kyiv.
Soon after, the rest of the world was waking up to the news that Russian President Vladimir Putin had declared war on Ukraine and that an invasion was underway.
For weeks Ukrainians had been hoping for the best and planning for the worst as hundreds of thousands of troops massed on the border.
Most expected that, if an invasion happened, it would be in the south-east of the country, where Ukraine has been fighting with Russian-backed...