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Podcast: Plain English with Derek Thompson
Episode: “Every Person Is Ready to Die for Our Country”: Five Ukrainians on Life Inside Putin’s War Zone
Description: Imagine running from your home, from a foreign army, knowing that every decision you make could be the difference between life and death—stay or flee? Turn left or right? Leave at 5 a.m. or 6 a.m.? That is the world in which today’s guests live. Five Ukrainians who live in—or have recently fled from—Kyiv tell Derek what it’s like living in the Ukrainian capital, escaping to Poland, and returning to Kyiv to fight the Russian army.Host: Derek ThompsonProducer: Troy Farkas Learn more about your ad choices...