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A tale of two soldiers: Can Ukraine actually win?

Frontline fighters on Russia鈥檚 threat and prospects for peace

Frontline fighters on the Russian threat and the prospects for peace鈥

Victoria and James are joined by Yaryna, who鈥檚 been serving in Ukraine鈥檚 armed forces since 2020, and a recent recruit who goes by the call-sign 鈥楲ogan鈥.

They discuss the current situation on the battle field, whether a new mobilisation law is enough and the prospect of Ukraine failing to win this war.

Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and James Waterhouse.

The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Hanna Chornous, Cordelia Hemming and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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

You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast鈥檚 Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord

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