Ukraine marks 4th anniversary of Russian invasion
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What recent events have occurred on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. Hello, I'm Ankur Desai, and in the early hours of Tuesday, the 24th of February, these are our main stories. There have been more Russian attacks on Ukraine on the fourth anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion. Mexico deploys thousands of troops to maintain order after the country's most wanted cartel leader, known as El Mencho, was killed on Sunday. and Britain's former ambassador in Washington, Peter Mandelson. He's been questioned by police after being arrested over his dealings with the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Also in this podcast, a major storm in the US causes travel disruption and power cuts.
How is Mexico responding to the death of cartel leader El Mencho?
I'm sick of it.
I don't want to see it anymore. So visibility is like zero.
I can't see in front of my face right now and I'm frozen. And could meditating twice a day reduce the risk of cancer spreading?
Today marks the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Despite predictions that the war would be all over in days, fierce Ukrainian resistance has thwarted the Kremlin's expansionist calculations.
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Our diplomatic correspondent, Paul Adams, reflects on that dramatic day. Four years ago today, in the hours before dawn, Ukrainians awoke to the sound of Russia's all-out invasion. Here in Kiev, we could hear distant explosions. The attack, the subject of repeated American and British warnings over a number of weeks, was underway. That shocking day, which plunged Europe into the worst armed conflict since the Second World War, will be commemorated today. Events to mark the invasion and its immediate aftermath are planned in places such as Bucha, where Russian soldiers murdered scores of Ukrainian civilians. Leaders and politicians are expected in the capital from all over Europe.
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As Ukrainians emerge from one of the toughest winters so far, there's an overwhelming sense of weariness that this war drags on, but also a grim determination not to sue for peace at any cost. Another round of talks is due to take place, probably on Thursday in Geneva, but few here are optimistic about a quick breakthrough. Well, the conflict in Ukraine has changed warfare and the world order over the past four years. Our international editor Jeremy Bowen sent this report from Donetsk, the most fiercely contested region in eastern Ukraine. You can tell you're getting closer to the Russians when the scene in front of me is unfolding. There's a squad of about a dozen men who are unfurling green plastic netting and attaching it to poles on either side of the road.
So the poles are probably about... 25 feet high.
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The netting is encasing both sides and the top of the road and they're doing this because warfare has been transformed by drones. We're walking in across sheets of ice. To the military headquarters, which is in a half-destroyed building in this, I've got to say, pretty miserable town. Driving into this place, burnt-out buildings, feral dogs. You know, it's a frontline town. Down into the basement.
It is a command centre of sorts, like a centre of operation of company and even battalion sometimes.
So we're seeing here there are big screens which are relaying pictures from drones. We are currently making some assault moves here and there.
Try to close up some pockets of Russians.
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One of the men has got separated from the main group. They're directing him. They're saying someone's on the way to come and get you. If you see him, he's Ukrainian.
So be aware of that.
The controller has told the guys on the ground that there's a Russian drone approaching them, so be careful, take cover. The commander's call sign is Fizruk. His men are 40 kilometres away. We can't get any closer. The enemy would reach us with their weapons.
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Who's winning the war? Because I think after so many years, some people have got a bit confused about that. What a question.
I think at the moment it's somewhere in the middle, a balance.
We've come to the Relief Coordination Center in Lozovar.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What recent events have occurred on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
0:00–1:33
2
How is Mexico responding to the death of cartel leader El Mencho?
1:33–2:04
3
What charges does Peter Mandelson face related to Jeffrey Epstein?
2:04–2:44
4
What impact is the winter storm having on the northeastern US?
2:44–3:38
5
How can daily meditation potentially reduce cancer spread?
3:38–4:35
6
What does research reveal about the effects of stress on cancer?
4:35–5:15
7
What are 'weasel words' and how do they affect communication?
5:15–5:50
8
How do different cultures interpret ambiguous phrases in communication?
5:50–28:03