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As the fifth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches, the reality on the ground in Ukraine is fundamentally shifting. Drones dominate the skies, the safety perimeter for civilians is collapsing, and international support hangs in the balance following Donald Trump’s return to the White House.In this episode of In Solidarity, openDemocracy senior investigative reporter Sian Norris speaks about her fifth reporting trip to the frontlines of Kharkiv and the streets of Kyiv. Sian shares harrowing on-the-ground details, explaining how drone technology is drastically expanding the "killzone" for medical evacuations and why the capital is now under constant ballistic bombardment as Patriot missile supplies dry up.The conversation also explores how Russia is weaponising the looming winter freeze against the civilian population, and how the Kremlin's hybrid warfare strategy is spreading beyond Ukraine's borders - funding sabotage in the UK and stoking anti-migrant riots across Europe.
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Presented by James Battershill
Produced by Harry Beney
Sian Norris on her fifth reporting trip to the frontlines of Kharkiv and the streets of Kyiv.
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