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Under the Russian Guns
Last month, even as preparations for a Ukrainian counter-offensive were intensifying, I visited Kupiansk, a town Kyiv took back from the Russians last…
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War & Wilderness
Listen now (11 min) | I am interviewed by Deutsche Welle about my time as a war correspondent, my decision to move to the Canadian wilderness, and why I…
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Two Weeks in Ukraine
I talk to Patrick Bishop and Saul David, historians who co-present the weekly podcast Battleground Ukraine, about what I have seen and learned after a…
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Ukraine's culture wars
While the Russian and Ukrainian militaries fight bloody battles in the east of the country, in Ukraine’s major cities a quieter war is under way for its…
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The Bodies Keep the Score
Lviv in western Ukraine has been spared much of the punishment meted out by the Russians to towns and cities further east. Nevertheless the sons of the…
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Kyiv's Latest Battle
Two months after my last trip to Ukraine, I am back in Kyiv. Part of the aim of coming is to organise our autumn charity project, Wild Bear Vets 2023…
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A Gas Mask, a Bottle of Vodka, and a Budgerigar
The secret life of a war reporter
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A personal take on Ukraine, Russia, eastern Europe & the Balkans. Dispatches from Julius Strauss, a veteran war correspondent who has covered the region for 30 years.
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