
About this episode
Christopher Miller moved to the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in 2010 as a volunteer for the US Peace Corps. Now an FT correspondent in Kyiv, he tells Gideon about how the eastern city came to play a central role in the war and how he sees the conflict unfolding in the coming months.
Clips: CNN
A 12-year journey to the heart of the war in Ukraine
‘Hell. Just hell’: Ukraine and Russia’s war of attrition over Bakhmut
Behind the Money podcast: The costs of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
How Ukrainian photographers captured a year of conflict
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in maps — latest updates
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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner
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