Global News Podcast Ukraine defiant on the 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion
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Feb 24, 2026 
Abdujalil Abdurasulov, Kyiv-based correspondent covering leader visits and air-defence needs. Paul Adams, on-the-ground reporter recounting Bucha and wartime casualties. They discuss Ukraine’s fourth-anniversary commemorations. They describe international visits, defence and energy concerns. They report from memorials and frontline towns, and outline diplomatic and military pressures facing Kyiv.
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Ukraine's Resilience Turned A Quick Invasion Into Protracted War
- Ukraine's four-year resistance transformed an expected quick Russian victory into prolonged war through fierce defense and Western military aid.
- Paul Adams highlights scenes like Bucha's mass graves and constant frontline losses showing the enormous human cost and sustained resilience.
Bucha's Mass Graves Personify The War's Human Toll
- Paul Adams recounts Bucha's occupation, atrocities and liberation as emblematic of Ukraine's cost of war.
- He describes a cemetery with headstones dated from 2022 onwards and mass graves uncovered after Russian retreat.
US Politics Shapes But Doesn't Stop Western Arms to Ukraine
- US political shifts affect Ukraine's arms access but supply continues at levels Ukraine deems insufficient.
- Paul Adams notes pressure from the US administration to seek peace before US domestic elections while weapons still flow.