Juan Alonso
BBC Mundo journalist from Venezuela who researched Simón Bolívar's legacy and myths, including investigation into Bolívar's wealth and will.
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Mar 7, 2026 • 26min
Inside Russia’s ‘Youth Armies’
Zhanna Bezpiatchuk, BBC Ukrainian reporter who exposed how Russia’s Yunarmiya recruits and trains children in occupied Ukraine. Juan Alonso, BBC Mundo journalist who dug into myths around Simón Bolívar’s wealth and will. They discuss forced recruitment, military drills, propaganda rituals for kids, and the origins of Bolívar’s poverty narrative. Short, sharp, and investigative.
