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Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic this week is 2023 in review, the progress Ukraine has made over the past year, and what to look out for in 2024.

To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email our community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Episode 38, “Why Ukraine hasn’t prepared defensive lines” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms, with your questions starting at 22:25.

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Why Ukraine hasn’t prepared defensive lines | This Week in Ukraine Ep. 38

This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Episode #38 is dedicated to Ukraine’s failure to prepare its defensive lines for the long war. Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent reporter Francis Farrell. Support the Kyiv Independent by becoming a member: https://kyivindependent.com/membership/ Listen to the audio version of the podcast – http://bit.ly/3M2wtV9

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Brian Mackie

My question is: How significant do you think it was that Ukraine damaged and displaced Russia's Black Sea fleet from Sevastapol in 2023 and re-opened the grain corridor? My impression is that this event was underplayed in its importance in the general media. Would appreciate your views.

Brian Mackie

So I guess really not important as it wasn’t even mentioned in the entire episode?? Zelenskiy talks about it however…?

Ed Steinman

The current report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lists 350K Russian soldiers killed, nearly 6000 tanks and 11,000 armored combat vehicles destroyed and other huge Russian losses. Even with Russian mobilization how is it that their are enough Russian trained troops and equipment left to fight so strongly against Ukraine?