War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv

10. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali - Is Mariupol defeated? Update from 23 April

Maksym Yali comments on Putin's statement that Russia has achieved a total victory over Mariupol, and provides a brief update on the situation in the Donbas. 

9. ANALYSIS: Bob Bowker discusses the Ukraine conflict with a view from the Middle East

Bob Bowker, Middle East expert and former Australian ambassador to Syria, Jordan and Egypt, discusses the Ukraine conflict with a view from the Middle East including implications for the region and lessons learnt from Russia's involvement in the Syrian conflict 

8. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali on the Azov Regiment - Who are they and how are they viewed from inside Ukraine?

Maksym Yali shares his take on the Azov regiment in Mariupol, including a personal story about his thoughts on joining the regiment. 
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7. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali on Mariupol - Asssessing Russia’s next moves and minimum objectives

Maksym Yali shares insight into what is happening right now in Mariupol, Russia's possible next moves extrapolated from the narrative of Russian propoganda and Russia's apparent minimum objectives in Mariupol 

6. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali updates on Kherson - resistance, referendum and a battle over water

Maksym Yali provides an update on Kherson - the state of resistance, the objective of Russia's planned referenudm - and an interesting angle on the conflict as partly a battle over water resources 

5. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali updates on bombing in Lviv on 18 April - implications for Russia’s military strategy

Maksym Yali, Professor of International Relations at the National Aviation University in Kyiv, shares insight into how he follows the Russian military's future moves - and implications of the bombing for Russia's strategy. 

4. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali provides a personal perspective of growing up in Mariupol

A deeper dive into understanding Ukrainian identity. Maksym Yali, Professor of International Relations at the National Aviation University in Kyiv, provides a personal perspective on Ukrainian identity having grown up in Mariupol with a large Russian-speaking population and close to the Russian border. This is a fascinating episode! I learnt so much about the complexities of Ukrainian national identity and how it has changed since the breakdown of the Soviet Union. 

3. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali updates on the sinking of the Moskva - Timing of the attack and reaction in Ukraine

Maksym Yali, Professor of International Relations at the National Aviation University in Kyiv, shares insight into the timing and reaction to the sinking of the Russian Moskva warship on 14 April 

2. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali updates on deportations and a decisive battle in the east

In this episode, Maksym Yali, Professor of International Relations at the National Aviation University in Kyiv, shares analysis on reports of deported Ukrainians and the up-coming decisive battle in the east of Ukraine. Maksym also reports on why he was surprised by Russia's full-scale invasion and how his university students manage to maintain normalcy during wartime.  

1. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali discusses reports of a chemical attack - and his family’s escape from Mariupol

I talk to Maksym Yali, Professor of International Relations at the National Aviation University in Kyiv about recent reports of a chemical weapons attack in Mariupol and the story of his family's escape from the city.