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Russian forces have taken control of the key port city of Kherson. And at another port, Mariupol, people are now trapped by intense bombardments. Victoria speaks to a Kherson resident about what it鈥檚 like suddenly living under Russian rule.

Jonah Fisher, who until recently was the 大象传媒鈥檚 Kyiv correspondent, charts the rise of Volodymyr Zelensky from Paddington Bear actor to wartime president, and we hear from his former spokeswoman, Julia Mendel.

And what鈥檚 the mood like in Moscow? Liza Fokht from the 大象传媒 Russian Service is back to explain the information gap between social media and state TV, and how the closure of IKEA and H&M is hitting home.

This episode of Ukrainecast was made by Daniel Wittenberg with Natalie Ktena, Phil Marzouk and Alix Pickles. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.