A report from Ukraine, after three weeks of war

<p>It's three weeks since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, expecting to fight a short war that he would win. While that hasn’t happened, people in besieged cities like Mariupol are suffering terribly under intense daily bombardment by Russian forces.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Daniel McLaughlin and Lara Marlowe are reporting for The Irish Times from the western city of Lviv, which has not seen any fighting so far.&nbsp;</p><br><p>They speak to Sorcha Pollak about life on the ground in Ukraine, the people they’ve met since the war began and why it’s still not clear how this will end.</p><br><p>Produced by Jennifer Ryan</p><br><p><a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.irishtimes.com/podcasts</a>&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>