Ukraine: A War of Nerves
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The past week has been one of contrasting emotions in Ukraine. The country celebrated a dramatic and unexpected development: an attack on a key bridge linking Russia with Crimea was seen as a major strategic blow to Vladimir Putin. But days later, Russia launched some of the most widespread missile attacks of the war. Paul Adams, says there is a lingering unease in Ukraine about Putin\\u2019s next move.\\nLast month, a bold counter-offensive by Ukraine\\u2019s military in the country\\u2019s east led to a retreat by Russian forces. But as the Russians left behind cities they occupied for months, allegations of atrocities they committed began to emerge. Sofia Bettiza met some Sri Lankans held captive in the city of Kharkiv.\\nA shocking attack on a nursery in Thailand\\u2019s north-east stunned the country. Jonathan Head was in the village of Uthai Sawan, and reflects on the part that the hardship of life may have played in the tragedy.\\nAfter the Soviet Union collapsed, Tajikistan slid into a 5 year civil war which cost 100,000 lives and forced a million people from their homes. Among the pursuits of daily life that has suffered amid the violence is bee-keeping. But, thanks to a conservation initiative, it's seeing a revival says Antonia Bolingbroke Kent.\\nA dream inspires a visit to a fishing village in Romania across the Danube from Ukraine. Its name is Periprava \\u2013 once the site of a Communist-prison camp, now razed to the ground. Nick Thorpe was given a tour of the secluded, small community, much transformed. But despite its charm, the sound of sirens can still be heard across the waters \\u2013 and a colder reality breaks the spell.
Presenter: Kate Adie\\nProducers: Serena Tarling and Ellie House\\nEditor: Bridget Harney\\nProduction Coordinator: Iona Hammond
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