A Firsthand Account of the Battle of Mariupol

November 25, 2022 00:54:56
A Firsthand Account of the Battle of Mariupol
Urban Warfare Project
A Firsthand Account of the Battle of Mariupol

Nov 25 2022 | 00:54:56

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Show Notes

When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February, one of their first targets was the city of Mariupol. The battle that followed is an epic story of resistance in which a very small number of Ukrainian fighters defended the city for over eighty days against a Russian force five to eight times their size, preventing the Russians from diverting to other parts of Ukraine. In this episode, John Spencer is joined by Aiden Aslin, a British citizen who took part in that battle and was captured by Russian forces there in April 2022. His experiences offers a unique view of how the Battle of Mariupol unfolded, and the details of his captivity as a Russian prison of war for over five months offer a glimpse into an often unseen aspect of the war.

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