Mariupl Is a City Where People Prefer Maroana Over Alcohol

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Jack losh is a film maker and free lance journal he spent a lot of time covering eastern ukrane since two thousand and 14. He travels roads that cut through endless fields and steps and land that's punctuated by grim gray post soviet mining towns, which might explain why he loves mariupel. Until recently, it fell quite far from the war, it felt quite peacefulwhy did this city become such a target for the russian military?

The Russian military may have committed war crimes in its brutal attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. International law expert Philippe Sands explains how Vladimir Putin could be held accountable.

This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King.

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