There's already a simmering civil war in ukrane's east, this area where the beginnings of an invasion are basically unfolding right now inside rebel held territory. Authorities have evacuated 30 thousand mostly women and children, and called up men young and old to be ready to fight. Officials tell p p s newsour at least one third of russia's 150 thousand plus troops on the border have already left their staging areas and moved to attack positions. That's documented by new satellite images of new deployments of armored equipment and troops moving toward the border.
Vox’s Jonathan Guyer explains how a Russian invasion of Ukraine could affect me and you and everyone we know.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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