Defending Democracy: The Battle for Kyiv

<p class="ql-align-justify">On the morning of February 24, 2022, Russian troops blasted Kyiv with heavy artillery and missile strikes focusing their assault on several main targets including Boryspil International Airport.&nbsp; While apparently intending to overtake the capital city quickly, Russian troops, instead, retreated after weeks of difficult fighting.&nbsp; Today, home to 3.6 million people, Kyiv remains a hotly unwon part of Russia’s wide-scale military campaign. In “Defending Democracy: The Battle for Kyiv '', we take a closer look at all that lies there, the damage that has been done, and the danger that still exists.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Plus, the country’s most famous mayor, the former world heavyweight boxing champ, Vitali Klitschko returns to the podcast with a candid account of what it takes to lead his hometown in war.&nbsp; The son of a Soviet Air Force Officer and survivor of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Klitschko is a true defender of democracy who knows first-hand what’s in jeopardy.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Plus, the war has turned more than 9 million Ukrainians into refugees.&nbsp; One proud Kyvian who made her way to the United States sits down with Adrienne at the Florida International University's Washington, DC studio to tell her story and share just what it means to leave your family, flee your homeland, and all that you know in the midst of war.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Key Links</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wdnukraine?mibextid=LQQJ4d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Women’s Democracy Network of Ukraine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/village-leader-family-found-buried-shallow-grave-outside-ukrainian-capital-2022-04-04/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reuters: Ukrainian village leader and family found buried in shallow grave</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://goglobal.fiu.edu/ukraine-resource-guide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Florida Int