killed just two days ago. this is what is left from a 5 star hotel in the centre of kharkiv. katerina lives nearby. translation: when i was cooking our festive meal, l i had to shelter in the bathroom because of the attack. the drones were right above our home. it was very scary. and this video we received from the occupied crimea. decorated with ukrainian symbols, this christmas tree would be labelled extremism by russia if found. locals hope this year will finally bring freedom and peace. 0lga malchevska, bbc news. mac 2024 is set to be an historic year for elections, with more than two billion voters expected to head to the polls in 50 countries, including the united states, the uk and russia. but the start of the year will have a focus on asia,
and countries in africa. ukraine s defence ministry says a grain silo was damaged in the danube port of izmail in the 0desa region. as ukraine sustains attacks from russia on the ground, it s also battling a second front, in the form of russian propaganda. moscow has used disinformation to try to win hearts and minds for nearly a decade, but such propaganda has become increasingly targetednow, it s honing in on ukraine s now, it s honing in on ukraine s front line female soldiers as the bbc s 0lga malchevska discovered. small steps on the road to recovery. my name is andriana. i m a soldier, servicewoman. a female soldier and a special unit markswoman. adriana is one of the best known members of ukrainian armed forces. her unit drove over a landmine last december. russian media reported she had been killed, describing her death in graphic detail and calling her
0lga malchevska travelled to ukraine to investigate and sent this report. small steps on the road to recovery. my name is andriana. i m a soldier, servicewoman. a female soldier and a special unit markswoman. adriana is one of the best known members of ukrainian armed forces. her unit drove over a landmine last december. russian media reported she had been killed, describing her death in graphic detail and calling her a ukrainian nazi . but we have tracked her down in ukraine, in a hospital. we can t disclose its location for her safety. she s alive and not surprised by the russian news. they published that i am without legs and without hands.
two days ago, i was talking with him and he said to me that, mum, remember when we were a family and when we loved each other? so after two years of absence of me, and that he tried to remember a period when we were a family and we loved each other. and i tried to explain to him that we now are family and we love each other. but the period is such. a normalfamily life is some way off. adriana is now preparing to return to the front line. the price paid is already too high to give up. 0lga malchevska, bbc news.
a grain silo was damaged in the danube port of izmail in the 0desa region. the port, across from romania, serves as the main alternative route out of ukraine for grain exports since russia reintroduced it s defacto blockade of ukraine s black sea ports last month. and we stay with ukraine, because as the country continues to make small gains on various fronts across the east and south of the country its also battling a second, but no less aggressive frontline in the form of russian propaganda. while disinformation has been used as a tactic since the war started back in 2014 when moscow annexed crimea its become increasingly targeted, honing in on ukrainian frontline female soldiers particular. 0lga malchevska travelled to ukraine to investigate and sent us this report. small steps on the road to recovery. my name is andriana. i m a soldier, servicewoman. a female soldier and