water volumes along the yangtze river are currently at their lowest ever levels. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. for six months now, ukraine has been a nation at war, the government and people united in a conviction that they are fighting for freedom. but in the face of the existential threat posed by putin s invasion, has ukraine stayed true to the democratic values it loudly proclaims? well, my guest is olga rudenko, the editor of the kyiv independent, a news organisation committed to reporting from ukraine without fear or favour. but is there room for independentjournalism on the ukrainian battlefield? olga rudenko in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. well, stephen, thank you for having me. it s a great pleasure to have you on the show. just a short time ago, you reflected with time magazine on the impact of what is now a six month long war that you have lived through, you ve experienced. you said, none of us are the same people. we may
mostly graze, but a sharp contrast between the blackness of space and the horizon but the moon. i will neverforget it. it was so dramatic. and after two years of zero social events, parties and going out have returned, and it seems sky high heels are back in fashion. i feel like a ifeel like a million bucks. i feel like a million bucks. i love high heels. hello and welcome to the programme. ukraine s president has claimed the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster at europe s largest nuclear plant, which is held by russian forces. power to the final two working reactors at the zaporizhzhia complex has now been restored, but for several hours on thursday, electricity needed for cooling was cut off, apparently by fire damage to overhead cables. international inspectors have demanded they be allowed to visit, as gareth barlow reports. zaporizhzhia, europe s biggest health plan and the current focal point of the war. on wednesday, for the first time in its history, the plan
mostly graze, but a sharp contrast between the blackness of space and the horizon but the moon. i will neverforget it. it was so dramatic. and after two years of zero social events, parties and going out have returned, and it seems sky high heels are back in fashion. i feel like a ifeel like a million bucks. i feel like a million bucks. i love high heels. hello and welcome to the programme. ukraine s president has claimed the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster at europe s largest nuclear plant, which is held by russian forces. power to the final two working reactors at the zaporizhzhia