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we start in new york, where, as we ve been reporting, sam bankman fried the former cryptocurrency tycoon convicted of stealing billions of dollars from customers has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his crimes. our cyber correspondent, joe tidy, was the last person to interview the 32 year old founder of the collapsed crypto exchange ftx before his arrest in december 2022. and he takes a look back at the rise and fall of the man behind one of the biggest financial crimes in us history. one interesting thing that s been happening pretty recently is that the bitmex bitcoin perpetual futures ran up a lot in price. this was sam bankman fried in his element at his desk, talking crypto and making incredible profits. his hair and shabby look were all part of the appeal and brand. sbf, as he was known by legions of fans online, portrayed himself as a maths genius who wasn t interested in personal wealth. it was all about developing the cryptocurrency industry and ....
mines and explosives. ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world and it is what has bogged down their advance. russia has laid hundreds of thousands of mines across ukraine, scattered over an area the size of florida. in some places, the minefields are ten kilometres deep. and in just one square metre, there could be as many as five mines. sappers like this man are now being targeted by russian forces, so they mostly have to conduct their work at night and there are simply not enough of them. would you describe being a sapper in ukraine at the moment as being the most dangerous job in the world? yes, absolutely. are a lot of them being killed by mines, by russian artillery because they are working on the front line? have you lost many friends? yeah. what message would you like to send to the west? keep going. we need your help. is that because you are worried that the west will not keep going? because we will not make it by our own. but when we make stuf ....
dust of afghanistan. back in ukraine, this is what they are facing. ground littered with russian mines and explosives. ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world and it is what has bogged down their advance. russia has laid hundreds of thousands of mines across ukraine, scattered over an area the size of florida. in some places, the minefields are ten kilometres deep. and in just one square metre there could be as many as five mines. sappers are now being targeted by russian forces so they mostly have to conduct their work at night and there are simply not enough of them. what you describe being a sapper in ukraine at the moment as being the most dangerous job in the world? yes, absolutely. are a lot of them being killed by mines, by russian artillery because they are working on the front line? have you lost many friends? what message would you like to send to the west? keep going. we need your help. is that because you are worried that the west will not ....
imagine doing this while under enemy fire. trying to find and make safe a deadly hidden device which could also kill you. it s what these experienced ukrainian engineers have been doing for the past year. now, here in neighbouring poland, honing their skills. with the help of british sappers, who faced a similar threat in the heat and dust of afghanistan. gunfire. back in ukraine, this is what they are facing. ground littered with russian mines and explosives. ukraine is now the most heavily mined country in the world and it is what has bogged down their advance. russia has laid hundreds of thousands of mines across ukraine, scattered over an area the size of florida. in some places, the minefields are ten kilometres deep. and in just one square metre, there could be as many as five mines. sappers like this man are now being targeted by russian forces, so they mostly have to conduct their work at night and there are simply not enough of them. would you describe being a ....
imagine doing this while under enemy fire. trying to find and make safe a deadly hidden device which could also kill you. it is what these experienced ukrainian engineers have been doing for the past year. now here in neighbouring poland, honing their skills. with the health of british soldiers, who faced a similar threat in the heat and dust of afghanistan. back in ukraine, this is what they are facing. ground littered with russian mines and explosives. ukraine is now the most heavenly heavily mined country in the world and it is what has balked down their advance. russia has led hundreds of thousands of mines across ukraine, scattered over an area the size of florida. in some places, the minefields are ten kilometres deep. and injust one square metre there could be as many as five minds. then it is among those being targeted by russian forces so they mostly have to conduct their work at night and they re simply not enough of them. what you describe being here in ukraine ....