{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/623102830aabe000124eed4f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A report from Ukraine, after three weeks of war","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61409400444fd9068ff27e5f/1643037490667-975f74cae7c4f78c092e9dce4620e851.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's three weeks since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, expecting to fight a short war that he would win. While that hasn’t happened, people in besieged cities like Mariupol are suffering terribly under intense daily bombardment by Russian forces.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Daniel McLaughlin and Lara Marlowe are reporting for The Irish Times from the western city of Lviv, which has not seen any fighting so far.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>They speak to Sorcha Pollak about life on the ground in Ukraine, the people they’ve met since the war began and why it’s still not clear how this will end.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Jennifer Ryan</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.irishtimes.com/podcasts</a>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}