The war in Ukraine is now approaching its fourth year. To understand how Ukraine reached this moment, we turn back to one of the most devastating chapters of the conflict: the siege of Mariupol. As reporter Deborah Amos tells us, in addition to being a deadly time for soldiers, it was the first time Ukrainian and international journalists realized it was going to be deadly for them too.
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