Russia-Ukraine War Report for September 8, 2023

The Russia-Ukraine War Report provides comprehensive, fact-based news coverage about the war in Ukraine. Our team of journalists, researchers, and analysts are from Georgia, Israel, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, the U.S., and the U.K. We go beyond content aggregation and provide analysis and assessments on how today's stories shape the war's future.

Executive producer Zarina Zabrisky leads today's episode.

• Life in Odesa as the sirens wail, and Zarina's mission and vision for the Russia-Ukraine War Report Podcast.
• Zarina Zabrisky, WBGH News journalist Katie Livingstone, and journalist Paul Conroy report from Kostiantynivka the day after a Russian missile strike killed 17 and wounded 33
• Mykola Vikniansky, advisor to the Mayor of Odesa, discussed the impact of Russia's war of aggression on Odesa's people, economy, and culture
• Oksana Taranenko, Opera and Film Director of the Odesa Opera discusses how Russian money influences Ukrainian culture, Russian appropriation of Ukraine's classical artists, and how protecting the arts is a pillar of hybrid warfare against Russian genocide

Here is the link to the Euromaidan story, The show must go on: Odesa Opera braves missile strikes to stage “Thumbelina," mentioned in today's podcast.

The Russian-Ukraine War Map is a great resource to use while listening to the podcast to see the geography covered in today's podcast.

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