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Anastasiia Lapatina
ReporterAnastasiia Lapatina is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked in the same role at the Kyiv Post and has focused on politics and human rights in conflict zones and issues in Russia-occupied Crimea. She holds a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia in Canada.
Articles

This Week in Ukraine S2 E14 – Ukraine has a mobilization problem
Season 2 Episode 14 is dedicated to Ukraine’s struggles with mobilization.
Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by Kyiv Independent reporter Francis Farrell.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E13 – Do Russian crimes in Ukraine amount to genocide?
Season 2 Episode 13 is dedicated to whether Russian crimes in Ukraine amount to genocide.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E12 – Is Ukraine running out of air defense missiles?
Season 2 Episode 12 is dedicated to Ukraine's struggles with air defense, amid intensifying Russian missile attacks.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E11 – Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian oil infrastructure
Season 2 Episode 11 is dedicated to Ukraine's drone campaign against Russian oil infrastructure.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E10 – Will Trump abandon Ukraine if he beats Biden in November?
Season 2 Episode 10 is dedicated to Donald Trump's relationship with Russia, and what another 4 years of Trump at the White House might mean for Ukraine.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E9 – How Ukraine downs Russian planes
Season 2 Episode 9 is dedicated to Ukraine's reported downing of more than a dozen Russian planes in just a month.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E8 – How 10 years of Russian occupation changed Crimea
Season 2 Episode 8 is dedicated to Russia’s illegal occupation of Crimea.
Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by Kyiv Independent news reporter Dinara Khalilova.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E7 – Ukraine’s messy withdrawal from Avdiivka
Season 2 Episode 7 is dedicated to the fall of Avdiivka.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E6 – Who is leading Ukraine’s military now?
Season 2 Episode 6 is dedicated to the reshuffle of Ukraine's top military command.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E5 – What Russian elections will mean for Ukraine
Season 2 Episode 5 is dedicated to the upcoming Russian presidential election.

This Week in Ukraine S2 E4 – Is NATO getting ready for escalation with Russia?
Season 2 Episode 4 of "This Week in Ukraine" is dedicated to the risk of a potential Russian attack against NATO, and whether the alliance is prepared to defend itself.
Masha is joined by Marcel Plichta, a security expert who is a fellow at the Center for Global Law and Governance at the University of St. Andrews and a former intelligence analyst at the U.S. Department of Defense.
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This Week in Ukraine Ep. 39 – After 2023, what's next for Ukraine?
Episode #39 is dedicated to Ukraine’s biggest events of 2023, and what to look forward to in 2024.

This Week in Ukraine Ep. 38 – Is Ukraine ready for long war?
Episode #38 is dedicated to Ukraine’s failure to prepare its defensive lines for the long war.

This Week in Ukraine Ep. 37 – What's behind the crisis at Ukraine-Poland border?
Episode #37 is dedicated to the trucker protests that have been blockading several border crossings at Ukraine-Poland border for over a month.

This Week in Ukraine Ep. 36 – Is Ukraine losing the war?
Episode #36 is dedicated to the dark new phase in Russia’s war, and why the possibility of losing is once again a risk for Ukraine.
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