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From Our Own Correspondent: Ukraine's Conscription Crisis

22/06/2024

Ukraine's Conscription Crisis

BBC Radio 4 - From Our Own Correspondent, Ukraine's Conscription Crisis

Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers to the frontline.

Ukraine is struggling to recruit soldiers to the frontline, as reports of the high fatality rates sustained in the fight against Russia deter men from signing up.

Kate Adie reports stories from Ukraine, China, US, Canada and Senegal

Ukraine is facing one of its most perilous moments since the start of the full-scale invasion. Russia. The Ukrainian army desperately needs more troops and has turned to enlistment squads to bolster numbers. This has pushed those who don’t want to fight into hiding, as our correspondent Jean Mackenzie reports from Odesa.

Youth unemployment in China has reached record levels in recent years.  Some graduates have ended up selling products online, but it’s not always clear what products they are selling. Some have accidentally stumbled into the growing online market for synthetic opioid drugs. Danny Vincent has followed the story.

November’s presidential election will hinge on just a handful of states. One of them is Michigan, home to Detroit, which has suffered from decades of industrial decline. In 2016, it voted for Trump; in 2020, it was a critical swing state that voted in favour of Biden. And while crime is down and the economy has improved, many of its residents are struggling to see the benefits as Mike Wendling discovered.

Haida Gwaii is an archipelago off British Columbia’s west coast with a population of around five thousand people, half of whom are the indigenous Haida people.  Sally Howard went there and learned how their totem poles, of huge cultural significance for the community, are seeing a renaissance.

We visit the West African nation of Senegal, home to Africa's biggest jazz festival and many other cultural events. But this celebrated hub has been jolted by the arrival of a new president and some political wrangling, as Natasha Booty reports.


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