‘We’ve Been Through This Before’: Ukraine City Braces for Possible Russian Invasion

By Brent McDonald, Yousur Al-Hlou, Dmitriy Khavin, Andriy Dubchak, Christiaan Triebert, Brenna Smith and Aaron Byrd •January 27, 2022

Flanked by rebel combatants and Russian forces to the east and Russian ships to the south, Mariupol is one place where President Vladimir Putin’s forces could attack first, or stage a provocation. We speak to residents and soldiers on the front line in this Ukrainian city.