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ukrainians in the fight. it s the first anniversary of the ukraine war one year since vladimir putin ordered his forces to launch an all out assault on ukraine with the aim of taking kyiv within days. the strategy failed. ukrainian resistance has been fierce though it has come at an immense cost. many have died on the battlefield and accusations of war crimes by the russian troops have shocked the world. president zelensky says the country has endured a year of pain, but victory is inevitable, he says, with continued western support. our kyiv correspondent, james waterhouse, reports on how the anniversary was marked. the morning war rained down on ukraine. air raid siren. a shadow with haunting consequences. the once unthinkable playing out as the world looked on. 150,000 russian troops moving in from three directions. ukraine s leader had offers to leave. but he stayed. ..and is still here. this is a bittersweet day for ukraine. day for ukraine, a reminder of remar ....
You can see it from the way- they look, the values they have come to understand, what we care about, what we think about. training for active duty. 26 year old olena baranovska has seen action three times, been injured. she s heading back again. the number of women in ukraine s army more than doubled in the past year. it s now about a fifth of the force. translation: we are a stronger| nation because we have both men and women on the front line. there are no divisions between us, we are all there for the same purpose, to protect our country as best we can. ukraine s highest ranking female soldier, lieutena nt colonel larisa ya kubchok. nearly 30 years in uniform. she s seen the change. translation: sometimes it s difficult for men to accept - that their commander or deputy commander is a woman. that s why i need to be a strong character, to show them that it s ....