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Inside the pivotal battle for Ukraine’s Hostomel airport

February 25, 2023

At the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, elite Russian troops descended on Hostomel airport, which is about 30 kilometres from the centre of Kyiv. Crystal Goomansingh was granted sweeping access to that airport during her coverage of the war, and tells us about this pivotal battle.

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