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Putin called this a special military operation, but it's clear this is a full -scale invasion.

Russian troops and tanks have entered Ukraine on all fronts.

All these cities are under attack, including the capital of Kyiv, which has become Putin's main target.

Many are sheltering in basements and metro stations across Ukraine.

There have been hundreds of casualties, and over half a million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes.

This is one of Europe's largest wars since World War II.

Since then, Europe's map has been shaped by political alliances.

But now Putin wants to redraw Europe's map — by force.

Putin has long claimed Ukraine belongs to Russia and they are one people.

We're not just close neighbors.

We're one nation.

But Ukraine is a sovereign nation with its own language, culture, and political system.

And while the two countries do have a shared history, Ukraine has fought hard for its own identity.

Ukraine was part of the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.

In 1917, the Russian Revolution brought down the empire and the region spiraled into a civil war.

Ukraine briefly gained independence from Russian rule, but was quickly taken over by the newly created

Soviet Union as one of its first republics.

Over the next decade, the Soviet Union brutally expanded its control.

And by the end of World War II, it forged a sphere of influence over here, while the West held its influence over here,

essentially dividing Europe and marking the beginning of the Cold War.

The Soviet Union installed communist governments on their side, which were easy for them to control.

But the West developed into democracies with capitalist economies.

The deep ideological divide fueled distrust and tensions between the two sides, and soon these fears hardened into military alliances.

In 1949, these countries, along with the U .S and Canada, formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,

or NATO, and promised to defend each other from invasion.

A few years later, these countries joined the Soviet -led

Warsaw Pact alliance, and each side built up its military to protect itself from the other.

Europe remained this way for decades, until one side finally collapsed.

By late 1991, republics like Ukraine began declaring independence from Soviet domination.

The Soviet Union dissolved into 15 independent countries, including a much weaker Russia.

And the Soviet sphere of influence disappeared as many countries overthrew their communist governments.

Even though the Cold War ended, the alliance on the other side of Europe was still going strong.

In fact, it was expanding.

In 1999, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic joined NATO.

In 2004, seven more countries joined.

That moved NATO into the old

Soviet sphere of influence, making NATO's border with Russia the longest it's ever been.

Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia were now the last post -Soviet countries left between

Russia and NATO.

But Ukraine and Georgia both wanted to join NATO for a long time.

And that made them prime targets for Russia.

Ukraine became a NATO partner in 1994, which brought them a step closer to becoming a member.

And in 2013, they reached an association agreement with the European Union.

But when it came time to sign the deal, Ukraine's pro -Russian government refused.

Instead, they chose to strengthen ties with Russia.

After the decision was announced, hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets to demand the agreement be signed.

Ukraine!

Europe!

Ukraine!

Europe!

After months of peaceful protests, the Ukrainian president cracked down and killed more than 100 people sparking more protests,

which eventually drove the president out of office and the country.

This meant Putin was losing political influence over Ukraine.

So he decided to use force instead.

First, he invaded and annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.

Then, Russia -backed separatists captured the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk and declared them independent of Ukraine.

Since then, Ukraine has been locked in a conflict with Russia that has killed 14 ,000 people and displaced nearly 2 million.

For nearly eight years, Putin has held on to these regions, destabilizing Ukraine and keeping it from moving closer to the West.

But in November 2021, Putin decided to go all in.

Satellite images showed at least 100 ,000 Russian troops and military equipment piling up along the border of Ukraine.

Putin repeatedly denied any plans to invade.

But weeks later, he presented his demands to the West.

His main demand was that NATO stop expanding and move its military borders back to where they were in 1997, away from Russia's.

Western leaders rejected his demands.

Instead, they put forces on standby and reinforced their military presence in Eastern Europe.

Back at Ukraine's border, Russian troops continued to gather.

And over here, along its border with Belarus, Russia began conducting huge military drills.

On February 21st, the threat of war became real.

His troops immediately crossed the Ukrainian border into Russian -backed separatist regions under the pretense of peacekeeping.

Ukraine announced a state of emergency, and President Zelenskyy made a direct appeal to the Russian people.

Hours later, on February 24th, Putin launched a full -scale invasion in Ukraine.

World leaders have spoken out against Russia's invasion.

We condemn this barbaric attack and the cynical arguments to justify it.

This hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in failure.

Putin chose this war, and now he and his country will bear the consequences.

Anti -war protests have broken out around the world, including in Russia, despite the risk of arrest.

Neighboring nations have opened their borders as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians attempt to flee.

NATO's response force has been activated for the first time in history.

And the U .S has sent additional troops to Eastern Europe.

But in many ways, the world is treading carefully.

Putin controls the world's largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, and has already threatened anyone who might interfere.

So countries around the world are imposing some of the harshest economic sanctions to slow Putin down, and sending tons of military aid to support Ukraine.

For now, Russian forces keep pushing deeper, but Ukraine is fighting back.

our independence, our state.

And so it will continue.

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Этот урок разговорной практики построен на видео «Putin's war on Ukraine, explained». Чаще всего повторяются слова: Ukraine, Putin, Russia, Russian, Soviet. В этом видео 78 предложений и 1172 слов для шедоуинга. Речь длится 8:29. Говорящий держит ровный темп — около 138 слов в минуту, удобный для шедоуинга. Только 79% слов входят в 3000 самых частых слов английского языка, поэтому лексика сложная.

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15 слов из видео, которые стоит выучить, с произношением и значением:

Слово	Произношение	Значение
troop существительное	/tɹup/	тру́ппа, гру́ппа
alliance существительное	/əˈlaɪ.əns/	сою́з, алья́нс
invasion существительное	/ɪnˈveɪʒən/	вторже́ние, наше́ствие
sphere существительное	/sfɪɚ/	шар, сфе́ра
protest существительное	/ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/	проте́ст
expand глагол	/ɪkˈspænd/	растя́гивать, расширя́ть
guarantee существительное	/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/	гара́нтия, пору́ка
communist существительное	/ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/	коммуни́ст, коммуни́стка
announce глагол	/əˈnaʊn(t)s/	объявля́ть, объяви́ть
divide глагол	/dɪˈvaɪd/	дели́ть, разделя́ть
consequence существительное	/ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/	после́дствие, сле́дствие
declare глагол	/dɪˈklɛɚ/	объявля́ть
flee глагол	/ˈfliː/	убега́ть, убежа́ть
invade глагол	/ɪnˈveɪd/	вторга́ться, вто́ргнуться
defend глагол	/dɪˈfɪnd/	защища́ть, защити́ть

Фразовые глаголы, которые вы услышите

Слово	Произношение	Значение
break out глагол		сбега́ть, сбежа́ть
build up глагол		накапливаться, скапливаться
carry out глагол	/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/	выноси́ть, вы́нести
crack down глагол	/kɹæk ˈdaʊn/	подавля́ть, подави́ть
pile up глагол		нагроможда́ть, нагромозди́ть
take over глагол		брать на себя́, взять на себя́

Грамматика в этом видео

Конструкции, которые говорящий использует чаще всего, с точными словами из видео:

Конструкция	В видео
Present Perfect have/has + причастие прошедшего времени — прошлое действие, важное сейчас	have entered · has become · have been
Пассивный залог be + причастие прошедшего времени — важно, что происходит, а не кто это делает	have been forced · has been shaped · was quickly taken
Придаточные определительные who / which + предложение — уточнение о человеке или предмете	Kyiv, which has · side, which were · anyone who might

Произношение, на которое стоит обратить внимание

Говорящий использует 5 сокращённых и редуцированных форм, например we're, doesn't, I'm. Произносите их коротко, так, как слышите.

Звуки «th»: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, overthrow /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/
Звуки «sh» и «zh»: invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/
Длинные слова — следите за ударением: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, repeatedly /ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/, sovereignty /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹənti/, capitalist /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/, ideological /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

Звуки, трудные для русскоязычных:

/w/ — губы округлены, это не /v/: consequence /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/, weaker /ˈwikɚ/
/h/ — лёгкий выдох, а не русское «х»: whoever /huˈɛvɚ/, harsh /ˈhɑɹʃ/, harden /ˈhɑɹdn̩/, hideous /ˈhɪd.i.əs/
Звонкие согласные в конце слова — не оглушайте их: expand /ɪkˈspænd/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/, invade /ɪnˈveɪd/, defend /dɪˈfɪnd/, installed /ɪnˈstɔːld/

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Запишите себя и сравните с оригиналом, обращая внимание на такие слова, как troop, alliance, invasion.

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