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WhenRussia invaded Ukraine in 2022, thousands of Ukrainian citizens strapped onarmour, picked up weapons and chose to risk their lives for the freedom oftheir homeland. Many would never return. Choosing to stay in Ukraine and coverthe invasion, journalist Tom Mutch witnessed the forging of an 'iron generation'of young Ukrainians. Withfirst-hand reporting from all the major battlegrounds and front lines, TheDogs of Mariupol recounts not only the war's notorious encounters but alsoits untold stories, painstakingly documenting the immense human catastrophewrought on Ukrainian society and the divisions between those who fought andthose who fled. Afterfour years of conflict, Ukraine holds on, but a peace agreement remains elusive. Meanwhile, the death toll only rises. In this revised and expanded edition, TomMutch charts the struggles behind the headlines - both of ordinary Ukrainiansand their wartime leaders - and positions the invasion within the changing faceof warfare and the breakdown of the global order itself.
WhenRussia invaded Ukraine in 2022, thousands of Ukrainian citizens strapped onarmour, picked up weapons and chose to risk their lives for the freedom oftheir homeland. Many would never return. Choosing to stay in Ukraine and coverthe invasion, journalist Tom Mutch witnessed the forging of an 'iron generation'of young Ukrainians. Withfirst-hand reporting from all the major battlegrounds and front lines, TheDogs of Mariupol recounts not only the war's notorious encounters but alsoits untold stories, painstakingly documenting the immense human catastrophewrought on Ukrainian society and the divisions between those who fought andthose who fled. Afterfour years of conflict, Ukraine holds on, but a peace agreement remains elusive. Meanwhile, the death toll only rises. In this revised and expanded edition, TomMutch charts the struggles behind the headlines - both of ordinary Ukrainiansand their wartime leaders - and positions the invasion within the changing faceof warfare and the breakdown of the global order itself.