{"id":356274,"date":"2026-06-27T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-was-here-when-war-began-this-is-ukraine-now-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T10:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T09:00:10","slug":"i-was-here-when-war-began-this-is-ukraine-now-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/i-was-here-when-war-began-this-is-ukraine-now-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"I was here when war began. This is Ukraine now | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nq-Kaf_BxO0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"I was here when war began. This is Ukraine now | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nq-Kaf_BxO0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It has been more than four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 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