Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East, and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday.

Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reports in from Lviv, Ukraine, and Environment reporter Sue Surkes joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan from Jerusalem.

Berman begins by painting a picture of daily life on war-footing in Lviv. We hear about a conversation he had with military chaplains and anecdotes from Ukrainian refugees.

Surkes updates on the efforts and dedication of the Joint Distribution Committee's Hesed welfare network, noting that one worker even moved in with a bed-ridden elderly client.

Berman breaks down the controversies surrounding the hot-button issues, evacuation corridors and no-fly zones. We hear how both sides are using them as humanitarian efforts, as well as PR exercises.

And finally, time for some good news! Israel is inaugurating its first ever wetlands re-wilding project. Surkes fills us in.

Discussed articles include:

Live blog March 8, 2022

Risking life and limb, Hesed network continues caring for Ukraine’s neediest Jews

Russia offers evacuation corridors to Ukrainians, reviving Syrian civil war playbook

Ukraine leery of new Russian plan for refugee corridors as cities battered by bombs

Zelensky renews demand for no-fly zone: ‘If you don’t, you want us to be killed very slowly’

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IMAGE: A Christian worshiper prays in front of a memorial to fallen soldiers at the Saints Peter and Paul Garrison Church in Lviv, western Ukraine, March 6, 2022. The memorial is dedicated to Ukrainian soldiers who died after 2014. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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