Earlier this month, thanks to the support of the Judith Neilson Institute, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald sent foreign affairs correspondent Anthony Galloway and award winning photographer Kate Geraghty to Ukraine as Russia staged its invasion.

The pair were sent to not only cover the war on the ground but also to look at the humanitarian impact of the invasion as millions of Ukrainians fled the country as the Russian army began its assault on cities across the region.

Today on Please Explain, Anthony Galloway joins Nathanael Cooper to discuss what it was like to witness first-hand the humanitarian cost of the war from some of the most affected cities.