EP61 - Birthday at the pictures, pizza nights & polish pick-ups (Jan 2-6)
In Kyiv, making use of one of the cities bomb-proofed theatres, Oksana books a comedy night for military volunteer husband Seva.In one of the capital’s restaurants, Seva begins the new year in the com...
6 Tammi 202311min
EP60 - Fond memories, fallen soldiers & our first war-time Christmas (Dec 25-31)
Against the backdrop of a Kyiv still under siege, Oksana reflects on magical Christmas memories from childhood until a drone attack brings her back to reality with a jolt.Meanwhile Seva shares the Chr...
27 Joulu 202211min
EP59 - From a city under siege, a very Ukrainian Christmas story (Dec 13-24)
Alone in his apartment in Kyiv, memories of Christmas past come flooding back to Ilyas. Can he find a way to escape the blitz-like conditions and be reunited with his wife and two sons in Poland? OUR...
17 Joulu 20228min
EP58 - Snowy returns, surviving by smartphone & going south (Dec 5-9)
Having left Kyiv on the day of a devastating Russian air attack in October, Oksana makes an emotional return.Ilyas, illustrates how he - and other Ukrainians - are using their smart phones to stay one...
9 Joulu 202212min
EP57 - The bloody dark, bathroom pits & the blitz of Kyiv (Nov 28 – 2Dec)
Under siege in Kyiv, Ilyas endures his longest blackout.Military volunteer, Seva, sources chainsaws for comrades in the east and in her mind, Oksana visits the rooftop of her apartment block to offer ...
2 Joulu 202212min
EP56 - Ghosts of Chernobyl, going south & grave phone calls (Nov 21-24)
In the dark of Kyiv, Ilyas fears for the under-fire Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, knowing how the 1986 Chernobyl disaster continues to impact lives in Ukraine to this day. With new orders, militar...
26 Marras 202212min
EP55 - Russian fury, freezing down & the price of freedom (Nov 14-18)
On the road in freezing temperatures, military volunteer Seva, reflects on Russia’s latest mass attack on the Ukrainian energy network.And looking out across a darkened Kyiv - after a Russian missile ...
19 Marras 20229min
EP54 - Limping into darkness, lost limbs & longing for Kyiv (Nov 7-11)
In Kyiv, a sudden restaurant blackout forces Ilyas to consider the reality of winter in a city without power and increasingly isolated. Injured by an anti-tank grenade, Seva accompanies a close friend...
11 Marras 202212min
