EP39: Distant thunder, air raids & the therapy of tears (July 25-29)
Despite being thousands of kilometres from Kyiv, war with Russia continues for the refugees who Oksana meets in Brussels.In Kyiv, Ilyas sees the unfolding war through the eyes of his grandmother — a s...
28 Jul 202210min
EP38 - Green jeeps, cold chills & a new city view (July 18-22)
Against the backdrop of further Russian advances in the east, Seva makes a significant supply drop to the frontline.In Kyiv, Ilyas is starting to feel anxious about the winter to come and Oksana chart...
22 Jul 202212min
EP37 - Warrior citizens & when a girl ‘checks’ a nation (July 11-15)
Ilyas wrestles with issues of personal and national identity while at the same time trying to figure out ways to see his sons in Poland. Meanwhile, Oksana finds inspiration in the simple but significa...
15 Jul 20229min
EP36: Missile strikes, lone missions & the thunder of war (July 4-8)
Ilyas has a near miss when Russian missiles strike his neighbourhood.Seva is given permission to leave the country for the first time since the war started - an experience that leaves him with a new p...
8 Jul 202212min
EP35: War waiters, fresh starts & a memory sent from Poland (June 13-17)
Against the backdrop of fierce fighting in the east and a growing feeling that international interest in Ukraine's plight is now waning, Seva experiences a surreal dining experience in a Kyiv now flip...
17 Jun 202212min
EP34: Ilyas - ‘Staring into playgrounds I can see my old life.’ (10 June)
When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, it marked the beginning of a new calendar for Ilyas and many Ukrainians who now make a clear time distinction between the end of one life and the beginning ...
10 Jun 20224min
EP33: Natalia – ‘Starting a new life without my husband.’
Living side-by-side with their two boys in Kyiv almost four months ago, Ilyas and his wife Natalia have now been forced to live apart because of war. Today, Ilyas lives in a country gripped by conflic...
8 Jun 20223min
EP32: Oksana - ‘For just two hours I forgot the war.’ (6 June)
Against the backdrop of territorial gains by Russian forces, Oksana finds an escape in her favourite shop in Kyiv. Here, she enjoys an experience so far removed from the war that for an all too brief ...
6 Jun 20223min
