EP15: Ilyas - ‘I believe we are going to win very soon.’ (27 Apr)
With Russia failing to meet its military goals in the north of Ukraine, Ilyas pays a visit to his recently reopened barber shop in Kyiv - an experience that leaves him feeling the war might soon end. ...
27 Apr 20224min
EP14: Seva - 'Cakes, Chernobyl and one day closer to victory.' (25 Apr)
Seva continues to support the war effort in eastern Ukraine before finding himself tasked with an unusual delivery - to Chernobyl. Ukraine War Diaries uses first-person audio, recorded on the ground i...
25 Apr 20223min
EP13: Oksana -'Russian soldiers are robbing us, even our underwear.' (22 Apr)
In the suburbs of Kyiv, Oksana continues to count the cost of the plundering in her neighbourhood. This leads to a challenging conversation with her grandmother in Russia, who finds it hard to believe...
22 Apr 20225min
EP12: Ilyas - 'My 4-year-old and the war.' (20 Apr)
Ilyas tries to help his young son makes sense of the war, and his continued exile in Poland.Ukraine War Diaries uses first-person audio, recorded on the ground in Ukraine, to give an intimate day-to-d...
20 Apr 20224min
EP11 Seva - 'Russians stripped him, then started shooting.' (18 Apr)
Using Wats App voice-note to record his experiences, Seva visits a recently liberated village near Kyiv where locals share a deeply troubling story.Ukraine War Diaries uses first-person audio, recorde...
18 Apr 20224min
EP10 Oksana - Love and War (15 Apr)
How does war impact our closest relationships?Speaking from Kyiv, Oksana, reflects on how the the conflict has changed - and is continuing to change - her marriage.Ukraine War Diaries uses first-perso...
15 Apr 20226min
EP9 Ilyas - 'My grandmother survived Nazism, now this.' (13 Apr)
Amid unconfirmed reports of a chemical weapons attack in Mariupol, Ilyas takes the train from Lviv to Kyiv. Here, he meets with his 84-year-old grandmother who is increasingly comparing the Nazi fasci...
13 Apr 20225min
EP8 Oksana - My parrot, my war distraction (11 Apr)
In the early days of the war, some residents fleeing Kyiv, were forced to leave their pets behind. One such resident was Oksana’s neighbour - the owner of a blue and yellow parrot called Rio. Not only...
11 Apr 20224min
