real life
When Marichka Padalko, 46, appeared live on TV to announce that Russia had invaded, she never imagined that a year later she’d still be reporting on the same war. As one of the few female news anchors to remain in Ukraine, here she reflects on a harrowing 12 months
24 February 2022. It felt like the day I’d spent my entire career preparing for. I was due to work the morning shift on 1+1, one of Ukraine’s biggest news channels, but I was up earlier than my usual 4am start watching Putin’s address to the nation, announcing a military
