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Ukraine War Diaries EP20 - What now for Ilyas, Oksana, Seva & Ukraine (Aug 15-19)
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12 minutes
Released:
Aug 20, 2022
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Podcast episode
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It’s almost six months to the day since Russia invaded Ukraine. Throughout that time, Ilyas, Oksana and Seva have been documenting their personal lives in a country at war. In this edition of Ukraine War Diaries they ask what the future holds for them now?BACKGROUNDOksana, 35, works in overseas education. She lives with her husband, Seva, in an apartment complex in central Kyiv and has remained in the Ukrainian capital since the war started. Many of Oksana’s closest friends have left the country to begin new lives in Europe. Some may never return. She’s determined to stay.Seva, 40, is a company CEO and husband to Oksana. Before the war, he travelled across Europe for business. Now, he makes regular supply drops of medical aid and rations to Ukrainian troops on the front line in Eastern Ukraine. He’s originally from a small village near Dnipro. Ilyas is an IT specialist and married father who fled from Kyiv to Lviv shortly after the war started. His wife Natalia, and two young sons are taking refuge in Poland.As of August 2022, Ilyas is back living in the family apartment in Kyiv and working, in part, for the Ukrainian government on various projects. Ukraine War Diaries uses first-person audio, recorded on the ground in Ukraine, to give an intimate day-to-day perspective of life in a war zone.EP20 diary entries were recorded using WhatsApp voice note. From the producers of Sky News’ multi-award winning series – StoryCast. Producer Rob MulhernEditing Paul StanworthDigital Promotion David Chipakupaku
Released:
Aug 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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