12 Months On: Vlad's Journey to England
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
From a Russian prison to Pizza Express.
Victoria speaks with 17-year-old Vlad, who was taken prisoner by the Russians and held for three months at the start of the war. We hear about how he and his family coped, their new life in England, and their hopes for the future.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire as part of a series of episodes marking the one-year anniversary of the start of the war in Ukraine.
The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Luke Radcliffe The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, it's 362 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, and President Biden |
| 0:11.3 | has today made an unexpected visit to Kiev, his first since the war started nearly a year |
| 0:18.2 | ago. |
| 0:19.2 | And his message for Russian President Vladimir Putin that his war of conquest in Ukraine |
| 0:25.2 | is failing. |
| 0:26.2 | Putin thought Ukraine was weak, and the West was divided. |
| 0:31.4 | As you know, Mr. President, I said to you at the beginning, he's counting on us, not |
| 0:35.4 | sticking together. |
| 0:36.4 | He was counting on an ability to keep NATO united. |
| 0:39.8 | He was counting on us not to be able to bring in others on the side of Ukraine. |
| 0:45.4 | He thought he could outlast us. |
| 0:47.2 | I don't think he's thinking that right now. |
| 0:49.7 | God knows what he's thinking, but I don't think he's thinking that. |
| 0:52.6 | And here on Ukrainecast, we have a special episode every day this week, as we mark the |
| 0:57.6 | one-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 1:02.9 | Ukraine costs for business. |
| 1:05.9 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart-haired and pain. |
| 1:10.5 | millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 1:13.5 | Putin is the aggressor, he will be ready to use nuclear weapons. |
| 1:19.1 | They killed him and fled. |
| 1:20.6 | I do not know how we managed to survive. |
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