Hanna’s story: Triplets born on day one of the war
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 October 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
One woman’s tale of adversity, bravery and hope.
Hanna Berezynets gave birth to triplets on February 24, 2022, the same day Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Just a few short hours after the three baby girls were safely delivered at a hospital in Chernihiv, the entire family had to flee to the medical facility’s bomb shelter.
Hanna joins Victoria to tell her story.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire. Translation was provided by Irena Taranyuk. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Keiligh Baker and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Philip Bull. The series producer is Tim Walklate. 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. |
| 0:04.7 | Hello, it's 597 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:11.5 | And in this episode, we're going to speak to Hannah Boresonets. On the 24th of February, |
| 0:17.0 | 2022, Hannah gave birth to triplets. |
| 0:23.0 | Three little girls. |
| 0:25.0 | The same day Russian troops launched their full-scale invasion on Ukraine. |
| 0:30.0 | We started equipping the shelter to deal with my babies and nurses took turns to keep them on their bodies under their coats to keep them warm. |
| 0:41.0 | My heart was aching for the fear of them. How will we survive? |
| 0:45.6 | Hannah's experience is full of challenges and struggles, but it is the most incredibly |
| 0:56.2 | uplifting story and she is a strong woman and so is a husband and so are her |
| 1:00.9 | girls and it really hopefully will give you some optimism and some hope. |
| 1:09.1 | This is Ukraine cast. |
| 1:11.1 | Ukraine cast from BBC News. |
| 1:13.0 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart rage and pain. |
| 1:18.0 | Millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 1:21.0 | Putin is the aggressor. |
| 1:23.6 | He will be ready to use nuclear weapons. |
| 1:27.4 | They killed him and fled. |
| 1:28.9 | I didn't know how we managed to survive. |
| 1:32.4 | I want people to know the truth. |
| 1:35.0 | Hello, this is Victoria Derbyshire in the Ukrainecast studio. |
| 1:40.0 | Today's episode is going to be one conversation with one woman, Hannah. |
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