Hussain: Escape from Kherson
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 March 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Hussain, who we’ve been following since the start of the war in Ukraine, tells us how he finally managed to get his family out of a Russian-controlled area to freedom.
The Russian billionaire, Roman Abramovich and two Ukrainian peace negotiators have had symptoms of suspected poisoning, according to people close to them.
Also, Victoria, Vitaly and Frank Gardner talk to a Ukrainian pilot who flies MiG-29 fighter jets and goes by the name Moonfish.
Today’s Ukrainecast was made by Alison Gee, Phil Marzouk, Emma Forde and Miranda Slade. The technical director is Emma Crowe. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.9 | Hello, it's 32 days since Russian forces invaded Ukraine. |
| 0:10.4 | And one of the people we've been following, |
| 0:12.8 | you've been following, since the start of the war is Hussein. |
| 0:16.7 | He was trapped in his son, with his wife Victoria, |
| 0:20.1 | his young daughter Fatima. |
| 0:22.0 | It has been under Russian control for weeks now. |
| 0:25.4 | We last heard from him on Friday. |
| 0:28.0 | He sent us a video message on Telegram and in it, |
| 0:30.8 | he had some very good news. |
| 0:33.5 | We managed to get out finally from the Russian occupied |
| 0:37.5 | factories across Headson already. |
| 0:41.7 | We headed towards Odessa right now. |
| 0:45.2 | And from there, we will try to enter the Moldon border, |
| 0:50.3 | probably by evening today or tomorrow morning. |
| 0:53.9 | But I feel great, very blessed. |
| 0:55.7 | I feel lucky to be out. |
| 0:58.1 | And today, we're going to be speaking to him on Ukrainecast |
| 1:01.6 | for the first time since he's managed to escape. |
| 1:05.0 | And he will be able to tell you exactly what it was like |
| 1:07.7 | under Russian control in Headson. |
| 1:09.8 | And exactly what his journey has been like, |
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