The 19-year-old soldier
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 15 June 2022
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Victoria and Vitaly speak to 19-year-old Maksym Lutskyi, a Ukrainian soldier who is preparing to return to the front line after being wounded and losing his commander who died saving his life.
Andrey Stavnitser, one of the richest businessmen in Ukraine, and co-owner of the major shipping terminals near Odessa, describes the impact the blockade is having on the country’s economy. He also explains why he asked the army to shell his own home after it became occupied by Russians.
And we hear from Kees Haiziinga, a farmer from central Ukraine, who says he is worried he’ll only be able to get a fraction of his harvest out.
This episode of Ukrainecast was made by Estelle Doyle with Osman Iqbal and Arsenii Sokolov. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The planning producer is Louise Hidalgo. The editor is Jonathan Aspinwall. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 0330 1239480.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | It's been 112 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:11.8 | And on Monday, we brought you Victoria's story. |
| 0:15.5 | It was utterly searing. |
| 0:17.9 | She witnessed her husband and her 12-year-old daughter |
| 0:20.8 | being killed in front of her, as the whole family |
| 0:24.5 | tried to escape. |
| 0:26.2 | She was then held captive in a basement |
| 0:29.0 | with her one-year-old daughter in terrible conditions. |
| 0:32.4 | She saw people dying around her. |
| 0:35.1 | She's now in Poland. |
| 0:36.0 | She told us waiting for a visa to come to the UK. |
| 0:39.1 | And she has been waiting nearly 50 days now. |
| 0:43.3 | And so many of you got in touch after you |
| 0:46.1 | listened to her on Ukrainecast. |
| 0:49.0 | Alexandra in Wiltshire here in the UK wrote, |
| 0:53.0 | I tried to do a voice note, but I am too emotional |
| 0:57.5 | to speak clearly. |
| 0:59.4 | And I'm trembling at hearing what she has been through. |
| 1:04.0 | I hear terms like Western fatigue. |
| 1:06.2 | And it makes me so angry. |
| 1:08.2 | There's no room for apathy towards this situation at this time. |
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