Summary
Ukrainian musicians describe their journey to sanctuary at the London Performing Academy of Music. The organisation brought more than 50 students to the UK including Nikita Vikhorev and Yuliia Humeniuk. Nikita describes his violin as his weapon.
Also, the BBC’s Tim Whewell and author Ian Garner discuss “Z” culture and fascism in today’s Russia and what the state narrative means for the next generation.
Today’s episode is presented by Lucy Hockings and Vitaliy Shevchenko. The producers were Natasha Fernandes and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the 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 | It's 377 days since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.3 | And there's this remarkable photo that's gone viral. |
| 0:12.7 | It's an image of a Ukrainian soldier. |
| 0:15.2 | He's standing in a ditch. |
| 0:16.9 | He's calmly smoking a cigarette. |
| 0:19.4 | And his last words before he is shot at point-blank range |
| 0:23.9 | was Slava Ukrainian. |
| 0:25.3 | Now, if you're Ukrainian, he will know this phrase really well. |
| 0:29.0 | But perhaps it's a little known outside of the country until now. |
| 0:33.4 | So this phrase that this Ukrainian soldier says before being shot, |
| 0:38.3 | it's a rallying cry used by patriots of Ukraine |
| 0:42.7 | and defenders of Ukrainian independence |
| 0:45.2 | for more than a century now. |
| 0:48.0 | But because of this horrific video that's emerged this week, |
| 0:52.9 | it's shot to international prominence. |
| 0:56.5 | President Zelensky often uses the phrase in his nightly addresses |
| 1:01.7 | and he mentioned the apparent execution of the soldier |
| 1:05.7 | in his speech last night, and he used the phrase Slava Ukraine. |
| 1:19.5 | Vitaly, I know you've seen the video. |
| 1:21.6 | It's incredibly upsetting. |
| 1:23.1 | But when you go onto social media as well, |
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