UA: The day that we survived

For the last couple of days, we have been shocked by what happened in Bucha. Bucha, Irpin, Hostomel, Motyzhyn and other towns and cities where Russian soldiers stayed have been destroyed and robbed. Should we remind how those cities were happy, self-sufficient and peaceful until the 24th of February?

But the war continues and many other cities continue to suffer from the russians. In this episode, Oksana from Mariupol and Sasha from Kyiv are talking about their life, hometowns and emotions.

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In this episode the podcast host Kateryna Lytvynchova is talking about her hometown Mariupol.

The city is located on the coast of the Azov Sea, in the south-eastern area of Ukraine, in Donetsk Oblast. It is a major port,an industrial center of the country, and, most importantly, my home.

Mariupol received a status of a hero-city on the 6th of March 2022. This rank manifests acts of heroism and resilience of the city’s inhabitants during fighting Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine.

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Ukrainian audio journalists have come together to feature what is really happening in Ukraine by sharing only verified information and real stories of people.

This episode is about animals and their salvation during the war. We talk about zoos, menageries, the rescue of bears and bats.

Two kangaroos died in Kharkiv. Zoos are under occupation in the Kyiv region and Berdyansk. The situation with animals during the war differs from case to case — sometimes people save only themselves because of hopelessness.

Dubbing in English was read by: Noah Fulton Beale, Anna Romandash, Anastasia Levkova

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Ukrainian audio journalists have come together to feature what is really happening in Ukraine by sharing only verified information and real stories of people.

This episode is about people who took up arms after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, although they didn’t have any combat experience and never served in the army before. Today's heroes are mostly humanities graduates who never thought that they would fight.

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Ukrainian audio journalists have come together to feature what is really happening in Ukraine by sharing only verified information and real stories of people.

In today’s episode we are figuring out is it all Russians to be blamed for the war? Also Serhiy, Nelya and Sasha are sharing their experience about the situation in their cities.

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Ukrainian audio journalists have come together to feature what is really happening in Ukraine by sharing only verified information and real stories of people.

Since the beginning of the war, 108 children have died in Ukraine, and more than 120 have been injured. More than 3 million people have already fled from Ukraine to other countries. We asked them, mostly women with children, to share their stories with us.

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Ukrainian audio journalists have come together to feature what is really happening in Ukraine by sharing only verified information and real stories of people.

In Mariupol, near The Sea of Azov, russian soldiers have killed more than 2000 civilians. In some Ukrainian cities people are buried in mass graves. In Irpin a 12-year-old boy and his mother were buried in the yard of a residential complex. Is this not hell on earth?

In this episode we have two audio stories from people who used to live near Kyiv and had to flee their own homes because of Russian troops.

Ukrainian audio journalists have come together to feature what is really happening in Ukraine by sharing only verified information and real stories of people.

A plant bakery in Makariv was bombed by the Russians, 13 people died. Our soldiers took out two Russian airplanes in Kyiv. Thousands of people in occupied territories don't have access to mobile network, electricity, water or heating. A Kyiv citizen shot an enemy drone with a bottle of pickled tomatoes. The occupants have slowed down their advance, they are demoralized and frequently resort to marauding.

In this episode we have recordings from Kyiv, and an audio story of a girl who was fleeing Irpin with a several-month-old child.

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Ukrainian audio journalists have come together to feature what is really happening in Ukraine by sharing only verified information and real stories of people.

First the occupants said that they did not pose a threat towards civilians. At the same time they began shelling central squares and residential complexes. Now russian soldiers are keeping small towns near Kyiv under siege. In a suburban city near the capital - Bucha, there is no electricity, heating or connection to the outside world. The enemy shoots anyone who tries to leave, even children.

We have audio Stories from Luhansk and Cherkasy regions, and also from Kyiv.