In Kharkiv, musician Alex, continues to record and perform live music despite the siege. In Lviv, Ilyas starts planning his return to Kyiv. While in the capital, against the backdrop of anti-aircraft fire, Oksana and her husband seek an escape in their favourite movie.

Ukraine War Diaries uses first-person audio, recorded on the ground in Ukraine, to give an intimate day-to-day perspective of life in a war zone.

Week 2 diary entries were first published on the ‘Ukraine War Diaries’ podcast feed. To listen to diary updates on the date of recording, search for Ukraine War Diaries wherever you get your podcasts.

From the producers of Sky News’ multi-award winning series StoryCast.

Series producer - Rob Mulhern
Digital producer - David Chipakupaku