The simple joy of gathering for a birthday is something Oksana will never take for granted again as war continues to ravage her homeland, changing the very fabric of life.

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.

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

Series Producer - Rob Mulhern
Production support - Paul Stanworth

For the first time since fleeing Kyiv for Poland, Ilyas is reunited with his with his wife and children in Lviv. But a missile attack on the city serves as a reminder as to why they need to live apart.

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.

EP20 was recorded using WhatsApp voice notes

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

Series Producer - Rob Mulhern

Against the backdrop of the continuing bombardment of Mariupol, Oksana receives an invitation to return to her nail bar near Kyiv. This, and the realisation that dear friends may never again return to Ukraine leaves her feeling deeply troubled.

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.

EP19 was recorded using WhatsApp voice notes
From the producers of Sky News’ multi-award winning series – StoryCast.

Series Producer - Rob Mulhern

Seva gets ready to return to his home village near Dnipro for the first time since the war started.
Here - at considerable risk - his ageing parents have been aiding the war effort. But recent events have led them all to reflect on the life of their Russian born grandmother.

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.

EP18 was recorded using WhatsApp voice notes.

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

Series Producer - Rob Mulhern

Every year on 9 May, Russia celebrates World War 2 ‘victory day’ over Germany. Only now the date is triggering deep anxiety for Ilyas and many Ukrainians who fear Russia may try and mark the day with a major attack.

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.

EP17 was recorded using WhatsApp voice notes
From the producers of Sky News’ multi-award winning series – StoryCast.

In Kyiv, Oksana is gripped by the plight of those still trapped in Mariupol's vast steelworks.
Can international assistance not bring about their rescue?

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

EP16 was recorded using WhatsApp voice notes
Musical Credit: Океан Ельзи - Місто Марії

With Russia failing to meet its military goals in the north of Ukraine, Ilyas pays a visit to his recently reopened barber shop in Kyiv - an experience that leaves him feeling the war might soon end. 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.

EP15 was recorded using WhatsApp voice notes
Producer - Rob Mulhern
Production support - Paul Stanworth

Seva continues to support the war effort in eastern Ukraine before finding himself tasked with an unusual delivery - to Chernobyl.
 
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.

EP 14 was recorded using WhatsApp voice notes.
 
From the producers of Sky News’ multi-award winning series – StoryCast.

In the suburbs of Kyiv, Oksana continues to count the cost of the plundering in her neighbourhood. This leads to a challenging conversation with her grandmother in Russia, who finds it hard to believe the allegations of rape and murder levelled at Russian soldiers.

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.

Episode 13 was recorded using WhatsApp voice notes.

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

Producer - Rob Mulhern
Production support - Paul Stanworth

Ilyas tries to help his young son makes sense of the war, and his continued exile in Poland.

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.

EP12 was made using WhatsApp voice notes.

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

Producer - Rob Mulhern
Production support - Paul Stanworth