Voices from Ukraine

Arena experienced the invasion 2 times. In 2014 and 2022. She speaks about the Russian propaganda and how it changed through out the years. She speaks about the LGBT rights, or lack there of when she lived in Crimea and much more.

Sven Bergland works as a volunteer with Ukrainian refugees.

He also fights for their rights in Sweden.

What are the conditions for Ukrainian refugees today? Why do things need to change? What needs to improve? What can we do?

Sven speaks about this and much more in this episode.

Elena Kulish lived through two Russian invasions, in 2014 and 2022, before she fled to Sweden.

She speaks about her experiences and about the Russian propaganda that she witnessed when she lived in Crimea.

Hannas husband was caught by the Russian troops while fighting for the Ukrainian army. Today he is in prison with no information when or even if he will be able to reunite with his family.

Sometimes Hanna finds a video of her husband online from the prison , the only sign that her husband is alive, since she isn't getting any information from any government , no dialogue.

In the beginning she was getting some communication from her husband. After a while, the

communication stopped entirely.

She speaks about how she copes with this reality where she has no answers , what she can do on her end, hope and her daughter that is growing up without her father.

Hanne speaks about how she and her son fled to Sweden when Russian invaded Ukraine on a full scale and her husband stayed behind. What impact this war has on her family and how she, her son and her husband handle the fact that they can't be together now.

Oleksij speaks about how he, his son and wife managed to leave Ukraine together, the stigma surrounding men leaving the country, his advice to refugees when it comes to establish a life in a new country and why he understands and supports Ukrainians that don't want to speak Russian any more.

Polina Biriukova talks about treason, family and friends being on opposite sides, the Russian perspective and much more.

Mykhailo is a student and talks about how he was able to leave Ukraine , how that was possible to do for him and the thoughts that surround his choice. He also speaks about how he was received in Sweden, his life here now and if he thinks that his generation has a different approach to the war than the older generation has.

Maryna Saenko speaks about how the war changed her as a person and why, the relationship between Russians and Ukrainians, about the fact that the war was a total surprise to her and her view on the Russian and Ukrainian language.

Elly Reynolds , is a doctor and one of the founders of the organisation Operation Aid. She speaks about her observations during her so far, 12 trips to the country since the war started. What help Operation Aid provides to the people, what the country and the people need the most today and what the biggest challenges are in Ukraine right now in her opinion.