Ukrainecast

The BBC's podcast on the war in Ukraine.

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Why is Russia censoring LGBT-themed TV series?
The Kremlin cracks down.
24 Jan 2023,26 mins
‘Have you ever had to collect your kid from the battlefield?’
A mother’s quest to bring her dead son home
20 Jan 2023,28 mins,
Extra episode: Ukraine's interior ministry leadership killed in helicopter crash
At least sixteen people have been killed, including Ukraine’s interior affairs minister.
18 Jan 2023,6 mins,
What is the future for 20-year-old student Vitalii?
The dreams of 20-year-old student Vitalii have been put on hold.
17 Jan 2023,32 mins
Bedtime stories from Ukraine
Connecting families, separated by war, with a night time message
13 Jan 2023,35 mins
The Battle for the City of Bakhmut
Russia set to take Soledar and move on Bakhmut.
10 Jan 2023,30 mins
The Church, the Kremlin and the ceasefire that wasn’t
Russia announces a unilateral 36-hour ceasefire - Ukraine calls it cynical propaganda.
06 Jan 2023,27 mins
Russia blames deadly attack on mobile phones
Backlash as Moscow says soldiers’ phones revealed their location
04 Jan 2023,34 mins,
2022: The year war engulfed Ukraine
The Ukrainecast team looks back at 2022 and assesses what 2023 might bring
30 Dec 2022,37 mins,
Viktoria’s Story: Starting a new life in the UK
After her husband and daughter were killed, Viktoria is staying strong for her baby.
28 Dec 2022,19 mins,
Ukraine’s wartime Christmas
The lights may go out but the Christmas spirit lives on in Ukraine.
23 Dec 2022,33 mins
President Zelensky gets a warm welcome in Washington
President Zelensky is to address Congress on his first trip abroad since the war began.
21 Dec 2022,34 mins
Identifying the Ukrainian bodies found in shallow graves
Pathologists are piecing together the identities of bodies buried in a wood near Izyum.
19 Dec 2022,33 mins
Stories from pro-Russian Ukrainians
Who are they and what do they want?
16 Dec 2022,29 mins
Russia’s high-tech mega-trench
Russia is digging a vast trench, but could Ukrainian forces just go round it?
14 Dec 2022,33 mins,
What happens to Russian soldiers who refuse to fight?
A Russian soldier tells us the danger is ‘from our side’ not from Ukraine.
12 Dec 2022,28 mins
The Winter Wonderland in Kyiv with bomb Shelters
Santa's grotto, mulled wine and Mariah Carey: Kyiv keeps Christmas alive
09 Dec 2022,31 mins
Comedy in Kyiv: Laughter brings light to a city at war
Ukraine’s comedians say Putin wins the moment the laughter dies.
07 Dec 2022,27 mins
Trench warfare: Fighting in the winter months
We assess military strategies as Russia and Ukraine grapple with freezing temperatures.
05 Dec 2022,32 mins
Putin and Biden: Will they talk?
The US President says he’ll meet if Putin sends the right signals.
02 Dec 2022,29 mins
The Russian recruit who died before reaching the front line
A mother’s story: “My son hadn’t been fed properly, hadn’t been given a uniform.”
30 Nov 2022,34 mins,
The Kyiv surgeons operating by torchlight
A Ukrainian doctor describes how his team performed heart surgery in a blackout.
28 Nov 2022,28 mins,
Ukraine’s first lady: We can cope with blackouts for two or three years
Olena Zelenska says Ukrainians will endure the winter despite the cold and power cuts.
25 Nov 2022,26 mins
The newborn baby killed by a missile
A baby boy has died after a missile hit a maternity ward just two days after he was born.
23 Nov 2022,27 mins,
Maidan: Where it all began?
The 2013 Maidan protests that set Ukraine and Moscow on the road to war.
21 Nov 2022,35 mins,
Released from Russia for a reunion with my 5 year old Ukrainian daughter
Separated, imprisoned and then released, we hear Victoria’s story.
18 Nov 2022,34 mins,
Who fired the missile into Poland?
Nato says it’s likely the missile that hit Poland was fired by Ukraine in defence.
16 Nov 2022,33 mins,
A missile hits Poland: How will Nato respond?
Nato is deciding how to respond after a missile hit one of its members killing two people.
16 Nov 2022,11 mins
What does Kherson mean for Putin?
Is this the beginning of the end of the war?
14 Nov 2022,32 mins
Ukraine retakes Kherson
There’s jubilation on Kherson’s streets as Ukrainian soldiers arrive in the city.
11 Nov 2022,28 mins