Living side-by-side with their two boys in Kyiv almost four months ago, Ilyas and his wife Natalia have now been forced to live apart because of war. Today, Ilyas lives in a country gripped by conflict, where the Russian military can target his city with missiles at any minute. Across the border in Poland, his wife Natalia is facing challenges just as extreme despite the fact she and her family are now living in a country at peace.
 
In Episode 33 of Ukraine War Diaries, Natalia offers her perspective on war, dislocation and separation.

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.

Background
Ilyas is an IT specialist and married father who fled from Kyiv to Lviv shortly after the war started. Right now his wife and two young sons are taking refuge in Poland.
As of May 2022, Ilyas is back living in the family apartment in Kyiv and working, in part, for the Ukrainian government on specialist projects.

EP33 of Ukraine War Diaries was recorded using Whatsapp voice note.
 
From the producers of Sky News’ multi-award winning series – StoryCast.
 
CREDITS -
Series Producer - Rob Mulhern
Production Support/Editing - Paul Stanworth