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May 2022
29m 23s

Russian Soldiers Resign

BBC News
About this episode

Stories from the front line.

The BBC's Fergal Keane and Olga Ivshina hear from Russian soldiers who have risked their lives on the front line of the war. Why have some of them refused to return?

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen speaks to us from a Donbas town which is within artillery range of Russian troops.

And Rustik, Fergal’s fixer in Bucha, discusses his first experience of conflict and how his country is changing.

Today’s Ukrainecast was made by Osman Iqbal and Natalie Ktena. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The assistant editor was Sam Bonham.

Both Sergey and Marina are voiced by actors.

You can email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments or send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 1234 220.

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