Despite being surrounded by death and destruction, Ilyas must try and source toys for his two son's birthdays - a surreal experience that offers new life lessons.
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.
EP23 was recorded using WhatsApp voice notes
From the producers of Sky News’ multi-award winning series – StoryCast.
CREDITS
Series Producer - Rob Mulhern
Production Support - Paul Stanworth