Close to the front line of his country’s cyber war with Russia, Ilyas discloses some of how Ukraines ‘IT Army’ are waging war against Russia. Meanwhile, in London, Oksana considers feelings of guilt in an on going war.
Seva is away on Assignment.
ADDITIONAL -
*The Starlink’s service referred to by Ilyas in his diary is a satellite communications network provided to Ukraine by Elon Muck and Space X to maintain and support the internet.
BACKGROUND -
Ilyas is an IT specialist and married father who fled from Kyiv to Lviv shortly after the war started. His wife Natalia, and two young sons are taking refuge in Poland.
As of August 2022, Ilyas is back living in the family apartment in Kyiv and working, in part, for the Ukrainian government on various projects.
Oksana, 35, works in overseas education. She lives with her husband, Seva, in an apartment complex in central Kyiv and has remained in the Ukrainian capital since the war started.
Many of Oksana’s closest friends have left the country to begin new lives in Europe. Some may never return. She’s determined to stay.
Seva is on away.
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.
EP45 diary entries were recorded using WhatsApp voice note.
From the producers of Sky News’ multi-award winning series – StoryCast.
Producer: Rob Mulhern
Editing: Dave Terris
Digital Promotion: David Chipakupaku