Invaded: Voicemails from Ukraine

It's been a while since we've heard from Kseniya, but she sent us this voicemail from Vienna. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tania returns to Kyiv on the same day the capital is bombed for the first time in a while. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Life has changed a lot for Vera in Kharkiv. She now looks after a dog called Ozzy and he's a welcome distraction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olga has left Odesa to take a break in Montenegro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vera lives in the north eastern city of Kharkiv, where she says some parts of urban life are returning to normal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this voicemail, Oksana in Kyiv tells us about the impact the war is having on the things she can buy in the city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the weekend Naliia decided to take some time off and leave Ukraine for a short holiday abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tania is from Mariupol. In her first voicemail she describes what it's like talking to her parents who are still in the city that is now occupied by Russian forces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first voicemail from Oksana, who left Kyiv at the start of the war, but has now returned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olga explains why the fighting in the eastern region of Donetsk is causing salt shortages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naliia's dad has started chemotherapy and is in less pain, but the war has affected medical supplies and even in the capital it’s not always easy to access what you need.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vera describes the decisions she has to make each night about where to sleep. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shelling of Kharkiv has subsided, which means Vera has been able to visit her mother's grave for the first time since the war began. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before the war Naliia's dad had cancer. He was in recovery, but over the past week she got some upsetting news. This is the story of seven days when Naliia had to grapple with the return of his illness at a time of war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olga describes the impact that increased bombing of Odesa is having. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olga describes watching children play in a bomb shelter whilst Odesa is attacked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mariia is still in Kyiv and has been thinking about how, even in the darkest of times, you can still find moments of happiness and hope. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vera describes how multicultural Kharkiv was before the war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vera describes what it was like to play her violin in a concert in London via videolink from Kharkiv. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Naliia talks about her mum's decision to leave Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.