Lakatadanikorovia, i am not special. I am as some other forty million ukranian people. Sosikinto the villageo oa. There is only one veryand to win, or there will be no ukrane otherwise. My rater cransi, and not a single ukranians is not even thinking about living in slavery. You knowyowe, i am brave because i am among brave people. And it helps me to be brave.
Millions of people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s war begin. We check back in with Kurii Vasyl, who stayed behind, and his niece Yulya, who fled.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Noel King.
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