The Voice of Ukraine with Ivan Verstyuk

You go to sleep to War.  You wake up to War.  Week after week: Month after Month.  How do you engage a life with no certainty?  War fatigue sets in.  Ivan reflects on life in war.   
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Ivan talks about how poverty paved the way for the Russian Invasion.  

Ivan talks with a young man who walks the streets of war torn Kyiv to make sure there is no looting and things are going well with safety in the city.  Denys is the voice of Ukraine. 

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A grave with 9000 + bodies has been found outside Mariupol.   Ivan mourns with his country and talks about Russia targeting civilians.  This episode contains stark description of war and death. 
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Ivan talks to Maxsym on the streets of Kyiv.

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April 22 is Lenin's birthday.  Ivan talks about the life and heritage of Lenin and how Putin models himself after him and promotes him as a hero to the Russian People
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Ivan interviews Elizaveta Antonova, a journalist for  a Russian news website called Meduza.  They discuss support and dissent within Russia about the War, the role of the media, the shared heartbreak of war between neighbors.

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Ivan speaks with Kseniya Turkova, a journalist with experience in both Ukrainian and Russian media.  They discuss complexities of Russian Media, the western media coverage of the war and many other topics.
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Ivan takes a walk in Maidan Square and talks about his observations on military movements, Ukrainian food supply, Polish aid to Ukraine, the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in supporting the invasion and the support of the EU for President Zelensky and Ukraine. 
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The Russian army has intensified and broadened its attack.