The Documentary Podcast, Ukrainian life under Russian occupation

The Documentary Podcast

Ukrainian life under Russian occupation

June 22, 2025

18 minutes

Available for over a year

Currently about a fifth of Ukraine is under Russian occupation. Olga Malchevska of the BBC News team has spoken to 3 people from different cities in this area. She tells us about the threats they face for being Ukrainian and the small acts of resistance they carry out.

This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world.

Presented by Irena Taranyuk.

Produced by Caroline Ferguson, Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean.

This is an EcoAudio certified production.

(Photo: Irena Taranyuk.)