Maksym's Story: Growing up on the frontline
One young soldier鈥檚 coming of age tale from the battlefield
One young soldier鈥檚 coming of age tale from the battlefield.
One of our most asked after regular guests, the young soldier Maksym Lutsyk, returns to the podcast. He鈥檚 now 21 years old and we find out about his time on the frontline, how he listens in to secret recordings of Russian soldiers and whether he still dreams of having a beer on a beach in Tenerife鈥�
Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.
The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Bella Saltiel, Natasha Mayo and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Garreth Jones. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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Ukrainecast
The 麻豆社's podcast on the war in Ukraine.
