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Ukraine after four years of war

Despite relentless bombardments the people of Kharkiv love their city more than ever.

The 24th聽of February will be the fourth anniversary of Russia鈥檚 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Irena Taranyuk is joined by several of her 麻豆社 Ukrainian colleagues to talk about people who are continuing to fight and live in the country. Victoria Kalimbet talks about her pride of her home city, Kharkiv, one of the most attacked Ukrainian cities in the war. Nataliia Patrikieieva explains how dating has changed in Ukraine, as so many of the population are fighting on the frontlines. Vitaly Shevchenko, Russia editor at 麻豆社 monitoring and presenter of Ukrainecast, tells us about how some Ukrainians attempt to 'decatastrophise' the war, and his investigation into what is happening in his grandmother's house in occupied Zaporizhia region.

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

Presented by Irena Taranyuk

Produced by Laura Thomas and Caroline Ferguson

(Photo: Irena Taranyuk)

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27 minutes

Last on

Mon 23 Feb 2026 03:32GMT

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