In Kyiv, Ilyas' faith in the military is becoming increasingly spiritual. Seva visits his home village near Dnipro where he’s humbled by his parent’s war effort. And against the backdrop of the bombardment of Mariupol, Oksana receives a routine invitation that triggers an emotional response.

From the producers of Sky News’ multi-award winning series – StoryCast,
Ukraine War Diaries follows experiences, lived by and told by people, whose lives have been twisted out of shape by war.

Week 7 diary entries were recorded using WhatsApp voice notes and first published on the Ukraine War Diaries podcast feed. To follow this series when it broadcasts, on weekdays, subscribe to Ukraine War Diaries wherever you get your podcasts.

Series producer - Rob Mulhern