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Refusing to leave Kyiv

Residents in the Ukrainian capital explain why they've decided to stay in their city

As the bombardment of Ukraine continues, and hundreds of refugees continue to flee to neighbouring countries, we hear from the capital and a conversation between three Kyiv residents, who describe their determination to remain in their city to support others, and to fight.

Host Karnie Sharp also introduces a conversation among Russians living around the world. They discuss their emotions as they watch the war from afar - and share how their memories of their country and its propaganda regime have shaped their view of the country today.

In Lithuania, a group of activists is trying to reach the Russian population “one phonecall at a time”, as they put it. Having noticed that in Russia, phone numbers are freely available on the internet, they decided to recruit volunteers to make calls to randomly selected Russian civilians. We hear from the organiser, and two of the project’s volunteers. They tell us about the responses they get when they try to talk about Ukraine and get their message across.

(Photo: A woman checks a sewing machine outside her atelier damaged by shelling in Kyiv. Credit: Sergei Supinsky/AFP )

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