A firsthand account from Kyiv of how Russia’s war targets everyday survival, turning homes, families, and basic necessities into weapons of pressure and fear.

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508 | Living in the Dark: Russia's War on Civilian Life in Ukraine

DEC 18, 202520 MIN
Target USA Podcast by WTOP

508 | Living in the Dark: Russia's War on Civilian Life in Ukraine

DEC 18, 202520 MIN

Description

This episode pulls back the curtain on daily life inside a country under siege. From a darkened apartment in Kyiv, Ukrainian Member of Parliament and mother Halyna Yanchenko describes nights without electricity, heat, water, or internet. Elevators stop. Food cannot be cooked. Homes go cold. This is not a war fought only on front lines or maps. It is a deliberate campaign aimed at civilians, families, and children, designed to exhaust, frighten, and break a society from the inside out. In her own words, Yanchenko explains what it means to raise children in darkness, and why Ukraine says this is not just war, but an attempt to erase civilian life itself.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.