14 episodesResistance
What happens when war lands on your doorstep? Ordinary Ukrainians are rising up and fighting back in every way they can.
About the show
“RESISTANCE: Stories from Ukraine” is a harrowing and inspirational journey across Ukraine in the first weeks of Russia’s invasion. While the military wages war on the frontlines, everyday citizens are picking up whatever weapons they can, including their smartphones, computers, sewing needles, and guitars. Photojournalist Laurel Chor travels to cities across the country, finding extraordinary stories that go beyond the headlines.
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Episodes
Revisiting Borodyanka, One Year Later14 Mar 2023 35 minA year after the small town of Borodyanka, Ukraine was liberated from Russian occupation, host Laurel Chor returns to see how the town is recovering. Laurel brings us this story about how Borodyanka and the people she met there are doing after a year of war.RESISTANCE: Stories from Ukraine is a harrowing and inspirati…
A Kid’s View of War in Ukraine23 Feb 2023 14 minOne year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, how has the war changed the daily lives of Ukraine's youngest generation?Brazen reporter Susie Armitage highlights how the war is impacting Ukrainian children. In this episode, kids share audio and video diaries that offer a glimpse into their daily ro…
Escaping Kherson15 Nov 2022 23 minA Ukrainian refugee shares the story of his fraught escape from Russian-occupied Kherson.A strategically important port in the south of Ukraine near the Black Sea, Kherson was the first major city to fall into Russian hands in the early days of the war. But last week, after more than eight months of occupation, Russia…
A Chicken Called Putin27 Oct 2022 15 minReporter Susie Armitage speaks to Ukrainian journalist Bogdan Logvynenko, founder of Ukrainer.net, a multilingual publication covering the war and all things Ukraine. In this episode, Bogdan shares stories from his travels around the country interviewing Ukrainians in recently liberated areas, plus two music videos hi…
Returning to Ukraine with Laurel Chor and Arman Dzidzovic18 Oct 2022 13 minNicholas Brennan, Executive Producer of RESISTANCE: Stories from Ukraine, sits down for an interview with Laurel Chor and Arman Dzidzovic, the host and producers of the series. Laurel and Arman talk about how the situation in Ukraine has changed since RESISTANCE first aired, and share an update on some of the stories…
"Thank God You Survived This Hell"14 Jun 2022 3 minA new film puts a face to the devastation and resilience of everyday Ukranians finding life in the midst of war.Announcing “RESISTANCE: Returning Home”, a documentary film that gives a visual connection to the gripping stories we’ve been hearing across this podcast series.In the film, Laurel Chor travels to the libera…
After Action with Tom Wright7 Jun 2022 19 minTom Wright sits down with Laurel Chor to hear the backstory on the making of her podcast RESISTANCE: Stories from Ukraine. In this audio interview, Laurel shares the experiences she had on the ground as Russia invaded Ukraine and how the conflict continues. She also talks about the surprising similarities she sees in…
Kharkiv Under Attack, Pt 226 May 2022 31 minEscaping a city devastated by shelling – and the stories of those who choose to stay. In Ukraine's second largest city, Kharkiv, a community fights to survive only 30 miles from the border with Russia.Laurel continues following the journey of Larisa, a disabled woman evacuated from her apartment in one of Kharkiv’s mo…
Kharkiv Under Attack, Pt 124 May 2022 25 minUnder devastating Russian shelling in Ukraine's second largest city, a community fights to survive.Explosions from weapons that could range from Grad rockets and artillery shells to phosphorus and thermobaric bombs have destroyed much of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. It’s only 30 miles from the Russian…
Arts, Crafts and War19 May 2022 24 minUnderground creativity fuels Ukraine’s wartime production. Laurel meets seamstresses sewing bulletproof vests, artists welding anti-tank obstacles and even advertising executives using online targeted ads to break through Russian propaganda. Some work alone, in their kitchens or home studios. Others are more organized…
Defending Borodyanka17 May 2022 30 minWar stories from four men who fought the Russian occupation despite being impossibly outnumbered and outgunned. The adrenaline from the battle has barely worn off and this is the first time they share what they lived through. With the war still raging, most people fighting in Ukraine haven’t had the chance to tell the…
Mother Tongue10 May 2022 26 minVoices of those resisting Russia’s invasion through the very ways they think, speak, and sing. In Kyiv, songwriter and producer Denis Musaev makes music to inspire his country’s victory, and Olga, a linguist and English teacher, has abandoned her first language of Russian to embrace Ukrainian instead. Elsewhere in the…
There’s a Weapon in Your Pocket6 May 2022 27 minFighting back with the weapons we all carry in our pockets…our smart phones. We begin in Kyiv with Anastasiya at the country’s largest children’s hospital and Andriy Dubchak from @Donbas.Frontliner. Both Anastasiya and Andriy use their phones to capture different aspects of the conflict. Anastasiya shares images of ci…
"I Am a Soldier Now"5 May 2022 22 minPhotojournalist Laurel Chor travels to the suburbs of Kyiv to meet ordinary Ukrainians who have joined the war effort by becoming soldiers. Journalist Artem and lawyer Oleksandr guard a military checkpoint. PE teacher and two-time war vet Vladimir finds his farm completely destroyed by Russian forces as payback. Ecolo…