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Episode #16 of our weekly video podcast “This Week in Ukraine” is dedicated to Ukrainian culture, the important role it plays in war, and why it has been a target of Russian dictators for decades.
Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by the Kyiv Independent's senior editor Oleksiy Sorokin.
Listen to the audio version of the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, and other platforms.
"This Week in Ukraine" is released on YouTube and audio platforms every Friday.
It is edited by Anthony Bartaway and Alex Kisly.
“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues.