Ukraine has again accused Russia of committing war crimes, as a viral video appears to show two unarmed Ukrainian soldiers being shot dead as they attempt to surrender. We look at whether a war crime has been committed, with Kateryna Stepanenko from the Institute for the Study of War, which has...

   Geolocation, misinformation, verification... we answer your questions on how the BBC monitors and reports on the most important events of the war in Ukraine.Olga Robinson, an editor at BBC Monitoring and Verify specialising in Russian disinformation, and Francis Scarr, a journalist at BBC...

   As Ukraine and Russia are hit by the storm of the century, how does winter weather affect troops on the front line The BBC’s Security correspondent, Frank Gardner, and Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse discuss who stands to benefit from bad weather and Russia’s biggest drone attack on...

   Last week Sonya’s girlfriend, artist Sasha Skochilenko, was convicted of spreading false information about the Russian army for putting anti war stickers on grocery products. The same day she was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony, Putin pardoned a convicted murderer. Dr Jade McGlynn,...

   What’s life like inside the Russian occupied city We’re joined in the studio by Ukrainian journalist and writer, Mstyslav Chernov, who made the film ’ Days in Mariupol’. He describes what it was like to shoot the documentary from inside Mariupol, which chronicles the Russian invasion of the...

   Thousands of men have fled Ukraine to avoid conscription, according to a BBC investigation. The BBC’s Kateryna Khinkulova joins us in the studio to explore why, as well as the moral dilemma facing those who attempt to escape the draft.Sam Cranny Evans from the London based security think tank, the...

   A new investigation claims a Ukrainian military officer coordinated the attack on Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines. But was he acting as a maverick Or on behalf of Ukraine We hear from James Waterhouse in Kyiv and Newsnight’s diplomatic editor Mark Urban, and get the latest update on the stalemate ...

   In February, Ukrainecast collaborated with BBC Newsnight on a live show to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. One of the guests was Elya, who was just when Russia launched its full scale invasion of Ukraine. After two weeks hiding with her family in their...

   After Ukraine’s commander in chief described the war as being at a stalemate, and President Zelensky’s subsequent denial that his country’s efforts are faltering, how is the counter offensive progressing We’re joined by military analyst Justin Crump, Catherine Sendak from the Center for European...

   How serious a threat are landmines to Ukraine Jasmine Dann from the Halo Trust in Mykolaiv and Paul Heslop at the UN Development Programme in Ukraine answer listener questions about the huge challenge of clearing the millions of landmines in Ukraine.And we hear from the Economist’s Arkady Ostrovsky...

   An antisemitic mob stormed Makhachkala airport in Dagestan over the weekend, looking for Jewish passengers arriving from Israel.What could this violence mean for the Kremlin To answer this and more Victoria and Vitaly chat with author and journalist Oliver Bullough and Nina Khrushcheva, a...

   Is private military group Redut taking the place of Wagner Since the death of Russian mercenary leader and oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, a number of groups have been vying to take the place of the Wagner mercenary group he built up. So who are they, what is the difference between them, and who are...

   A Ukrainian mother from Kherson whose teenage son was taken to a ’summer camp’ by Russian soldiers talks about her epic journey to bring him home.And award winning film maker Shahida Tulaganova tells us about her new documentary, Ukraine’s Stolen Children.Today’s episode is presented by Victoria...

   An exiled journalist’s tale of pain and love of Russia...Elena Kostyuchenko speaks to Victoria and Vitaly about reporting on the war in Ukraine, having a hit put out on her and German authorities launching an investigation into her attempted murder after she experienced a sudden and debilitating ...

   What winter and new weaponry means for the war...Professor Michael Clarke and Russia analyst Anna Borshchevskaya discuss the importance of the eastern town of Avdiivka, President Putin’s visit to China and how a change in seasons might influence events on the battlefield.Today’s episode is...

   One woman’s tale of adversity, bravery and hope.Hanna Berezynets gave birth to triplets on February , , the same day Russia began its full scale invasion of Ukraine. Just a few short hours after the three baby girls were safely delivered at a hospital in Chernihiv, the entire family had to...

   Could Russia use conflict in the Middle East to its advantage The BBC’s Frank Gardner joins Hanna Notte, a Berlin based analyst on Russian policy in the Middle East, to discuss what’s been happening in the Israel Gaza conflict.Today’s episode is presented by James Waterhouse and Vitaly Shevchenko. ...

   Vitaly is in a Red Cross humanitarian aid centre in Przemysl, on the Polish Ukrainian border, finding out what aid workers are doing to help Ukrainian refugees.The BBC’s Kasia Madera, in North Macedonia, explains the up coming Polish elections and attitudes towards the conflict in the rest of the...

   President Zelensky says a Russian strike in the village of Hroza, in eastern Ukraine, has killed at least people, including a six year old boy. In this extra episode of Ukrainecast, Victoria is joined by James Waterhouse in Kyiv to find out what we know about the attack. The producers were...

   Former soldier Shaun Pinner was captured and imprisoned by Russian backed forces in April while fighting in the Ukrainian military.In that time, he says he was given electric shocks, tasered and stabbed in the leg.He was also sentenced to death but almost exactly one year ago, he and four...

   It’s been six months since the Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian authorities in March. We’re joined by his friend, Eliot Brown, and his boss, Deborah Ball.And Newsnight’s diplomatic editor, Mark Urban, is in the studio to talk about his experiences on the front line of...

   Following recent the Ukrainian attack on the HQ of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Sevastopol, is Kyiv getting ready to retake the peninsula The BBC’s James Waterhouse and defence and security analyst Michael Clarke assess the significance of the Sevastopol strike and discuss the reported death the...

   A family of amputees learn to walk again.We talk to Natalia Stepanenko, who was badly injured in the Kramatorsk railway attack last year. Both her and her year old daughter Yana lost legs, while Natalia’s husband died in a separate attack soon after. After receiving treatment in California the...

   Three seasoned correspondents discuss the challenges of covering prolonged conflicts, in particular, the issue of news fatigue .Chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet, international editor Jeremy Bowen and the BBC’s Quentin Sommerville talk about their experience of reporting in places...

   Ukraine says it has damaged naval ships in the port of Sevastopol in Crimea and hit air defences. We ask Britain’s most recent defence attaché in Moscow, John Foreman whether Ukraine is stepping up its attacks on Crimea and how Russia could respond. North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un continues his...

   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia to meet president Vladimir Putin. The BBC’s Seoul Correspondent, Jean Mackenzie discusses what the two leaders want from their first get together in four years and whether the West should be worried.Ukraine is one of the most heavily land mined...

   The BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg answers your questions on Yevgeny Prigozhin, pro Kremlin talk shows and Kim Jong Un. We catch up with the BBC’s Olga Malchevska who talks us through the latest attack which killed at least people in Kostyantynivka.And how McDonald’s has played a crucial...

   Why has President Zelensky lobbied Western powers for the F What are the challenges in getting them deployed And could they shift the balance in the war for Ukraine’s skies To discuss this we’re joined by Dan Two Dogs’ Hampton, a retired US Air Force pilot who has flown combat missions...

   Despite the reported capture of the village of Robotyne, is Ukraine making any meaningful gains in its counter offensive To take stock of how it’s going, Victoria and Vitaly are joined by Riley Bailey from the Institute for the Study of War and Professor Michael Clarke, a defence and security...

   What is it like in the classroom during wartime Two Ukrainian teachers, Lesia Yurchyshyn in Kyiv and Olga Hrihoryeva in Kherson, discuss their differing experiences of what teaching has been like since the war began, from remote learning to bomb shelter classrooms.New York Times correspondent...

   Does the Wagner chief’s reported death strengthen the Russian president Lyse, Vitaly and journalist Gabriel Gatehouse unpick the latest developments surrounding Wednesday’s plane crash, and the presumed death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group.And Kremlin critic Bill...

   In an extra episode of Ukrainecast, Adam Fleming and Vitaly Shevchenko are joined by the BBC’s Frank Gardner and Lou Osborne from the monitoring group All Eyes on Wagner to discuss the news that the Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has been presumed dead following a plane crash.The producers were...

   One woman’s story of helping to deliver babies in days from a warzone.Midwife Vira Tselyk tells Lucy and Vitaly about the days she spent working from a bunker, helping to deliver over a hundred and thirty babies.We also talk to Emma Mateo, who got caught in the deadly attack in Chernihiv ...

   Why drones are so important in the war for both Ukraine and Russia. How do drones work Who makes them And, crucially, who’s winning the drone production race The BBC’s Security Correspondent Frank Gardner and Dr Marina Miron from King’s College London talk us through it all.And, Politico...

   Eight months in the country after losing her husband and daughter. Ukrainecast catches up with Viktoria Kovalenko, whose story we’ve followed since the early days of the war. In the most tragic of circumstances, her husband and year old daughter Veronika were killed in front of her when they...

   How one Russian reporter is risking her life for journalism.We catch up with prominent investigative reporter Yelena Milashina who was severely attacked moments after flying in to the Russian republic of Chechnya.We’re also joined by the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford who’s in Poland, where there is growing...

   Why one man says he’s turned his back on Moscow to fight with Ukraine. We speak to Apostle , a member of the Liberty of Russia Legion, one of the groups reportedly responsible for the cross border raids in the Russian city of Belgorod earlier this year.The FT’s Ukraine correspondent Christopher...

   Why going back home to Ukraine is so heart breaking.Fergal Keane returns to Ukraine with a refugee family to be reunited with their husband and father; they last saw each other months ago. Vitaly and Victoria catch up with Olga who has returned to Kherson after six weeks in the safety and calm...

   One woman’s story of life in the Russian capital.Moscow resident Masha describes life in the Russian capital, and security correspondent Frank Gardner examines whether, as President Zelensky suggests, war is coming back to the country.Also, we check in on how the UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme is...

   Aiden Aslin, the British prisoner released by Russia, discusses his time behind bars, receiving the death sentence and his plans to return to Ukraine.Also, Africa correspondent Andrew Harding and Beverly Ochieng from BBC Monitoring in Nairobi discuss the Russia Africa summit and the continent’s...

   Why is Russia targeting the historic port city after it withdrew from the grain deal We hear from James Waterhouse, who has spent the weekend in Odesa and visited the landmark Transfiguration Cathedral, which was hit by strikes. And opera singer Katerina Tsymbaliuk tells us what it was like to...

   Will the collapse of the UN grain deal and attack on port cities in Ukraine affect food security James Waterhouse joins us from a grain processing plant in Poltava and we also hear from Oksana Karabin, who works for Ukraine’s biggest grain exporter Kernel. Their terminal was shelled this week...

   We find out more about the bombing of the Kerch bridge between occupied Crimea and Russia. How much damage has been done and by whom Olga Robinson from BBC Verify talks through the evidence.And is Vladimir Putin’s homophobia driving LGBT acceptance amongst Ukrainians Mikhail Zygar, the Russian...

   Should Ukraine be more grateful to the West for its military and financial support After the UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said people want to see gratitude from Kyiv, BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera and Politico’s Lara Seligman look at the big talking point from this week’s Nato...

   What to expect from this week’s Nato summit. BBC Europe editor Katya Adler and former US general John Allen discuss what Ukraine can realistically hope for when it comes to joining the alliance at the two day gathering in Vilnius.Also, Russia editor Steve Rosenberg is back with the latest on the...

   It’s nearly days since the full scale invasion of Ukraine began and it seems nowhere is safe. The western city of Lviv, a haven for refugees far away from the front line, has been hit by Russian missiles killing ten civilians. We hear from Olga Pona, a local journalist, about her night of...

   Assessing the damage caused by the Kherson floods.The BBC’s Andrew Harding updates us on the environmental, social and emotional impact caused by the Kakhovka dam breach, and we catch up again with Kherson resident Olga.Also, we find out more about the attack on independent Russian journalist Elena...

   And is Wagner setting up a camp in Belarus The BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen has hotfooted back from a whistle stop trip to Kyiv to update us on what President Zelensky’s military advisers are thinking. Artyom Shraibman, from the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, explains how Belarusian...

   After a dramatic weekend, we are joined by BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner to answer your questions on the failed rebellion.We discuss what comes next for Prigozhin and his mercenaries with Lou Osborn, from the monitoring group All Eyes on Wagner. Also, we explore Vladimir Putin’s future...

   The rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner, is over.BBC Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford and broadcaster Gabriel Gatehouse try to make sense of what happened on Saturday with a rebellion by the mercenary Wagner group and share their thoughts on what happens next for Russian...