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The BBC’s only English language programme entirely dedicated to the war in Ukraine and its fallout, Ukrainecast is your go-to podcast which investigates the biggest issues around the conflict: Could Putin push the nuclear button? How could Donald Trump end the war in 24 hours? What is the price for peace? The podcast is hosted by Newsnight presenter Victoria Derbyshire and BBC Monitoring’s Vitaly Shevchenko. Ukrainecast covers the most important topics around the conflict and speaks to the real people who’ve lived through several years of war. It also brings you agenda-setting interviews with special guests each week such as UK foreign secretary David Cameron, former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and pre-eminent Russia expert Fiona Hill.

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  • 506 episodes
  • Updated Dec 23, 2025

Episodes506

  • Mar 24, 2022 · 33 min

    What next?

    One month since war broke out...

  • Mar 22, 2022 · 31 min

    Cyber Threat

    Could Russia escalate its invisible war?

  • Mar 21, 2022 · 32 min

    Roman's story

    We hear from a man who helps people escape from Mariupol

  • Mar 18, 2022 · 35 min

    Families at War

    Negotiating the conflict over the phone.

  • Mar 17, 2022 · 34 min

    'War criminal'

    Joe Biden heightens diplomatic tensions

  • Mar 15, 2022 · 37 min

    Curfew in Kyiv

    A ‘difficult and dangerous moment’ for the capital.

  • Mar 14, 2022 · 30 min

    Mariupol

    The city of Mariupol is cut off from the outside world after days of continuous shelling

  • Mar 12, 2022 · 33 min

    Approaching Kyiv

    Russian troops are reported to be just 25km from Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv

  • Mar 9, 2022 · 39 min

    Hospital attacked

    A maternity ward and children’s ward in Mariupol have been destroyed, officials there say

  • Mar 7, 2022 · 39 min

    Escaping Ukraine

    Civilians from besieged cities risk their lives as they try to flee

  • Mar 4, 2022 · 29 min

    'A new Chechnya'

    Shells continue to rain as the scale and intensity of the invasion become clear.

  • Mar 2, 2022 · 29 min

    Cities under fire

    The key cities of Kherson, Kharkiv and Mariupol have come under intense attack