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The man in the woods

One man鈥檚 attempt to avoid the Russian military machine.

A Russian man determined to avoid mobilisation tells us he鈥檚 living in the forest so the authorities can鈥檛 find him and force him to fight. His wife delivers food and he has set up solar panels so he can carry on working as a software engineer from his tent.

The 大象传媒鈥檚 world affairs editor Paul Adams has been out with Ukrainian engineers who are trying to keep homes and businesses connected to electricity as Russia continues to attack power stations.

And psychologist Olena Kovalchuk explains how she鈥檚 been helping Ukrainian teachers suffering from grief, anxiety and anger.

Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.

The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson, Luke Radcliff and Josh Jenkins. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Sam Bonham.

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Join us for a recording of a special episode of Ukrainecast on 24 February to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia鈥檚 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We鈥檙e linking up with Newsnight for the event.

Venue: 大象传媒 Radio Theatre, London.
Tickets: www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours

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