Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The rescuers who dodge drones and bombs to evacuate from frontline areas known as the “kill zone”. More than four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands of civilians still live dangerously close to active combat zones. Getting them to safety requires powers of persuasion, knowledge of warfare and nerves of steel.
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In this episode we explore how voluntary evacuation efforts of civilians in eastern Ukraine have evolved throughout the war, and how rescuers continue to adapt to an increasingly hostile and unpredictable battlefield.
00:00 Who are the people still living close to the frontline?
05:00 The evacuators
11:37 How the evacuation unfolds?
16:55 Legal framework for evacuations
Contributor: Vitaly Shevchenko
Producer: Kriszta Satori, Elchin Suleymanov
Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg
Video producer: Suniti Singh
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The rescuers who dodge drones and bombs to evacuate from frontline areas known as the “kill zone”. More than four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, thousands of civilians still live dangerously close to active combat zones. Getting them to safety requires powers of persuasion, knowledge of warfare and nerves of steel.
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In this episode we explore how voluntary evacuation efforts of civilians in eastern Ukraine have evolved throughout the war, and how rescuers continue to adapt to an increasingly hostile and unpredictable battlefield.
00:00 Who are the people still living close to the frontline?
05:00 The evacuators
11:37 How the evacuation unfolds?
16:55 Legal framework for evacuations
Contributor: Vitaly Shevchenko
Producer: Kriszta Satori, Elchin Suleymanov
Presenter: Krassi Ivanova Twigg
Video producer: Suniti Singh
Click here to find out more about BBC Monitoring 👉🏽 monitoring.bbc.co.uk
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