Ukraine War Diaries: My parrot, my war distraction
Monday 11 April 2022 06:22, UK
In the early days of the war, some residents fleeing Kyiv were forced to leave their pets behind.
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One such resident was Oksana's neighbour - the owner of a blue and yellow parrot called Rio. Not only is the parrot now living with Oksana, he is, at times, helping to divert her attention away from the war.
From the producers of Sky News' multi-award winning podcast series StoryCast, Ukraine War Diaries uses first-person audio, recorded on the ground in Ukraine, to give an intimate day-to-day perspective of life in a war zone.
Series producer: Rob Mulhern
Digital production: David Chipakupaku
Production support: Paul Stanworth and Annie Joyce