A Ukrainian mayor, released from captivity, returns to a radically different city

Ukraine has been a country living through war for more than four years, since Russia’s full-scale invasion. But the experience of that war varies widely. Cities on the front line often bear the brunt of attacks, and yet residents a forced to persevere. In our second story from the southern Ukraine city of Kherson, we hear about a former mayor, taken captive, who returns to a city where life has been altered in horrifying ways by the technology of war. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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A Ukrainian mayor, released from captivity, returns to a radically different city is an episode from State of Ukraine by NPR.

This episode is 9:29 long.

This episode was published on Apr 10, 2026.

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