508 Living in the Dark: Russia's War on Civilian Life in Ukraine

This episode pulls back the curtain on daily life inside a country under siege. From a darkened apartment in Kyiv, Ukrainian Member of Parliament and mother Halyna Yanchenko describes nights without electricity, heat, water, or internet. Elevators stop. Food cannot be cooked. Homes go cold. This is not a war fought only on front lines or maps. It is a deliberate campaign aimed at civilians, families, and children, designed to exhaust, frighten, and break a society from the inside out. In her own words, Yanchenko explains what it means to raise children in darkness, and why Ukraine says this is not just war, but an attempt to erase civilian life itself. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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508 Living in the Dark: Russia's War on Civilian Life in Ukraine is an episode from Target USA Podcast by WTOP by WTOP | Hubbard Radio.

This episode is 00:20:14 long.

This episode was published on Dec 18, 2025.

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