To its culture . Andriy khlyvnyuk, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me here. Good day, sir. Its a pleasure to have you here. Im very mindful that youve just made a pretty extraordinary journey, serving on the front line in ukraine with the Security Forces just a couple of days ago, and then, a long journey to here in london. In a couple of days, you will be making music in front of Tens Of Thousands of people at chelsea football stadium. All of that sounds kind of surreal. Does it feel that way to you . This is one kind of contrast. Three days ago, me and, actually, my partner who is here as a Shooting Cameraman we were under Artillery Fire in kherson and then, a trip by bus, sleep on a bus last night, and then, a flight here, and here i am. This is quite a contrast, believe me. And im very, very glad and happy to observe People Living a peaceful life and having peace problems, chatting in cafes and having, i dont know, everything even those trafficjams is fun. Is there any se
Andriy khlyvnyuk, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me here. Good day, sir. Its a pleasure to have you here. Im very mindful that youve just made a pretty extraordinaryjourney, serving on the front line in ukraine with the Security Forces just a couple of days ago, and then, a long journey to here in london. In a couple of days, you will be making music in front of Tens Of Thousands of people at chelsea football stadium. All of that sounds kind of surreal. Does it feel that way to you . This is one kind of contrast. Three days ago, me and, actually, my partner who is here as a Shooting Cameraman we were under Artillery Fire in kherson and then, a trip by bus, sleep on a bus last night, and then, a flight here, and here i am. This is quite a contrast, believe me. And im very, very glad and happy to observe People Living a peaceful life and having peace problems, chatting in cafes and having, i dont know, everything even those trafficjams is fun. Is there any sense of guilt when
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voiceover: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. ukraine sees itself locked in an existential struggle against russian aggression. already, the conflict has lasted 1.5 years almost a decade, if you trace it back to moscow s first military moves in crimea and the donbas. what has the fight and the human cost of it done to ukraine, to the spirit, the morale of the people? well, my guest is andriy khlyvnyuk, a ukrainian rock star turned armed defender. as ukraine becomes a militarised society, what has happened
voice-over: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. ukraine sees itself locked in an existential struggle against russian aggression. already, the conflict has lasted 1.5 years almost a decade, if you trace it back to moscow s first military moves in crimea and the donbas. what has the fight and the human cost of it done to ukraine, to the spirit, the morale of the people? well, my guest is andriy khlyvnyuk, a ukrainian rock star turned armed defender. as ukraine becomes a militarised society, what has happened to its culture?