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Ukraine war: The man who came back from the dead

How one man became the sole surviving witness to one of the worst atrocities of the war in Ukraine

The incredible story of Ivan Skyba, the sole survivor of one of the worst atrocities of the war in Ukraine. In March 2022, Russian troops shot dead eight unarmed men in a mass execution in the town of Bucha, outside Kiev. But incredibly, one man who the Russians thought they鈥檇 killed , managed to survive the massacre. The 麻豆社鈥檚 special correspondent Fergal Keane travelled to Ukraine to uncover what happened and meet Ivan Skyba, the man who came back from the dead.

Photo: Ivan Skyba who survived the massacre at 144 Yablunska Street in Bucha, Ukraine (麻豆社)

Reporter: Fergal Keane
Producers: Orsi Szoboszlay and Alex Last
Fixers: Sofiia Kochmar-Tymoshenko, Viacheslav Shramovych, Rostyslav Kubik
Series Editor: Penny Murphy

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Sun 17 Jul 2022 11:32GMT
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