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What’s it really like to live in a Ukrainian village during wartime?

In “Dare to Ukraine: Village,” host Masha Lavrova leaves the capital, Kyiv, and moves to a village to explore authentic Ukrainian rural life. She tries to survive for a month on a $500 budget — the average Ukrainian salary. With no prior experience of village life, she faces the challenges, charm, and surprises of the countryside while producer Valeriia keeps throwing unexpected tasks her way.
Follow Masha’s bumpy journey to her new home in a village in Kyiv Oblast in the first episode.

“Dare to Ukraine” is The Kyiv Independent’s wartime travel series that shows the country beyond the war headlines. New episodes on Saturdays at 3 PM (GMT+3)
00:00 – Introduction of the new season
02:00 – Navigating Kyiv bus station
09:19 – Talking to fellow travelers about village life
12:02 – Arriving at Shupyky station
15:35 – First grocery shopping in the village
19:18 – Asking locals for directions to the house
22:17 – Arrival at the new home
27:00 – First reflections on village life

Team:
Executive Producer & Story Editor: Toma Istomina
Producers: Valeriia Snopkova, Jason Blevins
Director: Dmytro Stohniienko‑Vyhovskyi
Host: Masha Lavrova
Cinematographer: Kyrylo Shliamin
Editor: Vladyslav Samusenko
Sound: Somnia Sound Production
Sound Supervisor: Xenia Vynogradova
Production Sound Mixer: Nataliia Avramenko
Sound Editor: Masha Ivashchenko
Color: Kyrylo Shliamin
Motion Designer: Dana Loboda
Illustrator: Stas Turina
Subtitles: Anastasiia Verzun

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Disclaimer: The graphic intro of this episode includes AI-generated audio.

Explore more of Ukraine in the first season of “Dare to Ukraine”:
Ep. 1: Lviv, the ultimate first stop to experience Ukraine:    • Dare to Ukraine | Lviv, the ultimate first...  
Ep. 2: Escaping war in the Carpathian Mountains:    • Dare to Ukraine | Escaping war in the Carp...  
Ep. 3: Odesa: Summer by the sea during war:    • Dare to Ukraine | Odesa: Summer by the sea...  
Ep. 4: Kyiv, the heart of the country at war:    • Dare to Ukraine | Kyiv, the heart of count...  
Ep. 5: Kharkiv: Living and surviving near the Russian border:    • Dare to Ukraine | Kharkiv: Living and surv...  
Ep. 6: Inside Chornobyl exclusion zone during war:    • Inside Chornobyl exclusion zone during war...  
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