Reporting for Duty: Women covering the Ukraine war from the frontline | Foreign Correspondent
(SIRENS WAIL) (DISTANT EXPLOSIONS) WOMAN: Two years ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion on my country. And while our men have been mobilised for war… ..it’s women who are running the newsrooms and reporting from the front line. (EXPLOSIONS) They have been under attack, evacuated from their homes and offices, and have lost loved ones. My name is Oksana Brovko. I represent all independent regional media in Ukraine. Since the war began, I have been working around the clock to keep these newsrooms going. These are our stories. (MAN SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) (MAN RESPONDS ON RADIO) (EXPLOSION) (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) Hmm. Mm-hm. (MAN SHOUTS) (MEN SPEAK UKRAINIAN) (COMPUTER BEEPS) (SIREN BLARES) (ROCKET BLAST) (SIREN WAILS) (SIREN WAILS) (RECITES POEM) (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) (JETS FLY OVER) (EXPLOSIONS) Ooh… (EXPLOSION) Captions by Red Bee Media Copyright Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Across Ukraine in regional towns and cities increasing numbers of women are running newsrooms and reporting the war from the frontline. While male colleagues have been mobilised to join the fight against Russia, these women are ensuring that isolated communities are still being kept informed through their local independent media. This week on Foreign Correspondent we meet the women who are working in difficult and dangerous environments to bring the news to places that are cut off and need it most.
From the frontline to the towns devastated by Russian missiles this is a firsthand account from the women who are reporting the news whilst juggling the demands of families and staff living and working under the constant threat of bombardment. Some have lost their homes and their offices and all of them know people who have died in the war. Despite the personal costs they are determined to continue.
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