In this program we meet a young Ukrainian man who has been deeply involved in the struggle to defend his homeland from Russian aggression. Volodymyr Demchenko (known as Vlad) quit his job and joined the army in response to the street protests of the 2014 Maidan Revolution. He has recorded a great deal of his part in this effort to defend Ukraine and sent dispatches around the world. His experience of fighting in Donbas left him emotionally scarred and prompted him to take a break from the battle. But he found himself joining the militia soon after Russia began its full-fledged invasion in 2022. We were able to obtain his video diary consisting of over 500 hours of footage; it is a raw, up-close account not seen in the media or the army’s official videos. In this program we take a close look at the emotional journey of this young Ukrainian against a backdrop of a nation’s harrowing experience of conflict.