Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack
Updated Documentary Premiering Tues., February 14, 2023
Streaming at 7/6c at pbs.org/frontline & in the PBS Video App
Airing at 10/9c on PBS and on YouTube
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One year ago this month, Russian forces mounted a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine – including a sustained assault on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Many expected the city to fall in days, but the Ukrainians refused to surrender.

As the Feb. 24 anniversary of the invasion approaches, FRONTLINE presents an updated version of the documentary Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack that offers an up-close look at life today in Kharkiv, a city transformed by a year of war.

Originally filmed on the ground during the first three months of the war and aired in August 2022, Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack told the stories of displaced families trying to survive underground, civilians caught in the violence and first responders risking their lives.

The updated version of the documentary, which premieres Tues., Feb. 14, 2023, on PBS and online, revisits the people the original film first profiled, sharing how months of war have reshaped their lives.

Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack was filmed, produced, and directed in Ukraine by Mani Benchelah and Patrick Tombola with producer Volodymyr Pavlov, with additional direction by Teresa Smith and executive production by Oscar-nominated filmmakers Ben de Pear and Edward Watts (For Sama) and Oscar winner Cate Blanchett.

Amid fears that Russian forces might mount a major offensive timed to the anniversary of the war, Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack is a dramatic and intimate look inside the assault on Kharkiv, told by the people living through it.

The updated version of Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack will premiere Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 10/9c on PBS stations (check local listings). The documentary will also be available to stream at pbs.org/frontline, in the PBS Video App and on FRONTLINE’s YouTube channel.

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Credits
Ukraine: Life Under Russia’s Attack is a Basement Films production for GBH/FRONTLINE in association with Channel 4. Filmed, produced and directed by Mani Benchelah and Patrick Tombola; produced in Ukraine by Volodymyr Pavlov; directed in London by Teresa Smith. The editor is Agnieszka Liggett. The production manager is Leah Gowns. The executive producers are Ben de Pear, Edward Watts and Cate Blanchett. The executive producer and editor-in-chief for FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.

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