Bear Grylls has documented his journey into war-torn Ukraine and now takes viewers on a more personal encounter with President Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
– This war has changed our people and our children, says Zelensky.
In a new documentary we meet the British adventurer Bear Grylls who travels into the war-torn Ukraine to find out what life is like for the Ukrainian population, how they manage to live on, when their home has been turned into a war zone.
Rarely meets the family
Among other things, he meets the war journalist Alina and the soldier Alexander, and has a frank chat with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelenskyj can rarely see his family, which is particularly difficult for his nine-year-old son, who needs his father, he says.
– My son told me: “I am strong, I can handle it.” Do your job,” he says.
Children’s impact of the war in Ukraine
His son is far from alone in being affected by the war, Zelensky notes that children across the country have been forced to grow up fast.
– This war has changed our people and our children. They are not children, they are adults, he says.
In the player above, you can hear Zelensky talk about how the children in Ukraine have been affected by the war.