The inside story of the Ukrainian deserters lost in Barcelona

BarcelonaLast Monday, a surprising scene unfolded in downtown Barcelona: two Ukrainian soldiers, dressed in full military uniform, were waiting in front of the Estacion del Norte station. They were waiting for a bus. ARA's Head of International, Francesc Millan, They were found by chance. After a conversation, the two soldiers agreed to anonymously tell their story to ARA. They were deserters who had fled the front lines a few days earlier after three and a half years of fighting in the Ukrainian army. They had just arrived in Barcelona and had slept on the streets for the first two nights. We published the entire story in the newspaper this weekend. You can retrieve it at this link if you haven't read it yet.

Now, following comments from ARA readers and subscribers showing interest, we explain the inside story of the report in this conversation between Francesc Millan and Carla Turró, deputy director of the newspaperYou can listen to the conversation in the video at the top of this article.