The man who came back from the dead

Published: July 14, 2022, 1:40 a.m.

The incredibly story of Ivan Skyba, the sole survivor of one of the worst atrocities of the war in Ukraine. In March 2022, Russian troops shot dead eight unarmed men in a mass execution in the town of Bucha, outside Kiev. But incredibly, one man who the Russians thought they\u2019d killed , managed to survive the massacre. The BBC\u2019s special correspondent Fergal Keane traveled to Ukraine to uncover what happened and meet Ivan Skyba, the man who came back from the dead.

Photo: Ivan Skyba who survived the massacre at 144 Yablunska Street in Bucha, Ukraine (BBC)

Reporter: Fergal Keane\nProducers: Orsi Szoboszlay and Alex Last\nFixers: Sofiia Kochmar-Tymoshenko, Viacheslav Shramovych, Rostyslav Kubik \nSeries Editor: Penny Murphy\nStudio Mix: Graham Puddifoot and Neil Churchill\nProduction Coordinators: Gemma Ashman and Iona Hammond