welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a bbc news investigation has uncovered the abuse and neglect of disabled people in institutions in ukraine. more than 100,000 children and young people live in facilities across the country most of them do have families, but poor community services mean the youngsters end up in a system that can t meet their needs. the country may be at war, but this is a problem that pre dates russia s invasion. human rights investigators say ukraine shouldn t be allowed tojoin the eu until it abolishes this system. i must warn you, this report by our correspondent danjohnson and producer ruth clegg does contain distressing images. far from the front line. i ve been to hundreds of institutions and i get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. ..international investigations eric and halyna are uncovering ukraine s most shameful secret. the abuse and neglect of disabled people. look into these cots and you see the smothered pote
major tournament. a bbc news investigation has uncovered the abuse and neglect of disabled people in institutions in ukraine. more than 100,000 children and young people live in facilities across the country, most of them do have families, but poor community services mean the youngsters end up in a system that can t meet their needs. the country may be at war, but this is a problem that predates russia s invasion. human rights investigators say ukraine shouldn t be allowed tojoin the eu until it abolishes this system. i must warn you, this report by our correspondent danjohnson and producer ruth clegg does contain distressing images. far from the front line. i ve been to hundreds of institutions and i get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. ..international investigators eric and halyna are uncovering ukraine s most shameful secret. the abuse and neglect of disabled people. look into these cots, and you see the smothered potential and stunted growth of lives stolen by a s
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. a bbc news investigation has uncovered the abuse and neglect of disabled people in institutions in ukraine. more than 100,000 children and young people live in facilities across the country most of them d0 have families, but poor community services mean the youngsters end up in a system that can t meet their needs. the country may be at war, but this is a problem that predates russia s invasion. human rights investigators say ukraine shouldn t be allowed tojoin the eu until it abolishes this system. i must warn you, this report by our correspondent danjohnson and producer ruth clegg does contain distressing images. far from the front line. i ve been to hundreds of institutions and i get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. ..international investigators eric and halyna are uncovering ukraine s most shameful secret. the abuse and neglect of disabled people. look into these cots, and you see the smothered pote
vasil, like so many in these places, is not an orphan. his parents have come to see him. but not many visit their children. vasil s mum and dad were told to give him up when he was five. he s now 18. translation: if we lived in the uk, our son wouldl probably live with us. we love our country, i m proud to be ukrainian, but we need to have this support from our state. we would like to have better conditions and more staff, of course, but this is the reality. the reality for generations of young ukrainians, their parents, the staff, everyone persuaded these institutions are where disabled people belong. this is remote, even by institutional standards. deeper into the country, we get a vision of what vasil s future could be like.
and his frustration is growing. screaming. vasil, like so many in these places, is not an orphan. his parents have come to see him. but not many visit their children. vasil s mum and dad were told to give him up when he was five. he s now 18. translation: if we lived in the uk, our son wouldl probably live with us. we love our country, i m proud to be ukrainian, but we need to have this support from our state. we would like to have better conditions and more staff, of course, but this is the reality. the reality for generations of young ukrainians, their parents, the staff, everyone persuaded these institutions are where disabled people belong. this is remote, even by institutional standards. deeper into the country, we get a vision of what vasil s future could be like.