May 12 — The BBC documentary Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods about defending Kharkiv from Russian troops wins the BAFTA TV Awards 2025 in the single documentary category, reported BAFTA organizers. 

War documentary director Jamie Roberts made the film from footage provided by Ukrainian soldiers of 210th separate specialized battalion Berlingo (now, it’s a regiment — ed.) and their work during March of 2022, right at the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion. 

During his speech in London, Roberts said that he dedicates the documentary to two people who participated the most in making it: Vovan, “main character” in the film, and 19-year-old Vlad Berlingo. They were killed in a Russian “tank attack in an ambush.” 

Roberts expressed that he was very proud that they were able to make this film and show it to people in Britain, “to show people what’s actually happening out there.” 

“I hope we can continue to make many more documentaries like this,” Roberts said. 

Previously, Roberts worked on the documentary Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, which followed four young people in Gaza under Israeli attacks. The film was removed from BBC iPlayer at the beginning of 2025, supposedly because of accusations of bias and “links to terrorist groups.” 

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