Ukraine War Stories: Kyiv studio bids to bring life and death decisions facing civilians to mainstream attention

Ukraine War Stories is a collection of interactive visual novels, based on eyewitness accounts and first-person experiences of civilians desperately trying to survive since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February. By Tom Acres, technology reporter "Open up! Quick, or we're breaking the door!" Oleksiy didn't want to let the Russians in, but nor did he want to antagonise them. Having cowered in a basement, desperate not to alert the invading soldiers to his presence, the silence had been broken by the heavy sound of a rifle bashing against the door. Follow live updates on the war in Ukraine The armed troops descended the stairs, appearing ready to use their weapons. "We're searching the houses, looking for Nazis and saboteurs," one says. "Do you know any Nazis in this city?" Oleksiy contemplated how to respond - does he play dumb? Offer a false lead? Could he dare tell the corporal he's being lied to under the auspices of Vladimir Putin's "special military operation"? UK 'spending