Episode 01: Courtroom to war room

My first guest is 42-year-old Ivan Mishchenko, a Supreme Court judge of the Commercial Cassation Court in the capital of Ukraine. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of the country, he exchanged his judicial robes for camouflage and joined the infantry.

Photo of Judge Mischenko in combat fatigues and walking away from a blown-up tank is courtesy of Ivan Mishchenko.