@MriyaReport news from Ukraine & replays of guests you might have missed or want to listen to again.

On the day Halyna Luhova, the Secretary to the Kherson City Administration, joined us to discuss the needs of the population affected by the Nova Khakhovka dam explosion by Russian forces, the flooding and ecocide we followed up with Ukrainian-American and US Army veteran Paul Shmotolokha @PShmots. As CEO New Use Energy he and his team build and deliver tough mobile solar generators which also sup...

We were joined by our special guests Lila Trokhymets @LilaTrokhymets & her brother Roman Trokhymets @RomanTrokhymets Whilst her brother serves in the ZSU has recently been injured and returned to the battlefield in Bakhmut, Lila early during the full scale war decided to volunteer and support injured soldiers in hospitals. Most recently they were on site when meeting for R&R during the tra...

We were joined by our special guests Oksana Kharchenko & Anna Bureiko from YouControl, a service active since 2016 for business analysis that strives to provide businesses and the public with relevant data to create a transparent business environment. Oksana and Anna gave the audience a comprehensive picture as to the mission and use of the system within Ukraine and, recently, internationally....

We were joined by our special guest Oleksandr Gryban, @OleksandrGryban , the Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine reporting on the outcome of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London during which more than EUR 60 bn were raised from Contact Group Coalition member states, multilateral lenders such as MIGA, EBRD, EIB, export credit agencies, DFIs, private equity investors. Oleksandr described the...

We were joined by our special guest Oleg Lytvyn @Oleg_Lytvyn Oleg is founder and owner of a yacht business who joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is currently serving near Bakhmut whilst in a tremendous show of resilience his business continues with the remaining team. In conversation with our audience Oleg described how he entered the war, what the challenges are and provided anecdotes for ou...

We were joined by our regular guest Oleksiy Goncharenko @GoncharenkoUa for a brief update during his trip to Kherson after the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion by Russian forces, the resulting flooding, human catastrophe and ecocide. Live from on the ground. Oleksiy is the Vice President of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons, and Ukrainian MP. Remember, you can always find...

We were joined by our special guest 'War Santa' @Marine_Ukriane. A former U.S. Air Force Intelligence sergeant who fundraises and delivers special equipment to Ukrainian and foreign legion fighters in Ukraine. A great conversation about the efforts of one volunteer, his friends and battle companions, the dedication to arrange and provide support to the front lines. Remember, you can always...

Gen Mick Ryan, A.M. (Retd) (Twitter/@warinthefuture) joined us again to talk about the latest developments in the context of the counteroffensive, highlighting the key challenges, the broad front strategy, need for patience, methodical probing and shaping approach of the ZSU. Remember, you can always find more from the Mriya Report on our website mriyareport.org as well as on Twitter @MriyaReport...

Chuck Pfarrer (@ChuckPfarrer on Twitter) our friend & regular contributor joins for his this special edition 'The Prigozhin Rebellion' of his ‘Bulletpoints’ segment on Tuesday. Twice weekly using his maps he dissects the events and movements on the battlefield all along the line of contact on a granular tactical level and by giving context from a strategic perspective. This time the ev...

Chuck Pfarrer (@ChuckPfarrer on Twitter) our friend & regular contributor joins for his ‘Bulletpoints’ segment on Thursday. Twice weekly using his maps he dissects the events and movements on the battlefield all along the line of contact on a granular tactical level and by giving context from a strategic perspective. Chuck Pfarrer - Former Seal Team 6 Squadron Leader, counter terrorism analyst...

The TheinerThon returns to MriyaReport with an ‘NATO Special’ segment. We were joined by Thomas C. Theiner @noclador (Twitter) on the Sunday following the Vilnius summit and spent the night engaged in another long form conversation, the 'The TheinerThon NATO Special’, which covered the summit's impact on Ukraine, the stance of NATO and its individual members, the G7, the Contact Group Coal...

Against the backdrop of Russian nuclear fear mongering and justified Ukrainian concerns as to the scorched earth policy of Russia our Nuclear Panel joined at Mriya Report to separate facts from fiction, dissect the narratives, explain the plant set-up and risks at hand. Have a look at the accompanying documentation: https://issuu.com/mriyareport/docs/zaporizhzhia_presentation_19_june_2023 Eugene S...

We were joined by Thomas C. Theiner @noclador (Twitter) on a ’20-minute' SITREP with a clear eyed view on the Ukrainian counteroffensive, on Friday 16 June 2023. Starting with the news on upcoming Gripen training for Ukrainian pilots Thomas C. Theiner shared his analysis and appraisal of the state of play. We went through the weapons load-out, avionics and capabilities of the various Gripen ve...

We were joined by Thomas C. Theiner @noclador (Twitter) on a regular ’20-minute' SITREP with a clear eyed view on the Ukrainian counteroffensive, 15 June 2023. It turned out to be another two and a half hour stream of discussion joined in the last 30 minutes by Nuno Felix @Felix_Nuno arriving for his 'Undisclosed Location' segment. Thomas C. Theiner shared his analysis and appraisal of...

We were joined by Thomas C. Theiner @noclador (Twitter) on a '30-minute' SITREP with a clear eyed view on the Ukrainian counteroffensive, 12 June 2023. Thomas C. Theiner shared analysis on key ground and air movements, manoeuvre warfare, equipment issues relating to artillery, air defense and precision guided ammunition, the required capabilities and missiles to take out RU forces' att...

Chuck Pfarrer (@ChuckPfarrer on Twitter) our friend & regular contributor joins for his ‘Bulletpoints’ segment on Thursday. Twice weekly using his maps he dissects the events and movements on the battlefield all along the line of contact on a granular tactical level and by giving context from a strategic perspective. Chuck Pfarrer - Former Seal Team 6 Squadron Leader, counter terrorism analyst...

We were joined by Thomas C. Theiner @noclador (Twitter) on a '20-minute' SITREP with a clear eyed view on the Ukrainian counteroffensive, 12 June 2023. Thomas C. Theiner shared analysis on key ground and air movements, probing attacks and tactics, equipment issues relating to CV90s, Strykers, Western tanks & ARVs,ongoing disinformation campaigns, as well as the general needs of the Ukr...

We were joined again by Nuno Félix from an Undisclosed Location to review the week's key events and topics from a 30,000 ft view and engage in a little over two hour Q&A session with our audience. We discussed in detail the Nova Kakhovka dam blast, the ongoing Southern front operations conducted by the ZSU, and the Bakhmut AO. @Felix_Nuno is a former Portuguese army SOF NCO and sniper and...

We were joined again by Nuno Félix from an Undisclosed Location to review the week's key events and topics from a 30,000 ft view and engage in a little over two hour Q&A session with our audience. @Felix_Nuno is a former Portuguese army SOF NCO and sniper and reconnaissance expert. Former Contributing Analyst and Community Supervisor at WikiStrat. A graduate of Close Protection Basic at Eu...

Chuck Pfarrer (@ChuckPfarrer on Twitter) our friend & regular contributor joins for his ‘Bulletpoints’ segment on Tuesday. Twice weekly using his maps he dissects the events and movements on the battlefield all along the line of contact on a granular tactical level and by giving context from a strategic perspective. Chuck Pfarrer - Former Seal Team 6 Squadron Leader, counter terrorism analyst...

Two days after Russian troops destroyed the Nova Kakhovka dam they had mined and released a massive flood onto the banks of the outer Dnipro we were joined by Halyna Luhova. As Secretary of the Kherson City Council, former acting mayor and former Head of Kherson City Military Administration she is at the from lines of the flooding emergency response. Halyna reported on the current status of the fl...

Chuck Pfarrer (@ChuckPfarrer on Twitter) our friend & regular contributor joins for his ‘Bulletpoints’ segment on Thursday. Twice weekly using his maps he dissects the events and movements on the battlefield all along the line of contact on a granular tactical level and by giving context from a strategic perspective. Today, during the night after the Nova Kakhovka dam blast, Chuck came in for...

On the eve of the Nova Kakhovka dam blast, we were rejoined by Dmytro Natalukha @DmytroNatalukha and Volodymyr Omelyan @V_Omelyan. During the interview Dmytro was already on an ad-hoc organised aid-convoy en route from Kyiv to Kherson whilst Volodymyr had left the frontline for R&R just recently. Over a few hours both provided their input as to the the event and discussed the humanitarian assi...

We were joined by our special guest Oleg from Mariupol. On the eve of the Nova Kakhovka dam blast, Oleg reacted to the event and discussed the humanitarian assistance efforts required and underway in Ukraine. Oleg is a former businessman turned humanitarian worker, who escaped the city before it’s siege in the beginning of the full scale invasion and is since helping internally displaced people an...

Given the breaking news of the Nova Kakhovka Dam Bust in #Ukraine we were immediately joined live by Mark Nelson to discuss the impact on Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant's (ZNPP) safety. Specifically, Mark provided context and touched upon the current status of the power plants with 5 out of 6 reactors shut down whilst one remains in hot/warm shutdown to provide warm water/steam via district he...