Phillips OBrien and Mykola Bielieskov

Ukraine Russia War Talk

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The Ukraine-Russia War Podcast is a discussion of the most up to date and important strategic and geopolitical issues surrounding the war in Ukraine, with hosts Phillips O'Brien and Mykola Bielieskov. You are welcome to get in touch by email at ukrainewartalk@gmail.com . Listeners can follow Phillips O'Brien on Substack at phillipspobrien.substack.com (where this podcast is also available) and Mykola Bielieskov on Twitter at @MBielieskov . Our plan is to keep this podcast free and without ads. W

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Phillips OBrien and Mykola Bielieskov

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Episode 6: What are Russians and Ukrainians attacking? Ukrainian Strategy, Reporting 04.01.2024 33:17

At the start of the episode we discuss Come Back Alive, and announce our plan to have a UAV operator who has worked with them to speak on the next episode (hopefully). Then we go over the stepped up Russian missile/UAV attacks on Ukraine, what are they doing and hoping to accomplish. As part of this we discuss Ukrainian life under these attacjs. We then contrast that with Ukrainian attacks on Russ...

Episode 5, Russia on the offensive, Ukrainian strategy in 2024, air defense and what it means. 22.12.2023 34:38

We wrap up 2023 by delving into three stories. First, we discuss the situation on the front line, in particular the Russian offensive against Avdiivka and other places. Next, we try to outline the different options for Ukraine's strategy in 2024. Finally we examine the relative success of Ukrainian air defense this winter compared to last, and show how important it is for Ukraine to be suppli...

Episode1: Introducing Ukraine-Russia War Talk 09.12.2023 39:06

We announce our new podcast and ask that everyone who wants to help our efforts think about donating to Come Back Alive, the Ukrainian charity we both strongly support. For the subject of the first week, we look at how the Counteroffensive has developed and survey the state of the war in general. As always, this podcast is free and without commercials, but if you want to support our work, you can...

Episode 2: Ukraine Strikes Crimea, the Naval War, and Much Else 09.12.2023 38:28

We discuss the Ukrainian campaign against Russian military targets in Crimea, which is one of the most important in the war. As part of this we branch out into the naval war as a whole, which is seeing Ukraine push Russian naval power out of the western Black Sea. We then discuss the Ukrainian and Russian fight to procure artillery ammunition, the delicate state of Ukrainian-Polish relations, and...

Episode 4: A look around the war, recent articles, and what's going on with US aid. 08.12.2023 34:15

Mykola and Phillips delve into 3 different stories in this episode. First, we survey the situation in the battlefield, from the front line to Crimea. Second, we spend some time analyzing a number of the most prominent news stories of the last week which discuss the war, including the controversial Washington Post story on the counteroffensive. Finally, we discuss the very difficult and troubling s...

Episode 3: Avdiivka, Kherson, Crimea: Plus General Zaluzhny's ideas on how Ukraine can win the war 21.11.2023 35:39

As always, this podcast is free and without commercials, but if you want to support our work, you can always make a donation to Come Back Alive: https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#donate-army-card-monthly Thank you listening, and make sure to 'like' and subscribe so you don't miss an episode. The show is produced by Phillips O'Brien. Sound editing credits to Zofia Guertin.