Ukraine Russia War Talk

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.