Ukraine Without Hype

In this episode...

01:41 - I guess we have to talk about Joe Rogan

12:51 - Combat updates

18:21 - Russia does yet another nuclear bluff

26:08 - Trying to work around the Trump "peace plan"

31:27 - Romania coming close to electing a Russia-backed conspiracy theorist blowhard for President.

38:44 - Georgian government cracks down on ever-growing protests

48:36 - Shocking developments in Syria demonstrate Russia's growing inability to project power

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Music Shchedryk - Carol of the Bells (Traditional)

The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States puts Ukraine in an extremely perilous position as members of the incoming administration have threatened to cut off aid.

We ask:

01:06 - What were the Election results?

05:31 - How can we analyze the election?

21:20 - Who are the initial Trump appointments and what do they mean for Ukraine?

43:31 - How will Trump's non-Ukraine policy effect Ukrainians?

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

00:01:25 - Announcements

00:08:36 - The release of Maxim Butkevych and the murder of Victoria Roshchyna

00:14:21 - Combat Update: Tough situation in southern Donetsk Oblast and near Kupyansk

00:23:37 - The assassination of a Russian war criminal

00:25:34 - The "Kherson Safari"

00:31:19 - Russia poisoned the Desna River

00:34:58 - The Ukrainian Victory Plan

00:45:31 - North Korean soldiers join the Russian war on Ukraine

00:52:16 - Poland makes demands on historical memory issues for Ukrainian EU ascension

00:58:39 - Russia attacks Moldovan democracy in close election

1:05:47 - The Georgian government rigs its elections, and protests resume from the opposition to the "Russian law"

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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In this episode...

02:40 - Update on combat situation and Russian long-range strikes on Sumy and Izmail.

08:36 - Putin loosens Russian nuclear first-strike policy, but it is really all bluster meant for propaganda purposes

24:34 - The crew of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is being sent to storm units

28:35 - President Zelesnky thanks American workers for supporting Ukraine, which turns out to be extremely controversial

Link

https://extension.psu.edu/impacts-of-the-war-in-ukraine-on-the-people-and-environment

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

01:18 - Brief Combat Update

04:59 - Ukraine destroys large Russian arms depot in Tver region

08:45 - Further information about the extensive Russian misinformation campaign across many countries

14:21 - Russia attempts a coup in Armenia

16:08 - The Georgian government slips further into the Russian sphere with anti-LGBT law and a plausibly related murder.

21:20—We interview Yasmin Sherif, the Director of Education Cannot Wait, a UNICEF-connected Fund that supports schools in Ukraine. We talk about the need for physically safe places, distance learning, and accounting for the psychological toll that war takes on children.

Link

https://www.educationcannotwait.org/

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In this episode...

1:03 - Announcement: Cash program by the Norwegian Refugee Council

2:23 - Obituaries for Journalist David Knowles and ZSU soldier Matityahu Samborsky, son of Ukrainian Chief Rabbi

4:23 - Combat Update: Dynamic situation on multiple parts of the front line from Kursk to Vuhledar

9:48 - Russians continue a protracted series of missile and drone attacks throughout the country, including damaging a Crimean Tatar mosque in Kyiv. Ukraine needs the ability to strike at launch sites.

20:39 - Ukraine does a shakeup of a large number of Ministerial and other government positions

29:52 - DoJ uncovers how Russia Today funded right-wing media outlet Tennet Media, with more updates to come

45:56 - The Russian documentary "Russians at War" draws heavy criticism from Ukrainian observers (and us), while showing how Russian propaganda can work its way into western outlets.

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In this episode...

00:00:29 - Russia launches another massive missile strike targetting civilians, energy infrastructure, and journalists

00:07:16 - Russia systemically destroys the physical heritage of Huliaipole, the center of the Civil War-era Free Territory of Nestor Makhno

00:14:32 - Battlefield Update

00:19:19 - Misinformation Case Study: Imane Khelif

00:40:33 - Misinformation Case Study: UK Far-Right Riots

00:47:33 - How a case of misinformation develops

1:03:33 - What are the causes of misinformation, and how do we fix them?

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

00:01:16 - Ukraine Rugby 7s tournament

5:04 - The ongoing Battle for Pokrovsk, evacuations underway

13:23 - The murder of New York

20:09.993 - Ukraine establishes an occupation authority for Russia's Kursk region

38:41.083 - An update on the Nordstream sabotage investigation

58:27.513 - Ukraine ratifies the Rome Statute

1:00:32.892 - Ukraine passes a law banning Russian religious organizations. No, it did not "ban Christianity."

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

03:18 - Ukraine has carried out numerous strikes and special forces raids on Russian defense infrastructure

8:34 - On August 6, Ukraine launched an invasion of the Kursk region of Russia and has made continuous progress ever since.

19:02 - We analyze some questions raised by the invasion, such as the lack of organizing by local Russians to either resist the invasion or support each other.

46:05 - Other parts of the front are more challenging, with New York close to falling.

48:49 - Ukraine had a small but successful showing at the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

01:17 - Combat Updates

08:42 - The GOP's plan to replace the administrative state

00:22:11 - The Republican National Convention

00:27:20 - The disturbing background of JD Vance and the Thiel network

00:48:16 - Hillbilly Elegy and Vance's opportunism

01:01:33 - Senator Vance and the far-right

01:12:18 - President Biden steps down from the race for VP Kamala Harris

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In this episode...

02:00 - A heat wave combines with power outages to make a difficult mid-summer

06:54 - Massive Russian missile strike kills dozens of people across the country and destroys Ukraine's premier children's hospital.

34:44 - Combat update: New York in critical danger

38:15 - A prisoner swap frees a Crimean Tatar community leader, among others

41:47 - Last month's attacks in Dagestan rip open lingering civil strife

50:16 - Hungarian President Orban makes extreme demands of Ukraine, attempts shuttle diplomacy with the Kremlin

55:13 - UK and French elections look good for Ukraine

58:28 - Nothing happens at the NATO summit

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

We took some downtime from the headlines to ask our supporters what questions they have for us about Ukraine, the war, or anything. We get back into the old Putin succession question, what podcasts are good or bad, and some takes on food. These are our responses.

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Music Hey Sokoli by the Children's ensemble "Veseli Gudaki"

In this episode...

01:34 - A pretty eventful two weeks in Kyiv of the Book Arsenal, FanCon, and Kyiv Pride

10:00 - Combat update: Dangers to Donbas logistics, tide turned in Kharkiv region

15:45 - On the G7 Summit

20:20 - On the Ukraine Recovery Conference

31:55 - On the Summit on Peace in Ukraine

42:05 - Russia's reactions and diplomatic maneuvers

45:23 - On an upcoming NATO summit

47:14 - EU Parliament Election Results

49:05 - Armenia announces it is leaving Russian security bloc

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

01:19 - No end in sight to electricity outages, even by winter

4:05 - Battlefield Update: Foreign partners loosen restrictions on using weapons against Russia, improving the situation on the front

13:50 - Inane "escalation management" by the DC blob must come to an end.

20:37 - The ICRC and OCHA were accused of facilitating the sending of Ukrainians to prison camps.

42:03 - A Eulogy for Hospitaller Iryna ‘Cheka’ Tsybukh

45:51 - Diplomacy news: Shagri-La Dialogue laying the groundwork for Swiss Peace Summit, Ukraine moves forward with EU candidacy

53:36 - Parliament passes law to promote English language

The Letter

https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/chekas-posthumous-letter-russia-kills-ukrainian-combat-medic-iryna-tsybukh/

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In this episode...

1:24 - Visiting some local Kyiv stories with the theme of corruption and anti-corruption.

13:44 - The Russian Kharkiv offensive is blunted but they continue to make gains outside of Avdiivka.

18:37 - The city of Kharkiv continues to be bombarded by Russia, including strikes on a busy department store and the largest print house in the country.

23:47 - An update on the captured Ukrainian journalist for Hromadske Victoria Roshchyna.

25:15 - Russia is threatening to advance its borders in the Baltic Sea

38:58 - France to send military advisors to Ukraine

40:12 - Russia does a purge of its military leadership

53:03 - The EU and US respond critically to the Georgian government's upcoming "Russian Law" against NGOs

1:06:13 - Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk is crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

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In this episode...

00:00 - Announcements: We have expanded our social media presence and have posted a new video for Patreon subscriber

2:28 - Russian attacks on energy have necessitated a re-introduction of electricity rationing

5:51 - Russia has expanded its offensive by re-invading previously liberated areas outside of Kharkiv

19:38 - Attempted assassinations of both Ukrainian President Zelensky and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico

25:42 - Kremlinology Corner, Putin does a shakeup in the top spots of his executive

42:10 - An update on protests in Georgia and Armenia

50:49 - Ukraine comes in third at a controversial 2024 Eurovision Song Contest

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Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode, we give an overview of what brought Georgia/Sakartvelo from independence in 1991 to the place where it is now, with mass protests on the streets fighting against the so-called "Russian Law." This law, similar to the Russian foreign agent law, would put onerous restrictions on foreign funding for civil society.

We then debunk claims it is similar to American FARA restrictions and reflect on the place of NGOs in society.

Twitter

Vladyslav: @VlStarodubtsev

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode, we celebrate Labor Day by speaking with returning guest Vladyslav Starodubtsev about the history of International Worker's Day in Ukraine and the world, along with the state of labor rights in Ukraine at present. Vladyslav is a leftist and labor organizer in Ukraine including with Sotsіalniy Rukh.

Twitter

Vladyslav: @VlStarodubtsev

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

01:00 - Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv and the seaside promenade in Odesa

06:44 - Russian army makes worrisome advances north of Avdiivka

14:00 - US House of Representatives finally votes for Ukraine aid, reportedly after targeted and intensive lobbying stressing the plight of Ukrainian Protestants under occupation.

33:55 - Prominent deaths on either side of the line highlight the differences in the quality of people involved.

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Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode, we sit down with retired Congressman David Bonior, former Representative for the northern suburbs of Detroit and Democratic Party Whip from 1991-2002. David worked to shift US policy in favor of independent Ukraine in the collapse of the Soviet Union and has advocated for the country ever since. We talk about the political fight in Congress, the Ukrainian-American diaspora, and his current mission in the country.

But first, some updates about Chasiv Yar, missile strikes, mobilization reform, and protests in Georgia.

Links

https://youtu.be/OJBnIRLYLZk?si=dbYgifdM2MEAgyBt

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Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

0:53 - Combat Update: Kharkiv hit heavily by Russian bombs, Chasiv Yar shaping to be the next big battle

9:05 - Mobilization age lowered to 25

14:05 - Russian citizens in the Ukrainian military

22:00 - Russian military recruitment around the world, the hows and whys

51:22 - Russian Orthodox Church declaration of Holy War...and anti-urbanism

Links

https://youtu.be/OJBnIRLYLZk?si=dbYgifdM2MEAgyBt

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

00:55 - Announcement: New documentary from the Kyiv Independent

01:50 - Reflections on the Kyiv Security Forum

06:57 - Combat Update: Raids into Russian territory lasting a very long time

12:30 - Russia launches a heavy nightly missile campaign against energy infrastructure and civilian homes. I go to the scene of a destroyed Art Academy

29:31 - Ukrainians made to vote in Russian "elections"

31:13 - ISIS attack on Moscow suburb

49:40 - 20 Days in Mariupol is the first Ukrainian film to win an Oscar

Links

https://youtu.be/OJBnIRLYLZk?si=dbYgifdM2MEAgyBt

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

We interview Ivan Zharkov, a participant in the Revolution of Dignity who enlisted to defend Ukraine in the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion. He talks about his experiences in the Battles of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Bakhmut, especially as the leader of a medical unit.

Links

https://english.nv.ua/opinion/what-price-victory-opinion-50396884.html

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

01:00 - Another Russian ship destroyed; Russia advances in the outskirts of Avdiivka

03:24 - Czech-led artillery shell supply getting ready for shipment to Ukraine

06:27 - German Chancellor Scholz says dumb things

10:41 - French President Macron gets a whole lot more assertive, threatens French involvement in war

19:00 - Sweden joins NATO

22:38 - Polish "farmer" protest worsens

27:27 - Russia nearly kills the Prime Minster of Greece

31:17 - Russia threatens Moldova over Transnistria with strong parallels between Moldova and Ukraine

Links

https://english.nv.ua/opinion/what-price-victory-opinion-50396884.html

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

01:09 - The fall of the hero-city of Avdiivka. The city is no more.

12:04 - Remembering 10 years of Revolution and War, and 2 Years of the full-scale invasion

14:30 - The Polish farmer blockade of the border reaches grotesque new heights

22:25 - The complicated legacy of Alexei Navalny, who was killed in Russian prison

36:41 - Tucker Carlson, crass Russian propagandist, amazed by shopping carts

Links

https://english.nv.ua/opinion/tucker-carlson-interview-with-vladimir-putin-compared-to-holodomor-denier-walter-duranty-50391631.html

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

00:01:15 - Ukraine destroys two more ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet using naval drones

00:04:02 - Russia makes breakthroughs in Avdiivka, putting the defense of the city at critical risk

00:12:18 - Republican blocking of Ukraine aid leaves Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition starved

00:23:39 - Tucker Carlson interviews Putin, old man yells at clouds

00:42:00 - Zelensky does personnel shakeup of Ukraine's top brass, replaces Zaluzhnyi

00:51:38 - Zelensky passes a decree on the study of formerly Ukrainian-inhabited regions within the borders of the Russian Federation.

00:57:03 - Ukraine's Eurovision contestants were selected

Links

https://english.nv.ua/opinion/tucker-carlson-interview-with-vladimir-putin-compared-to-holodomor-denier-walter-duranty-50391631.html

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Once upon a time, Ukraine Without Hype liked to do episodes that were biographies of some of Ukraine's various baddies. The Russian buildup and then the full-scale invasion created different priorities. In this episode, we look at the subjects of these exposés and ask Where Are They Now?

00:02:42 - Pavlo Vovk

00:12:50 - Ilya Kyva

00:29:00 - Viktor Medvedchuk

00:48:00 - Dmytro Firtash

01:05:44 - Arsen Avakov

01:20:35 - Conclusions

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Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode:

01:00 - Quick updates on Russian missile attacks, Russia freezing, and the end of the holiday season

09:00 - Combat Update - Little movement on the front line, Ukraine shoots down Russian A-50, Russian electronic warfare in the Baltic Sea

17:05 - House Republicans claim they will block Ukraine aid for the next year

24:17 - The death of the sexual assault coach turned Russian spy Gonzalo Lira

32:25 - Headline Story - Extremely unpopular reforms to the mobilization system flounder in parliament, and the underlying problems that surround them.

51:09 - Protests in the Russian region of Bashkortostan

57:53 - New Year prisoner exchange brings defenders of Mariupol and Snake Island home at last

Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XQxveVhfuI&ab_channel=KyivIndependent

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

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Shedryk - Carol of the Bells (Traditional)

Anthony and Romeo reflect on the biggest news stories of 2023, from the Battle of Bakhmut to the Kherson flood to Avdiivka. What went right, what went wrong, and what was unexpected? Then, we take what we learned from the year to guess what may happen next year, a year of grinding attrition warfare and an ever-more vital fight for support.

Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XQxveVhfuI&ab_channel=KyivIndependent

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music

Shedryk - Carol of the Bells (Traditional)

In this episode...

2:50 - In the Combat Update, Ukrainian defenders continue to hold Avdiivka, Russia pushes through the divided city of Marinka, and the ZSU consolidates gains on the Left Bank of the Dnipro near Kherson

10:07 - The collaborator Ilya Kyva is assassinated near Moscow by the SBU.

13:37 - House Republicans stonewall Ukraine aid funding until next year with a list of demands.

19:54 - Hungary steps aside to allow Ukraine to enter EU accession negotiations but blocks aid funding.

25:20 - A more pro-EU government is sworn in in Poland, which may begin the process of ending the truck blockade on the border.

Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XQxveVhfuI&ab_channel=KyivIndependent

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music

Shedryk - Carol of the Bells (Traditional)

In this episodes...

02:30 - The Kyiv Independent releases a new documentary (which I narrated) on the torture of Ukrainian POWs in Russian custody

03:41 - In the Start of Winter, a huge storm hits the Black Sea while Russia ups its drone attacks on Kyiv in the early phases of an expected winter campaign against energy infrastructure.

10:03 - Putin gives a speech reaffirming his maximalist goals of reforging the Russian Empire while the Russian Supreme Court declares LGBT people to be extremists

20:52 - In the headline story, the Polish trucker blockade on the Ukrainian border, which is blocking Ukrainian humanitarian goods, has clear Russian influence behind it.

31:00 - The "Scythian Gold" that had been locked in legal limbo after the illegal annexation of Crimea has finally returned home to Kyiv.

Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XQxveVhfuI&ab_channel=KyivIndependent

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Olga Tokariuk is a Ukrainian journalist and Chatham Fellow who was there when the history of Ukraine - and the world - changed forever on the night of November 21, 2013. Former President Yanukovych had gone back on his promises of European Association, and fully chose Russia. What followed was protests turned into Revolution, and Revolution turned into a war to defend the very existence of the Ukrainian people.

We look back at that time 10 years ago, and what it means now.

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Some outside pressure is asking why Ukraine won't be having wartime elections. We start by going over why that would be impossible, then dig deeper into Ukrainian electoral politics and would would come of an election.

00:01:24 - Holding elections in Ukraine would be illegal, dangerous, and logistically insurmountable.

00:14:53 - A pretty confusing bill is in the works to allow for elections anyway.

00:30:51 - Ukrainian civics lesson 101

00:37:43 - What are Ukraine's political parties?

00:56:08 - What happens with the formerly "pro-Russian" vote?

01:03:31 - Would Zelensky win re-election?

01:07:25 - Might Zelensky not run for re-election?

01:12:00 - The controversial character Oleksiy Arestovych has announced his Presidential campaign.

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In this episode...

00:42 - Anthony recounts a reporting trip to Kharkiv and back to the former Kakhovka Reservoir

07:42 - Russia launches a massive assault on Avdiivka, and takes massive casualties in the process. Meanwhile, Ukraine launched a large but secretive incursion across the Dnipro River.

22:12 - The newly arrived ATACMS missiles from the US devastate Russia's helicopter fleet stationed at Berdyansk, but they still aren't quite what was wanted.

26:43 - The trial of five police officers involved in brutally suppressing Euromaidan reaches an unsatisfying conclusion.

36:30 - Ukraine moves forward with legislation that could allow for same-sex partnerships.

41:20 - The Polish elections look like a win for the opposition, but either way, it looks good for Ukraine.

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We are joined by Joey Ayoub, PhD, host of The Fire These Times, about the recent massacre by Hamas in southern Israel and Israel's subsequent retaliation against Gaza's civilian population. The ferocity of Hamas' attack was unprecedented, but so was the systemic weakness and dysfunction of the Israeli state. Why did it happen, and is there any solution to Israel's ongoing siege of Gaza?

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In this episode...

00:49 - Russia hits a grocery store and cafe holding a wake for a deceased community member in a village in Kharkiv region, killing over 50 people.

03:15 - Ukraine advances beyond the second line of defenses in the Tokmak direction

05:17 - After heavy attacks on the Russian Black Sea Fleet, including its headquarters in Sevastopol, the Russian Navy retreated away from Crimea to other Black Sea ports. This opened up trade lanes out of Odesa, which are once again in use.

15:06 - The first Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine to aid the counter-offensive, with ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles finally on their way as well.

18:52 - USA Congressional infighting leaves Ukraine funding in question

26:48 - Anti-Ukrainian political party comes out ahead in Slovak elections

29:35 - Nearly the entire Armenian population of Nagrono-Karabakh has been driven from their homes.

38:51 - Serb militants carry out a short uprising in northern Kosovo with either the support or blessing of the Serbian government.

47:24 - Reflection on the unwinding of the international order

Links

"Bullet Holes" by the Kyiv Independent: https://youtu.be/E-coT5t70Tg?si=LQRYdJfgJdudQvta

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In this episode...

00:01:20 - Visiting a Hungarian-speaking town in the Zakarpattia region

00:18:40 - The anniversary of the assassination of Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000, and how the protest movement against it helped form Ukraine's democratic path.

00:33:11 - A trade dispute over agricultural goods stirs diplomatic row between Poland and Ukraine.

00:41:48 - Azerbaijan invades the Nagorno-Karabakh region to take full control of the area. News of war crimes by the Azerbaijani army pour in.

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In this episode...

00:01:21 - Ukrainian forces begin to pierce Russia's second line of defense in the south, and retake positions near Donetsk city.

00:08:35 - Russia caught by the Cuban authorities illegally trafficking potential soldiers.

00:11:51 - Russia looks to North Korea as a source of arms.

00:16:10 - Russia holds elections, including in the occupied territories.

00:21:07 - Elon Musk interfered with a Ukrainian operation to sink the Russian Black Sea Fleet by cutting off the attack drone's internet connection.

00:29:35 - Ukraine's new Defense Minister is a Crimean Tatar community leader with a record as a diplomat and administrator.

00:50:18 - Igor Kolomoisky finds himself in legal trouble on fraud charges.

00:58:56 - Armenia uses a diplomatic event in Kyiv to announce aid to Ukraine...to the scorn of its Russian treaty allies

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In this episode...

00:01:16 - Despite naysaying in the Western press, the Southern offensive makes a major breakthrough by taking Robotyne and pushing forward.

00:25:32 - How Ukraine, the country that barely has a navy, is taking the fight to the Russians in the Black Sea and Dnipro River

00:43:00 - Three Ukrainian pilots die in a training accident, including the famous ace known as "Juice"

00:47:20 - Anti-corruption news: The heads of all recruitment offices are sacked after discovering widespread corruption, and investigative journalists look at a bad deal on coats by the MOD

1:09:21 - Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner group and failed insurrectionist, is eliminated via an exploding airplane along with much of the rest of the mercenary company's leadership. What now?

Links

"Uprooted" by the Kyiv Independent: https://youtu.be/cq2gEMhuDpsMy

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Anthony has returned from a reporting trip to the south of Ukraine and relays what he saw on the ground.

00:02:10 - Odesa's Transfiguration Cathedral was badly damaged by the recent Russia strike on the city landmark, but Odesa is undeterred from the August vacation season.

00:19:05 - We had a bit of an adventure with the Transnistria border and a drunk, possibly, maybe marijuana farmer, but saw the very apparent reforms in the State Border Service.

00:38:14 - Returning to Mykolaiv, a city bouncing back now that it is no longer the front line.

00:42:21 - The area around the now-drained Nova Kakhovka Reservoir is facing a water crisis, both for individual use and agriculture. But the recovered meadowland also has archeological discoveries.

1:02:25 - Zaporizhzhia, on the other end of the reservoir, is a fortified city overseeing the counteroffensive only a short distance away.

1:10:42 - Conclusions

Links

https://newlinesmag.com/podcast/ukraines-cluster-bomb-dilemma-with-sera-koulabdara-and-romeo-kokriatski/

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In this episode...

00:00:36 - Announcements; join our Discord

00:02:44 - Russian counterattack thwarted in the Luhansk Oblast while progress continues in the south and Bakhmut

00:11:20 - Russia cancels grain deal, then bombs Odesa city center and port infrastructure

00:25:44 - The Ballad of Igor Girkin, the Forrest Gump of Russian Imperialism. One of the men most personally responsible for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is now under arrest in Russia for something other than his actual crimes.

1:02:20 - Russian conspiracy to humiliate a Ukrainian fencer backfires

Links

"Uprooted" by the Kyiv Independent: https://youtu.be/cq2gEMhuDps
My article on Kherson: https://kyivindependent.com/how-russian-soldiers-shared-evidence-of-their-own-war-crime/

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In this episode...

01:30 - Ukrainian army attacks the first line of Russian defense in the south while making gains around Bakhmut. Meanwhile, deep attacks take down the Crimean Bridge and an assassination of a Russian submarine commander.

13:30 - An update on the after-effects of the Wagner Coup attempt

20:30 - The NATO Summit in Vilnius proves to be disappointing.

27:00 - Zelensky clashes with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev

30:00 - Zelensky's visit to Poland looks to mend old wounds.

38:30 - Turkey makes big moves to support Ukraine amidst Russia canceling the grain deal.

47:00 - Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina passes in the hospital after a Russian missile attack in Kramatorsk.

52:40 - Question from the fans on the US sending Ukraine cluster munitions

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In this episode...

00:50 - The Ukrainian counteroffensive lurches forward across the front lines

07:23 - Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin launch a day-long uprising against the Russian government. What happened? Why? What now?

41:15 - A locked Kyiv bomb shelter leads to the death of a mother and child.

45:00 - Russian targets a restaurant in Kramatorsk used as a hub for journalists and aid workers.

48:00 - The legal system finally answers the question "Who ordered Katya Handzyuk?" The politicians who ordered the activist's death were sentenced to 10 years.

43:45 - A peace delegation by a group of African countries proves disappointing

57:00 - Hungary holds Ukrainian prisoners of war

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Following the Russian destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam in the Kherson region, the area downstream was flooded, causing a massive amount of destruction. Anthony went to the city to cover the aid efforts in a city in which he has memories of a better time.

While there, the Russians fired on a group of humanitarian aid workers Anthony was helping and reporting on. One was wounded but is in stable condition.

After that story, Anthony goes on a rant about the Internal Committee of the Red Cross failing in its mission. Then an overview of what the future environmental, economic, epidemiological, and war-related after-effects of the dam's destruction will be for years to come.

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Dylan Burns is a political streamer on YouTube and Twitch who has made multiple reporting trips to Ukraine. We talk about his coverage of demining efforts and other topics, what it means to be a political streamer with a younger audience who stepped into the world of journalism, and the controversial value of debating more Russia-friendly figures.

Dylan Burn's Info

https://www.dylanburns.tv/
https://www.youtube.com/@DylanBurnsLIVE
https://twitter.com/DylanBurns1776

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In this episode -

00:40 - What is it like to go through a mass suicide drone attack?

10:43 - Combat update: Ukraine continues to advance around Bakhmut, but major shifts are unlikely until the counter-offensive. They also continue to hit strategic Russian points. Meanwhile, Russia struggles to find a solution to re-do's of the Belgorod border raid.

18:00 - A tangent about the rise of Russian PMCs as an erosion of Russian state power.

22:27 - Armenia takes further steps to concede the Karabakh dispute to Azerbaijan.

26:20 - NATO peacekeepers injured by ethnic Serb protesters while trying to control conflict in Kosovo.

34:53 - A tangent about how consociational governance isn't all that great and how some in the West tried to impose failing models from the Balkans onto Ukraine.

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In this episode -

1:30 - Russian forces take control of the ruins of Bakhmut

11:15 - A questionable group of Russian volunteer soldiers fighting for Ukraine launch a raid into Belgorod Oblast of Russia and take a strangely long amount of time to be driven off.

37:30 - With the Russian success in Bakhmut, the war enters a new phase. What are the opportunities and concerns for how that new phase will shape out?

47:30 - Looking to the sky, Kyiv thwarts a massive missile barrage with the help of the Patriot missile defense system, and it looks like F-16s are on their way to the Ukrainian Air Force

52:10 - The Arab League, G7, and Chinese-Central Asia Summits all show opportunities for Ukraine and how far Russian soft power has fallen

1:06:30 - The (now former) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court gets caught in a bribery scandal

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In this episode -

1:45 - An overview of the evolving situation in the war. Ukraine has made a series of localized micro-offensives throughout the front line resulting in numerous small victories against the Russian occupiers. Most importantly, in the area around Bakhmut, where they have retaken ground to the north and south of the city. This also enflames the struggle between the Wagner Group and the regular Russian army.

26:15 - Ukraine's acquisition of Patriot and Storm Shadow missile systems is changing the calculus in the war of long-range missiles.

40:25 - A eulogy for the left-wing internationalist volunteers Finbar Cafferkey, Cooper Andrews, and Dmitry Petrov, and the journalist Arman Soldin.

52:40 - The Red Square Victory Day Parade was a flop.

1:03:00 - Amnesty International was caught covering up an internal review showing the failings of the Ukraine reportage.

1:06:50 - Eurovision

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