The Human Stories Behind the Counteroffensive
Angry Planet26 Jun 2023

The Human Stories Behind the Counteroffensive

Ukraine’s counteroffensive is well under way. One of the best places to go to get stories and reporting about what’s happening is counteroffensive.news, a substack run by former U.S. Army Medic and NPR investigative journalist Tim Mak.


He’s here with us today to talk about the war, the counteroffensive, and the charms of Kyiv.


This is my mom’s brain on Russian propaganda


French fighter for Ukraine, musing about God, heads to the frontlines; update on early counteroffensive


She secretly sneaks to the frontlines to feed cats and dogs in the ruins of her city


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