380. Tragedy, Resilience, and Defiance: Reflections from a Week Across Ukraine
Recording from an overnight train traveling across Ukraine, Saul David and Julius Strauss reflect on an intensive week-long journey from Odesa to Kyiv. In this episode, they bear witness to the jarrin...
13 Mar 51min
379. The Raid: Inside the SAS Assault on the Iranian Embassy: Part 2
At 7:07 p.m. on May 5, 1980, the Metropolitan Police officially handed control of the Iranian Embassy siege to the SAS. What followed were seventeen minutes of high-stakes drama that would change the ...
11 Mar 27min
378. Why Hungary and Iran Matter for Ukraine Right Now
If you are interested in reading more from Julius Strauss, you can find his substack here: https://backfromthefront.substack.com/In a bonus edition of Battleground Ukraine, Saul David and Julius Strau...
8 Mar 30min
377. The Iran Distraction: How the Middle East Mega-Drama Redraws the Map for Kyiv
While the world’s gaze is fixed on the "mega-drama" unfolding across Iran and the Middle East, the tremors are being felt on the battlefields of Ukraine. In this episode, Roger Moorhouse and Patrick B...
6 Mar 35min
376. The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege: Part 1
In 1980, the SAS was a shadowy unit few had heard of. Six days at the Iranian Embassy changed that forever.In the spring of that year, the eyes of the world turned to a quiet corner of South Kensingto...
4 Mar 30min
375. Ukraine’s Spring Surge
As we pass the fourth anniversary of Putin’s full-scale invasion, Patrick Bishop and Saul David explore whether the tide of the war is finally turning in Ukraine's favour. Following a winter of stasis...
27 Feb 32min
374. Operation Eagle Claw: Disaster in the Desert
In the latest instalment of our Battleground: Special Forces series, Saul David and Patrick Bishop deconstruct one of the most ambitious and ill-fated missions in modern military history: Operation Ea...
25 Feb 34min
373. Battlefield Gains, Geneva Stalemates, and the "Helmet of Memory"
In this episode of Battleground Ukraine, Saul David and Roger Moorhouse break down a week of high-stakes diplomacy and unexpected battlefield shifts as the war approaches its four-year anniversary.The...
20 Feb 35min
