Horrible missile strike on Vinnytsia. – Weekly digest, 11-17 July | Ep. 124
Russians continue their missile strikes against civilians in Ukrainian cities. Horrible attack on Vinnytsia (at least 24 people dead, many wounded and missing); attacks on Chasiv Yar, Dnipro, Kharkiv,...
17 Jul 202226min
Being a reporter during the war. - With Nataliya Gumenyuk | Ep. 123
One of Ukraine’s finest reporters, Nataliya Gumenyuk has traveled across many Ukrainian regions to understand the Russian invasion, Ukrainian resistance, and grassroots Ukrainian democracy. In this e...
14 Jul 202253min
Russia’s political sado-masochism. - With Peter Pomerantsev | Ep. 122
The explanation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is not only geopolitical, but also psychological. It is rooted in Russia’s culture of violence and political sado-masochism. We discuss this with Pete...
13 Jul 202241min
Ukrainians’ new war tactics. - Weekly digest, 3-10 July. | Ep. 121
Ukrainians are using Western-supplied high-tech weapons to destroy Russian ammunition stocks, thus undermining Russia’s whole artillery-dependent warfighting strategy. We focus on this key development...
11 Jul 202233min
A shield of Kyiv: Chernihiv during the war | Ep. 120
Chernihiv, a medieval city in Northern Ukraine, suffered heavily from Russian shelling and airstrikes in February and March. The city was without electricity and water for one month, and over 140 mul...
9 Jul 202228min
Russia’s missile terrorism kills civilians. – Ukraine weekly digest, 27 June – 3 July | Ep. 119
Russia made a missile strike on a trade mall in Kremenchuk, killing over 20 people; 36 went missing. This and others are cases of Russia’s increasing missile terrorism hitting civilian targets in Ukra...
3 Jul 202248min
7 things to understand about contemporary Ukraine | Ep. 118
What are the key elements of contemporary Ukraine? How can we understand its past 30 years? We discuss decentralization, generational changes, people vs power, the fluidity of the language situation...
30 Jun 202226min
What is it like to come home to a destroyed town? | Ep. 117
The team at the Explaining Ukraine podcast is traveling through the villages in towns around Kyiv which heavily suffered from the battles in March. We describe our impressions and share the stories to...
28 Jun 202228min
