Russia strikes a medical clinic in Ukraine, analysing the Battle for Bakhmut & understanding the Russian mentality
Day 456.Today, we bring you the latest updates from Ukraine, look back at the battle for Bakhmut, and interview Dr Jade McGlynn, a fellow in the War Studies department at King’s College, London, about...
26 Maj 20231h 7min
Wagner troops begin withdrawal from Bakhmut & Russian elite 'faces 1917-style revolution'
Day 455.Today, we bring you the latest updates from the evolving battlefront, analyse NATO’s involvement in Estonia, and hear from Dr Sasha Dovshyk about her recent travels around Eastern Ukraine.Cont...
25 Maj 202344min
Russia humiliated in Belgorod, evolving drone combat & training Ukrainian troops for the counter-offensive
Day 454.Today, we report on the latest updates from across Ukraine, discuss Ukrainian reaction to the Belgorod incursion and hear from the Trident Defence Initiative, which trains Ukrainian soldiers i...
24 Maj 20231h 9min
Russia battles saboteurs from Ukraine & Russian prison culture and the war
Day 453.Today, we bring you the latest news from Belgorod as Russia battles saboteur groups on its own territory and we talk about Russian prison culture and its impact on soldiering in the invasion.C...
23 Maj 202347min
Putin declares 'victory' in Bakhmut & fighters launch tank raid across Russian border
Day 452.Today, we assess Putin’s claim that Bakhmut has fallen to Russia, analyse important announcements from the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, and report the breaking news that armoured vehicles travelled...
22 Maj 202354min
F-16 fighter jets 'unleashed' for Ukraine, Zelensky to visit Hiroshima & Russia's distorted history of World War II
Day 449.Today, the panel discusses the news from the frontlines as the battle for Bakhmut continues. Plus, we analyse news coming out of the G7 in Japan and respond to listeners thoughts and questions...
19 Maj 202350min
Railway line 'explodes' in Crimea, Putin fails to strike Kyiv & Moscow rocket scientists arrested for treason
Day 448.Today, Ukraine makes limited gains around Bakhmut, a freight train is derailed in occupied Crimea, and we comment on videos from the battlefront of Ukrainian tank tactics, reflecting on echoes...
18 Maj 202347min
Western spy agencies bring down Putin's hackers & Europe sets up record of Russia’s destruction of Ukraine
Day 447.Today, we hear how the Council of Europe is creating a 'register of damages' for the costs accumulated by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Plus, we hear about an operation that took do...
17 Maj 202342min
