Two US Army officers discuss the Ukraine war on the Flash Traffic Podcast. In this episode, we discuss Keir Starmer’s visit to Ukraine, the history of communism, Pete Hegseth, Russian mandatory bank loans, the sorry state of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, how to make a drone bomb, and more!

Listen to the full episode here:

Videos:

Hegseth Confirmation highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxsxP7d8crM

Last week, the World Record for fastest mile run by a woman wearing a #bombdisposal suit was topped by Capt. Katie Hernandez of the 717th Ordnance Disposal Co:

https://x.com/Dynasafe/status/1382363013890637827

Defusing a Russian FAB-500 glide bomb:

https://x.com/kvistp/status/1839247598017823063

Articles:

Hegseth Confirmation in the Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/16/pete-hegseth-confirmation-hearing

The flaws in Ukraine's new brigades and foreign training programs:

https://kyivindependent.com/here-are-the-flaws-in-ukraines-new-brigades-and-foreign-training-programs/