Silicon Curtain

By Jonathan Fink

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August 28, 2024 488. BONUS VIDEO - Ben Hodges - Kursk Counter Offensive May Only be the Start of Ukraine's Operations
Bonus video from this discussion with Ben Hodges available only on the https://www.youtube.com/@SiliconWafers channel, on the topic of "Top tactical priorities to ensure a Ukrainian
victory".
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Ukraine is successfully conducting multi-domain operations, in
accordance with NATO training and strategic precepts. Successful
long-range precision strikes against Russian energy and transportation
infrastructure, a land-centric counter-offensive in Kursk that is
changing the war’s momentum and narrative. Should allies just provide
munitions and get out of the way, instead of imposing red lines?
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Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander
of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position
for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January
2018. Until recently he was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at
the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO,
Transatlantic relationship and international security.
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LINKS:
https://twitter.com/general_ben
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hodges
https://cepa.org/author/ben-hodges/
https://warsawsecurityforum.org/speaker/hodges-ben-lt-gen/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-hodges-1674b1172/
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
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5min
August 28, 2024 488. Ben Hodges - Kursk Counter Offensive May Only be the Start of Ukraine's Operations
Bonus video from this discussion with Ben Hodges available only on the https://www.youtube.com/@SiliconWafers channel, on the topic of "Top tactical priorities to ensure a Ukrainian victory".
----------
Ukraine is successfully conducting multi-domain operations, in
accordance with NATO training and strategic precepts. Successful
long-range precision strikes against Russian energy and transportation
infrastructure, a land-centric counter-offensive in Kursk that is
changing the war’s momentum and narrative. Should allies just provide
munitions and get out of the way, instead of imposing red lines?
----------
Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander
of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position
for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January
2018. Until recently he was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at
the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO,
Transatlantic relationship and international security.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00:00
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LINKS:
https://twitter.com/general_ben
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Hodges
https://cepa.org/author/ben-hodges/
https://warsawsecurityforum.org/speaker/hodges-ben-lt-gen/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-hodges-1674b1172/
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
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August 27, 2024 2024-08-27 | Largest Kyiv Attack Since 2022 Shows Putin's Impotent Rage & Violence.
2024-08-27 | Civilians has been killed and injured as Russia launches a
large-scale attack on Ukraine for second night, on 27th August 2024.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, this was possibly the largest
attack on Ukraine since start of full-scale invasion. Russia launched
127 projectiles and 109 drones, while Ukraine downed 102 projectiles and
99 drones, estimated the Air Force. Russian strikes hit several
civilian, energy, and fuel facilities, including a dam in Kyiv, part of
the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant, more on that in a minute.
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Seven people were killed and 47 were injured, according to the State
Emergency Service and this attack was spread over a huge territory, with
Russian forces striking targets in 15 oblasts, according to Prime
Minister Denys Shmyhal. Russia is using an approach that combines many
types of offensive weapons – likely because this what they have, but
also because the mixture creates a harder task for Ukrainina air
defences. One Kinzhal ballistic, one Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic, one
Kh-22 cruise, 99 Kh-101, Kalibr, and Kh-59/69 cruise, as well as 99
Shahed-type drones.
You’ll notice that I avoid using the ‘M’ word I here, because there is
some evidence that the algorithm does not approve of that word, or the
violent reality that it represents. Scanning the media reports, there is
some coverage, but nearly as much as would be expected from such a
serious event. Some commentators have slipped in the ad hoc analysis
that this attack was ‘revenge’ for the Kursk incursions. But no
Ukrainian analysts have expressed this view. Rather, they point out,
that Russia’s behaviour has been consistent for 2 and a half years now.
Where it can attack, it does.
Where air defences are shown to be weak Russia attacks hardest, and
where it can take out crucial energy and power-generating
infrastructure, it goes after that. The behaviour has not changed, and
the target has not changed. Only the intensity varies, and that is
usually timed in a symbolic way after key holidays such as New Year and
Ukrainian Independence Day which has just passed. Rather than revenge,
this is the mindset of an abusive ex-partner that tries to excerpt his
‘ownership’ over an abused spouse, even though he has no legal or moral
right to do so.
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Sources and recommended reading:
https://kyivindependent.com/attacks-84/
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-largest-attack-on-ukraine-since-start-of-full-scale-invasion-air-force-reports/
https://kyivindependent.com/at-least-2-dead-4-injured-in-russian-missile-strike-on-kryvyi-rih/
https://kyivindependent.com/explosions-in-kyiv-russia-launches-massive-missile-and-drone-attack-on-cities-across-ukraine/
https://kyivindependent.com/a-near-death-feeling-largest-yet-russian-attack-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure-brings-back-widespread-power-outages/
https://kyivindependent.com/borrell-calls-on-to-lift-ban-for-ukraines-use-western-long-range-weapons-after-russian-mass-aug-26-attack/
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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19min
August 26, 2024 487. Oleksiy Goncharenko - Ukraine Passes Law to 'Ban' Orthodox Church if Proven to be Spying for Moscow.
Oleksiy Goncharenko was born in Odesa, and is a Ukrainian politician,
member of the Ukrainian parliament, member of the Ukrainian delegation
to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Vice President
of the PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Internally Displaced
Persons, founder of a Ukrainian network of educational and cultural
centres. In 2014, he was elected to the Verkhovna Rada on the party list
of Petro Poroshenko Bloc. In the 2019 Ukrainian parliamentary election
Goncharenko was re-elected as an independent candidate. He also runs a
hugely popular YouTube channel and is a very effective communicator
through digital media channels.
#АлексейГончаренко #Олексійgoncharenko #ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #zelensky #putin #propaganda #war #disinformation #hybridwarfare #foreignpolicy #communism #sovietunion #postsoviet
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LINKS:
https://twitter.com/GoncharenkoUa
https://www.youtube.com/@AlexGoncharenko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksiy_Goncharenko
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
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40min
August 24, 2024 484. Olena Halushka - Russian has no Red Lines and no Borders, so why are Western Allies so Cautious?
The approach to supporting Ukraine which Western leaders have been
taking so far has been „as long as it takes“. The lack of a clearly
defined end goal impacted the pace and scale of the assistance, as well
as raised questions on its efficiency. It cannot last this way in the
protracted war as Ukraine’s mobilisation potential and resources are
shorter than Russia’s. Instead, a clear commitment of the West to aid
Ukraine with „whatever it takes for a fast victory“ is the only way to
return sustainable peace back to Europe.
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ABOUT:
Olena Halushka is a is a board member of the Ukrainian NGO
“Anti-corruption Action Centre”, and co-founder of the International
Centre for Ukrainian Victory. She has also worked as a chief of
international advocacy at the post-Maidan coalition of 80 CSOs
“Reanimation Package of Reforms”. Olena is a contributor to the Atlantic
Council, Kyiv Independent. She has also written op-eds for the
Washington Post, the Foreign Policy, and the EU Observer – but it’s a
major article she wrote for the UK’s Guardian newspaper that we’ll be
discussing today.
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LINKS:
https://twitter.com/OlenaHalushka
https://twitter.com/AntAC_ua
https://twitter.com/ICUVua
https://www.linkedin.com/in/olena-halushka-b7342259/?originalSubdomain=ua

https://ukrainianvictory.org/experts/olena-halushka/
https://www.fpri.org/contributor/olena-halushka/
https://cepa.org/author/olena-halushka/
https://archive.kyivpost.com/author/olena-halushka
https://foreignpolicy.com/author/olena-halushka/
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
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August 23, 2024 486. Shaun Pinner, Macer Gifford and Jonathan MS Pearce - Putin Broken by Kursk, Will he Survive to 2025?
Shaun Pinner is a former British soldier and Ukrainian Marine. He has
written an extraordinary first-hand account of the war in Ukraine, his
capture, imprisonment, and torture by the Russian invaders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Pinner
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/300663/shaun-pinner
https://www.instagram.com/snowy_ua/
https://x.com/olddog100ua
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Macer Gifford is a British veteran of the Ukrainian Army are whose
dispatches from the frontlines of this conflict were of tremendous
value, highly engaging, informative, eloquent, and full of humanity.
https://x.com/macergifford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macer_Gifford
https://www.hachette.co.uk/contributor/macer-gifford/
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Jonathan MS Pearce is a philosopher, author, columnist, and public
speaker. He also is a former teacher and is now battling primary
progressive multiple sclerosis. He made a remarkably and arduous journey
to Ukraine’s frontlines, earlier this year.
I’m delighted to welcome back to the channel three of the most
compelling advocates for UA in UK.
https://x.com/atipplingphilo
https://www.youtube.com/@UCtUQHzC0QmABOQERfABAhZg
https://secularhumanism.org/authors/pearce-jonathan-ms/
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as
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1h 17min
August 23, 2024 2024-07-21 | Gadgets Ban in the Russian Military Causes Turmoil and Consternation
2024-07-12 | It has been said that Russian corruption is Ukraine’s
greatest ally. But it seems that the interfering bureaucratic mindset of
Russian politicians and officials is also a great aid to the Ukrainian
war effort.
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The Russian parliament adopted a law in July hiking the penalty for the
unauthorised use of personal internet devices, and in fact any internet
enabled gadgets, by frontline Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine. The
new law follows reports the Russian army is experiencing record losses
on the frontline.
The law classifies possession of devices that allow military personnel
to store or send videos, photos or geolocated data via the internet as a
grave offense, punishable by up to 15 days detention. It also forbids
the transmission of any information that could be used to identify any
Russian troops and their whereabouts.
There are some fears that this will make it harder to for Ukrainian
units to analyse Russian movements, according to Ukrainian open-source
investigators. But even if this law cuts both ways, on balance it’s
likely that Russian soldiers will come off worse.
We can guess at it’s negative impact by the uproar it has cause among
Z-Patriots and bloggers. Yegor Guzenko, also known as the Thirteenth,
said in a Telegram post that the entire army relies on internet devices.
"But how can office rats understand and know this? Let's let these
scumbags of the Duma go to war themselves," he wrote.
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Sources and recommended reading:
https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-duma-adopts-law-on-punishment-for-soldiers-using-gadgets-on-the-frontline/
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-23-2024
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2024/07/24/russia-plans-to-punish-troops-using-smartphones-in-ukraine/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/07/putin-bans-electronic-devices-in-bid-to-stop-russian-military-leaks

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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
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13min
August 22, 2024 483. Cormac Smith & Philip Ingram - We Need to Start Imagining a Russian Defeat and Preparing for 'Chaos'
Cormac Smith has worked in Public Relations and Corporate Communications
for over three decades. In 2016 he travelled to Ukraine to take up a
special appointment as the ‘Strategic Communication Advisor’ to Pavlo
Klimkin, then the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. He was attached to the
British Embassy in Kyiv but was embedded in Ukraine’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, the first foreigner to hold such a position. While in
Kyiv, he also advised and provided training for five other government
ministries and worked directly with three other cabinet ministers:
Health, Education and the Deputy Prime Minister.
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Philip Ingram is a journalist and consultant who has built on a long and
senior military career as an intelligence, counterintelligence,
security officer, and planner. Philip has extensive business experience,
especially in steel manufacturing. He also has extensive media
experience, appearing on the BBC, Sky News and Radio networks,
international networks including Al Jazeera, TRT World, CNN, ABC, CBC,
Japanese NTV and many others.
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LINKS:
https://defencebrink.uk/
https://x.com/philipingmbe
https://x.com/PhilipIngMBE
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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PLATFORMS:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
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1h 9min
August 21, 2024 2024-08-21 | Where is Vladimir Vladimirovich - Mystery of the Disappearing Dictator
2024-08-21 | Where exactly is Vladimir Vladimirovich? This is the adult
version of where’s Wally? Find the genocidal tyrant. It’s not even a
matter of spotting him amongst the body doubles, trebles, quadruples,
quintuples, etc. He’s nowhere. Largely vanished from the screens of
state TV and official appearances.
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It’s been 2 weeks since a foreign army invaded Russia, the first time in
fact for 80 years since the former ally of the USSR, Nazi Germany
turned on Stalin. Russia has lost 1,250 kilometres and 92 settlements to
a substantive Ukrainian army, and Putin chooses this moment to keep a
low profile.
Why is the dictator who fosters the image of a tough, man of action, who
was going to take Kyiv in 3 days, and eliminate all the Ukro-nazis,
silent on the fact that this decadent and ‘corrupt’ adversary is now
gobbling up chunks of Russian territory. Literally driving German tanks
into Kursk to de-Putinise Russian territory. And many of the locals seem
perfectly happy with this. My guess is that the tyrant is terrified, as
reality catches up with his myths and delusions.
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Sources and recommended reading:
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-08-16/ukraine-s-assault-inside-russia-is-putin-s-worst-nightmare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XPSp-8bUY0
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Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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August 20, 2024 2024-08-20 | The Offensive That Broke the Myth of Putin as a War Leader in Russia
2024-08-20 | 2024, and Russia’s history is once more turning on the
Kursk region. This is the campaign that broke Putin – that showed the
world the hollowness and impotence of the Russian army, the lunacy of
his invasion of Ukraine and the toxic propaganda that sustains his
regime. We are now in the second week of Ukraine’s offensive within
Russia, and there is no sign of a military response from Putin that has
any chance of dislodging the Ukrainian forces. There are Georgians and
Belarussians said to be among the troops, emphasising the anti-imperial
character of the fightback against Russia.
@SiliconWafers

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In early 1941, spies and diplomats started to warn Joseph Stalin,
dictator of the Soviet Union, that that the Nazis were about to strike.
Reports that it was Hitler’s intention to rip up the non-aggression pact
between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were received with increasing
frequency and urgency. Stalin, apparently ignored them, believing them
that the Germans would not choose to fight on two fronts, and any
invasion would only come after they had defeated France. Soviet
intelligence purportedly named the exact, or almost exact, date of the
invasion no fewer than 47 times in the 10 days before “Operation
Barbarossa” went into effect.
Fast forward to 2024, and it seems that Putin may have been warned of
Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk days before it began, but again ignored
the warnings. We examined the possible reasons why in the previous
episode, but the historical parallels are interesting, nonetheless.
The historical ironies accumulate. The battle of Kursk in the summer of
1943 was a critical turning point in World War II, an encounter that
both sides knew would reshape the war. The adversaries were at the peak
of their respective military powers. More than three million men and
eight thousand tanks met in the heart of the Soviet territory. Defeat
ended German hopes of restoring their position on the Eastern Front and
put the Red Army on the road to Berlin. From there, Stalin went on to
take Berlin, and place his brutal imprint on the post war order in
Central and Eastern Europe. Many ancient states in Europe came under the
dominance of The Soviet Union, and a process of political Russification
extinguished their independence and hopes of democratic development.
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Sources and recommended reading:
https://kyivindependent.com/syrskyi-kursk-economist/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-ukraine-captures-92-settlements-in-russias-kursk-oblast-kyiv-claims/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-allegedly-hits-3rd-bridge/
https://kyivindependent.com/10-days-of-kursk-from-first-shot-to-capture-of-sudzha/
https://kyivindependent.com/mick-ryan-on-ukraines-kursk-offensive-high-risk-high-return/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-established-military-administration-in-russias-kursk-oblast/
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Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
----------
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you
like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the
popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now
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