Ukraine Without Hype

In this episode...

0:53 - Combat Update: Kharkiv hit heavily by Russian bombs, Chasiv Yar shaping to be the next big battle

9:05 - Mobilization age lowered to 25

14:05 - Russian citizens in the Ukrainian military

22:00 - Russian military recruitment around the world, the hows and whys

51:22 - Russian Orthodox Church declaration of Holy War...and anti-urbanism

Links

https://youtu.be/OJBnIRLYLZk?si=dbYgifdM2MEAgyBt

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

00:55 - Announcement: New documentary from the Kyiv Independent

01:50 - Reflections on the Kyiv Security Forum

06:57 - Combat Update: Raids into Russian territory lasting a very long time

12:30 - Russia launches a heavy nightly missile campaign against energy infrastructure and civilian homes. I go to the scene of a destroyed Art Academy

29:31 - Ukrainians made to vote in Russian "elections"

31:13 - ISIS attack on Moscow suburb

49:40 - 20 Days in Mariupol is the first Ukrainian film to win an Oscar

Links

https://youtu.be/OJBnIRLYLZk?si=dbYgifdM2MEAgyBt

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

We interview Ivan Zharkov, a participant in the Revolution of Dignity who enlisted to defend Ukraine in the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion. He talks about his experiences in the Battles of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Bakhmut, especially as the leader of a medical unit.

Links

https://english.nv.ua/opinion/what-price-victory-opinion-50396884.html

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

01:00 - Another Russian ship destroyed; Russia advances in the outskirts of Avdiivka

03:24 - Czech-led artillery shell supply getting ready for shipment to Ukraine

06:27 - German Chancellor Scholz says dumb things

10:41 - French President Macron gets a whole lot more assertive, threatens French involvement in war

19:00 - Sweden joins NATO

22:38 - Polish "farmer" protest worsens

27:27 - Russia nearly kills the Prime Minster of Greece

31:17 - Russia threatens Moldova over Transnistria with strong parallels between Moldova and Ukraine

Links

https://english.nv.ua/opinion/what-price-victory-opinion-50396884.html

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

01:09 - The fall of the hero-city of Avdiivka. The city is no more.

12:04 - Remembering 10 years of Revolution and War, and 2 Years of the full-scale invasion

14:30 - The Polish farmer blockade of the border reaches grotesque new heights

22:25 - The complicated legacy of Alexei Navalny, who was killed in Russian prison

36:41 - Tucker Carlson, crass Russian propagandist, amazed by shopping carts

Links

https://english.nv.ua/opinion/tucker-carlson-interview-with-vladimir-putin-compared-to-holodomor-denier-walter-duranty-50391631.html

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode...

00:01:15 - Ukraine destroys two more ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet using naval drones

00:04:02 - Russia makes breakthroughs in Avdiivka, putting the defense of the city at critical risk

00:12:18 - Republican blocking of Ukraine aid leaves Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition starved

00:23:39 - Tucker Carlson interviews Putin, old man yells at clouds

00:42:00 - Zelensky does personnel shakeup of Ukraine's top brass, replaces Zaluzhnyi

00:51:38 - Zelensky passes a decree on the study of formerly Ukrainian-inhabited regions within the borders of the Russian Federation.

00:57:03 - Ukraine's Eurovision contestants were selected

Links

https://english.nv.ua/opinion/tucker-carlson-interview-with-vladimir-putin-compared-to-holodomor-denier-walter-duranty-50391631.html

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Once upon a time, Ukraine Without Hype liked to do episodes that were biographies of some of Ukraine's various baddies. The Russian buildup and then the full-scale invasion created different priorities. In this episode, we look at the subjects of these exposés and ask Where Are They Now?

00:02:42 - Pavlo Vovk

00:12:50 - Ilya Kyva

00:29:00 - Viktor Medvedchuk

00:48:00 - Dmytro Firtash

01:05:44 - Arsen Avakov

01:20:35 - Conclusions

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

In this episode:

01:00 - Quick updates on Russian missile attacks, Russia freezing, and the end of the holiday season

09:00 - Combat Update - Little movement on the front line, Ukraine shoots down Russian A-50, Russian electronic warfare in the Baltic Sea

17:05 - House Republicans claim they will block Ukraine aid for the next year

24:17 - The death of the sexual assault coach turned Russian spy Gonzalo Lira

32:25 - Headline Story - Extremely unpopular reforms to the mobilization system flounder in parliament, and the underlying problems that surround them.

51:09 - Protests in the Russian region of Bashkortostan

57:53 - New Year prisoner exchange brings defenders of Mariupol and Snake Island home at last

Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XQxveVhfuI&ab_channel=KyivIndependent

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Shedryk - Carol of the Bells (Traditional)

Anthony and Romeo reflect on the biggest news stories of 2023, from the Battle of Bakhmut to the Kherson flood to Avdiivka. What went right, what went wrong, and what was unexpected? Then, we take what we learned from the year to guess what may happen next year, a year of grinding attrition warfare and an ever-more vital fight for support.

Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XQxveVhfuI&ab_channel=KyivIndependent

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Shedryk - Carol of the Bells (Traditional)

In this episode...

2:50 - In the Combat Update, Ukrainian defenders continue to hold Avdiivka, Russia pushes through the divided city of Marinka, and the ZSU consolidates gains on the Left Bank of the Dnipro near Kherson

10:07 - The collaborator Ilya Kyva is assassinated near Moscow by the SBU.

13:37 - House Republicans stonewall Ukraine aid funding until next year with a list of demands.

19:54 - Hungary steps aside to allow Ukraine to enter EU accession negotiations but blocks aid funding.

25:20 - A more pro-EU government is sworn in in Poland, which may begin the process of ending the truck blockade on the border.

Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XQxveVhfuI&ab_channel=KyivIndependent

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Shedryk - Carol of the Bells (Traditional)