Ukraine Russia War Talk
The Ukraine-Russia War Podcast is a discussion of the most up to date and important strategic and geopolitical issues surrounding the war in Ukraine, with hosts Phillips O'Brien and Mykola Bielieskov.
You are welcome to get in touch by email at ukrainewartalk@gmail.com. Listeners can follow Phillips O'Brien on Substack at phillipspobrien.substack.com (where this podcast is also available) and Mykola Bielieskov on Twitter at @MBielieskov.
Our plan is to keep this podcast free and without ads. We do ask, however, that if you want to support us, you consider making a donation to the Ukrainian charity Come Back Alive. You can find out more about them at: https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Sound editing by Zofia Guertin
Episodes
29 episodes
Episode 27. The Battlefield, Trump, Europe and Ukraine
Hi All, Phillips and Mykola are back with the latest episode. We start with a detailed discussion of what is going on in the battlefield, from Kursk to the Donbas. We then move into geopolitics and discuss both how Donald Trump is changing the ...
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Episode 26. Trump Cannot Be Trusted and What That Means: The State of the War
Hello All, Mykola and I are back with the latest episode of the Ukraine-Russia War Talk Podcast. We start with a detailed discussion of what Trump aligning so closely with Putin means for Ukraine and the war. Even though this was recorded right...
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Episode 26
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Episode 25. Trump and Ukraine, The Battlefield, Ranged Strike
Hi All, Mykola and I are back with another episode of the Ukraine-Russia War Talk Podcast. Belated apologies its taken so long! We start with a discussion about what the new Trump administration means for Ukraine and the war. We then move on to...
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Episode 25
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33:05
Episode 24. False Narratives, Conscription, Ranged Fire
Hi All, Phillips and Mykola are back with a discussion of the war with a Ukrainian slant. We cover three main issues here. First we run through the situation on the battlefield, and try to put the ongoing discussion of a Ukrainian "collapse" in...
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Episode 24
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Episode 23: Trump is Back and What it might Mean
Hello everyone, Phillips and Mykola are back with their latest episode of the Ukraine-Russia War Talk Podcast. The big story is obviously the election of Donald Trump. To set up the discussion of this, we first discuss the situation on the batt...
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Episode 23
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Episode 22. The Front Line, The Ukrainian Victory Plan, North Korean Troops Arrive
Hi All,After a little break because of different travel schedules, Phillips and Mykola are back with the latest episode of the Ukraine-Russia War Talk podcast. We have lots to catch up on. We start with the situation on the...
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Episode 22
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Episode 21. Donbas and Kursk
Hello All, Phillips and Mykola and back with our latest episode. We start with a detailed discussion of what is happening on the battlefield. We move first from the Donbas and then to the Ukrainian offensive into Kursk.Then...
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Episode 21
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Part 2: Interview with Shaun Pinner
This is part 2 of a special episode of Ukraine Russia War Talk. In it, Phil interviews Shaun Pinner. Shaun served as a Ukrainian Marine for years and is married to and lives in Ukraine. He fought from the start of the Russian Full-Scale Invasio...
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Part 1: Interview with Shaun Pinner
This is part 1 of a special episode of Ukraine Russia War Talk. In it, Phil interviews Shaun Pinner. Shaun served as a Ukrainian Marine for years and is married to and lives in Ukraine. He fought from the start of the Russian Full-Scale Invasio...
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Episode 20: The Ukrainian Kursk Offensive
Hello All, Phillips and Mykola and back with our latest episode. The biggest story of the last few days was definitely the Ukrainian offensive into Russia. We discuss the latest news and what we think is important about it. We also compare it t...
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Episode 20
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Episode 19: A Battlefield Roundup and Ukrainian Strategy Going Forward
Hello All, Phil and Mykola are back with the latest episode of Ukraine-Russia War Talk. We discuss the battlefield situation in depth, with analysis of what Ukrainian and Russian strategy seems to be now and going forward.Then we di...
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Episode 18: Ukraine and NATO: The Situation at the Front
Hello All, Phillips and Mykola are back with the latest episode. We start with a discussion of the upcoming NATO summit, and our frustration with the dithering about Ukrainian membership. Then we talk about the US presidential crisis and how it...
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Episode 18
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Episode 17: Mykola Meets with Ukrainian Intelligence
Hi All. latest episode from Mykola and Phil. We start this one with a description (within limits) of Mykola's experience attending a briefing session with Ukrainian intelligence. Then we discuss the situation on the front line, particularly...
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Episode 17
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32:31
Episode 16: The Biden Administration Allows Ukraine to Attack Into Russia (Finally)
Mykola and Phillips are back with their latest Ukraine-Russia War Talk Podcast. We go into detail about the big story of the week, the decision by the Biden Administration to allow Ukraine (to a limited degree) to fire into Russia. We discuss h...
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Episode 16
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28:37
Episode 15: The Russian Kharkiv Offensive
We start by discussing the developments since May 10, when the Russian offensive towards Kharkiv commenced. We then move into the ranged campaign with Ukrainian attacks in Crimea and against Russian oil refineries. We also delve into (rather an...
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Episode 14:The Situation on the Front Line
Hello All, Mykola and Phil are back with the latest episode. In it we delve into the situation on the front line. There has been some amazingly pessimistic reporting from the front line over the last few weeks, and we try to put what is happeni...
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Episode 14
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Episode 13: US Aid is (finally) about to be approved.
Hello all, a week later than normal, Phillips and Mykola are back with our latest episode. For the first time in months, there (seems to be) good news about US aid being approved. We talk about what this means for Ukraine, and what the ma...
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Episode 13
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31:37
Episode 12: Ukraine's Strategic Air War--which the US wants to stop
Mykola and Phillips are back with another instalment of the Ukraine-Russia War Talk Podcast. This episode starts with a detailed discussion of the Ukrainian strategic air campaign, particularly against Russian fuel. We then segway into a discus...
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Episode 12
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33:34
Episode 11: Europe Seems to be Waking Up
Hello All. Mykola and Phillips are back with a new episode surveying what we think are the biggest stories in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. This week we start with a detailed discussion of the outside world, in particular focussing o...
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Episode 11
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34:38
Episode 10: Situation on the Battlefield with Ukraine on the defensive
Mykola and Phil start this podcast with a detailed discussion of the state of the battlefield with Ukraine on the defensive. We then discuss the air war with Ukraine shooting down a very large number of Russian jets. Finally, a discussion of th...
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Episode 10
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Episode 9: Changes in Ukrainian Command, Avdiivka and Ukrainan Defense, Another Russian Warship Sunk
Phil and Mykola are back to go over the most important stories of the last two weeks. Its been extremely eventful, starting with President Zelensky's decision to remove General Zaluzhny from command and replace him with General Syrskyi. This ha...
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Episode 9
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31:34
Episode 8: Command Crisis, the state of the war, Americans telling Ukraine what to do
Hello All, Mykola and Phillips are back with a discussion ranging around the most important stories in the Russo-Ukraine War over the last two weeks. We start with a detailed discussion of the political crisis over the command of Ukrainian forc...
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Episode 8
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31:12
Episode 7: The State of the Fighting, UK Defense Commitments to Ukraine, and Needles for a Porcupine.
Just released the latest episode from Mykola Bielieskov and myself of the Ukraine-Russia War Talk podcast. We range over three main stories in this episode. First, the status of the fighting including the Ukrainians shooting down of the A 50 an...
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Episode 7
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31:28
Episode 6: What are Russians and Ukrainians attacking? Ukrainian Strategy, Reporting
At the start of the episode we discuss Come Back Alive, and announce our plan to have a UAV operator who has worked with them to speak on the next episode (hopefully). Then we go over the stepped up Russian missile/UAV attacks on Ukraine, what ...
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Episode 6
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33:17
Episode 5, Russia on the offensive, Ukrainian strategy in 2024, air defense and what it means.
We wrap up 2023 by delving into three stories. First, we discuss the situation on the front line, in particular the Russian offensive against Avdiivka and other places. Next, we try to outline the different options for Ukraine's strategy in 202...
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Episode 5
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34:38