The Russia-Ukraine War Report

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Russia-Ukraine War Report Update for September 25, 2023 with Zarina Zabrisky and Marina Yevshan Sep 26, 2023

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The Russia-Ukraine War Report provides comprehensive, fact-based news coverage about the war in Ukraine. Our team of journalists, researchers, and analysts are from Georgia, Israel, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, the U.S., and the U.K. We go beyond content aggregation and provide analysis and assessments on how today's stories shape the war's future.

Today's Podcast

Marina Yevshan covers the events that happened on and off the battlefield on September 24, 2023.

00:55 Today's Assessment
03:29 Luhansk
03:44 Northeast Donetsk
05:07 Southwest Donetsk
05:10 Zaporizhzhia
08:03 Temporarily occupied Crimea
10:07 Odesa - featuring executive producer and co-host Zarina Zabrisky and Maria Galina
14:02: Kherson
14:55 Russian Front
16:14 Belarusian Front
16:44 Theaterwide events
17:56 Russian Mobilization, Mobiks, and Mir
21:26 War Crimes and Human Rights
23:58 Geopolitics
27:05 Zarina Zabrisky with Denys Sukhanov, who lived under Russian occupation in Kherson and is a volunteer - life goes on as air raid sirens wail, bombs fall, and what is the clicking sound? The answer will surprise you!
33:45 Zarina Zabriksy walks through Kherson and describes her experience
35:03 Neale Bayly. photojournalist, two-time Tele award-winning television producer-host, and humanitarian talks about his experience traveling and volunteering through Ukraine

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Russia-Ukraine War Report Update for September 24, 2023 Sep 24, 2023

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Today's Podcast

Marina Yevshan covers the events that happened on and off the battlefield on September 22 - 23, 2023.

00:54 Today's Assessment
03:44 Luhansk
04:01 Northeast Donetsk
04:20 Southwest Donetsk
05:10 Zaporizhzhia
08:10 Temporarily occupied Crimean
13:35 Odesa
14:05 Western and Central Ukraine
14:43 Theaterwide events
16:15 Russian Mobilization, Mobiks, and Mir
19:50 War Crimes and Human Rights
21:12 A Special Ending

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Russia Ukraine War Report - September 16-22, 2023 Week In Review Sep 24, 2023

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Today's podcast looks back at the events from September 16 - 22, 2023.

00:50 Kostyantynivka, What the New York Times Got Wrong
09:56 Zarina Zabrisky speaks with Donald Arleth, English language reporter for TVP World - Poland, about Polish and Ukrainian relations, upcoming elections, the grain dispute, and Poland's support of Ukraine
25:54 David Obelcz introduces new co-host, Marina Yevshan, who discusses her experiences in Donetsk in 2014 and in Hostomel on February 24, 2022

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Russia-Ukraine War Report Update for September 22, 2023 with Marina Yevshan and Zarina Zabrisky Sep 22, 2023

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Today's podcast includes Marina Yevshan providing the War Report for September 21, 2023, and Zarina Zabrisky reporting from Kherson.

01:36 Today's Assessment
04:15 Northeast Donetsk
06:14 Southwest Donetsk
07:35 Zaporizhzhia
10:51 Temporarily occupied Crimean
11:56 Odesa
12:22 Kherson
13:46 Western and central Ukraine
14:14 Kyiv
15:15 Theaterwide events
18:00 Russian Mobilization, Mobiks, and Mir
21:04 War Crimes and Human Rights
23:06 Geopolitics
25:57 Economics
27:24 Zarina Zabrisky - Another loud day in Kherson
28:51 Zarina Zabrisky speaks with Donald Arleth, English language reporter for TVP World, about Polish and Ukrainian relations, upcoming elections, the grain dispute, and Poland's support of Ukraine
47:04 Zarina Zabrisky Anton Kirichenko of Ukraine Animal Rescue about their work in Kherson and the needs of Ukraine's homeless companion animals

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Russia-Ukraine War Report Update for September 21, 2023 - Full War Report is Back! Sep 21, 2023

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Today's podcast includes Marina Yevshan providing the War Report for September 20, 2023, and Zarina Zabrisky reporting from Kherson.

Today's Assessment
Kharkiv
Northeast Donetsk
Southwest Donetsk
Zaporizhzhia
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant update
Black Sea
Romania
Temporarily occupied Crimea
Kherson
Western and central Ukraine
Kyiv
Russian front
Theaterwide events
Zarina Zabrisky - the untold story behind the civilian-led defense of Bilozerka in Kherson during March 2022 and how they helped save the cities of Mykolaiv and Odesa
The New York Times, the September 6 Kostyantynivka missile strike, and why you should always ask critical questions when being told a narrative

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Russia-Ukraine War Report for September 18, 2023 - The War Report Returns and the Documentary Under Deadly Skies: Ukraine's Eastern Front Sep 19, 2023

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Chief Content Officer David Obelcz, new co-host Marina Yevshan, and executive producer Zarina Zabrisky lead today's episode.

The daily Russia-Ukraine war report is back! Almost. Today, we introduce Marina Yevshan, who has been displaced by Russia's war of aggression twice and will start officially on September 21.
Zarina Zabrisky, who is on assignment in Mykolaiv, talks with Producer and Film Director George Llewelyn and Film Editor Caolan Robertson about the award-winning documentary Under Deadly Skies: Ukraine's Eastern Front.

The trailer for Under Deadly Skies: Ukraine's Eastern Front is available on YouTube and can be streamed on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and YouTube Movies & TV.

No promotional consideration was given.

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Russia-Ukraine War Report for September 15, 2023 Sep 16, 2023

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Executive producer Zarina Zabrisky leads today's episode. We are excited to announce that Zarina's co-host, Marina Yevshan, will be joining the team on September 18, and the six-day-a-week war updates will restart on September 21.

Zarina talks with Paul Conroy, who recently was in the Kupyansk area of operation, discusses the situation on the frontlines and the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensives in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Ukrainian military analyst Alexander Kovalenko of the Information Resistance Group discusses Russian disinformation and how the Kremlin is preparing a new campaign that will target the United States and other allied nations.
In the city of Uman in western Ukraine, thousands of pilgrims from across the world gather to celebrate Rosh Hashanah while the threat of Russian attacks hangs in the air.

In today's podcast, the social media channels for Alexander Kovalenko are mentioned. Telegram | X (formerly Twitter) | Facebook

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Russia-Ukraine War Report for September 13, 2023 Sep 14, 2023

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Executive producer Zarina Zabrisky leads today's episode. We are excited to announce that Zarina's co-host, Marina, will be joining the team the week of September 18, and the six-day-a-week war updates will restart.

Zarina talks with WBHG News journalist Katie Livingstone about the active role women are taking in the war against Russian aggression.
Director of the Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine (Operational Command South), Captain Nataliya Humeyuk, discusses her role as a military spokesperson.
Anna Grechishkina, one of 5,000 women frontline soldiers serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, talks about her role working with Latin and South American volunteer soldiers and how she deals with the stress of being in combat.
Tamara, who requested her last name be withheld, discusses her role working at a hospital in Ukraine and what doctors, soldiers, and civilians need the most.
Viktoriya and her family fled the Russian occupation of Kherson while other family members stayed behind. She talks about her role in supporting the Ukrainian resistance, fighting disinformation, aiding refugees, and converting a factory that produced high-fashion women's clothes into a facility that makes uniforms for Ukrainian soldiers.

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Russia-Ukraine War Report for September 11, 2023 Sep 12, 2023

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Executive producer Zarina Zabrisky leads today's episode.

Reflections of 9/11, Flight 93, and when will the United States stand up and honor the vow of "never again" to terrorism.
Hans Petter Midttun, the former defense attaché at the Norwegian Embassy in Ukraine (2014-18), discusses the ongoing counteroffensive, Russia's use of terrorism, disinformation, environmental terrorism, and the threat of turning one of Ukraine's nuclear power plants into a dirty bomb.
Life continues in Ukraine despite the war because of the Ukrainian spirit.

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Russia-Ukraine War Report for September 8, 2023 Sep 09, 2023

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Executive producer Zarina Zabrisky leads today's episode.

Life in Odesa as the sirens wail, and Zarina's mission and vision for the Russia-Ukraine War Report Podcast.
Zarina Zabrisky, WBGH News journalist Katie Livingstone, and journalist Paul Conroy report from Kostiantynivka the day after a Russian missile strike killed 17 and wounded 33
Mykola Vikniansky, advisor to the Mayor of Odesa, discussed the impact of Russia's war of aggression on Odesa's people, economy, and culture
Oksana Taranenko, Opera and Film Director of the Odesa Opera discusses how Russian money influences Ukrainian culture, Russian appropriation of Ukraine's classical artists, and how protecting the arts is a pillar of hybrid warfare against Russian genocide

Here is the link to the Euromaidan story, The show must go on: Odesa Opera braves missile strikes to stage “Thumbelina," mentioned in today's podcast.

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