Ukraine Without Hype

96: The Election of Donald Trump and Ukraine Nov 18, 2024

The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States puts Ukraine in an extremely perilous position as members of the incoming administration have threatened to cut off aid.

We ask:

01:06 - What were the Election results?

05:31 - How can we analyze the election?

21:20 - Who are the initial Trump appointments and what do they mean for Ukraine?

43:31 - How will Trump's non-Ukraine policy effect Ukrainians?

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

95: The October News Roundup Oct 29, 2024

In this episode...

00:01:25 - Announcements

00:08:36 - The release of Maxim Butkevych and the murder of Victoria Roshchyna

00:14:21 - Combat Update: Tough situation in southern Donetsk Oblast and near Kupyansk

00:23:37 - The assassination of a Russian war criminal

00:25:34 - The "Kherson Safari"

00:31:19 - Russia poisoned the Desna River

00:34:58 - The Ukrainian Victory Plan

00:45:31 - North Korean soldiers join the Russian war on Ukraine

00:52:16 - Poland makes demands on historical memory issues for Ukrainian EU ascension

00:58:39 - Russia attacks Moldovan democracy in close election

1:05:47 - The Georgian government rigs its elections, and protests resume from the opposition to the "Russian law"

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

94: Russia's Nuclear Bluster Sep 28, 2024

In this episode...

02:40 - Update on combat situation and Russian long-range strikes on Sumy and Izmail.

08:36 - Putin loosens Russian nuclear first-strike policy, but it is really all bluster meant for propaganda purposes

24:34 - The crew of the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier is being sent to storm units

28:35 - President Zelesnky thanks American workers for supporting Ukraine, which turns out to be extremely controversial

Link

https://extension.psu.edu/impacts-of-the-war-in-ukraine-on-the-people-and-environment

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

93: Supporting Education in Wartime w/ Yasmine Sherif Sep 19, 2024

In this episode...

01:18 - Brief Combat Update

04:59 - Ukraine destroys large Russian arms depot in Tver region

08:45 - Further information about the extensive Russian misinformation campaign across many countries

14:21 - Russia attempts a coup in Armenia

16:08 - The Georgian government slips further into the Russian sphere with anti-LGBT law and a plausibly related murder.

21:20—We interview Yasmin Sherif, the Director of Education Cannot Wait, a UNICEF-connected Fund that supports schools in Ukraine. We talk about the need for physically safe places, distance learning, and accounting for the psychological toll that war takes on children.

Link

https://www.educationcannotwait.org/

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

92: A Misinformation-Rich Environment Sep 15, 2024

In this episode...

1:03 - Announcement: Cash program by the Norwegian Refugee Council

2:23 - Obituaries for Journalist David Knowles and ZSU soldier Matityahu Samborsky, son of Ukrainian Chief Rabbi

4:23 - Combat Update: Dynamic situation on multiple parts of the front line from Kursk to Vuhledar

9:48 - Russians continue a protracted series of missile and drone attacks throughout the country, including damaging a Crimean Tatar mosque in Kyiv. Ukraine needs the ability to strike at launch sites.

20:39 - Ukraine does a shakeup of a large number of Ministerial and other government positions

29:52 - DoJ uncovers how Russia Today funded right-wing media outlet Tennet Media, with more updates to come

45:56 - The Russian documentary "Russians at War" draws heavy criticism from Ukrainian observers (and us), while showing how Russian propaganda can work its way into western outlets.

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

91: The Anatomy of Misinformation Aug 31, 2024

In this episode...

00:00:29 - Russia launches another massive missile strike targetting civilians, energy infrastructure, and journalists

00:07:16 - Russia systemically destroys the physical heritage of Huliaipole, the center of the Civil War-era Free Territory of Nestor Makhno

00:14:32 - Battlefield Update

00:19:19 - Misinformation Case Study: Imane Khelif

00:40:33 - Misinformation Case Study: UK Far-Right Riots

00:47:33 - How a case of misinformation develops

1:03:33 - What are the causes of misinformation, and how do we fix them?

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

90: The Kursk Occupation Authority Aug 23, 2024

In this episode...

00:01:16 - Ukraine Rugby 7s tournament

5:04 - The ongoing Battle for Pokrovsk, evacuations underway

13:23 - The murder of New York

20:09.993 - Ukraine establishes an occupation authority for Russia's Kursk region

38:41.083 - An update on the Nordstream sabotage investigation

58:27.513 - Ukraine ratifies the Rome Statute

1:00:32.892 - Ukraine passes a law banning Russian religious organizations. No, it did not "ban Christianity."

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @VagrantJourno Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

89: Ukraine's Invasion of Russia Aug 15, 2024

In this episode...

03:18 - Ukraine has carried out numerous strikes and special forces raids on Russian defense infrastructure

8:34 - On August 6, Ukraine launched an invasion of the Kursk region of Russia and has made continuous progress ever since.

19:02 - We analyze some questions raised by the invasion, such as the lack of organizing by local Russians to either resist the invasion or support each other.

46:05 - Other parts of the front are more challenging, with New York close to falling.

48:49 - Ukraine had a small but successful showing at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

88: Exchange Frees Russian Political Prisoners Aug 02, 2024

In this episode...

01:11 - A prisoner swap between the US and Russia trades political prisoners in Russian cells for Russian spies and assassins.

22:14 - Battlefield Update: Deterioration of the Pokrovks front

25:17 - Ukraine might have maybe possibly aided in an ambush of Wagner forces in Mali. Allegedly.

29:30 - F16s finally arrive in Ukraine

32:00 - Ukrainian politician Iryan Farion assassinated

36:20 - Ukraine shuts off Russian Lukoil deliveries to Hungary

39:00 - Georgian security services make big (unsubstantiated) allegations against the Georgian Legion

42:42 - Russia severely damages archeological site in Crimea

46:43 - Russian sociologists do an in-depth study of Russian feelings about the war

The Study https://meduza.io/feature/2024/06/25/a-kogda-uzhe-pobeda-to-nasha-budet

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

87: JD Vance, the Far-Right, and Ukraine Jul 26, 2024

In this episode...

01:17 - Combat Updates

08:42 - The GOP's plan to replace the administrative state

00:22:11 - The Republican National Convention

00:27:20 - The disturbing background of JD Vance and the Thiel network

00:48:16 - Hillbilly Elegy and Vance's opportunism

01:01:33 - Senator Vance and the far-right

01:12:18 - President Biden steps down from the race for VP Kamala Harris

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

86: Russia Targeted a Children's Hospital Jul 18, 2024

In this episode...

02:00 - A heat wave combines with power outages to make a difficult mid-summer

06:54 - Massive Russian missile strike kills dozens of people across the country and destroys Ukraine's premier children's hospital.

34:44 - Combat update: New York in critical danger

38:15 - A prisoner swap frees a Crimean Tatar community leader, among others

41:47 - Last month's attacks in Dagestan rip open lingering civil strife

50:16 - Hungarian President Orban makes extreme demands of Ukraine, attempts shuttle diplomacy with the Kremlin

55:13 - UK and French elections look good for Ukraine

58:28 - Nothing happens at the NATO summit

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

85 - Your Questions, Our Answers Jun 30, 2024

In this episode...

We took some downtime from the headlines to ask our supporters what questions they have for us about Ukraine, the war, or anything. We get back into the old Putin succession question, what podcasts are good or bad, and some takes on food. These are our responses.

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli by the Children's ensemble "Veseli Gudaki"

84 - The Month of Many Diplomatic Summits Jun 21, 2024

In this episode...

01:34 - A pretty eventful two weeks in Kyiv of the Book Arsenal, FanCon, and Kyiv Pride

10:00 - Combat update: Dangers to Donbas logistics, tide turned in Kharkiv region

15:45 - On the G7 Summit

20:20 - On the Ukraine Recovery Conference

31:55 - On the Summit on Peace in Ukraine

42:05 - Russia's reactions and diplomatic maneuvers

45:23 - On an upcoming NATO summit

47:14 - EU Parliament Election Results

49:05 - Armenia announces it is leaving Russian security bloc

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

83 - The Failures of the DC Wonks and Geneva Humanitarians Jun 08, 2024

In this episode...

01:19 - No end in sight to electricity outages, even by winter

4:05 - Battlefield Update: Foreign partners loosen restrictions on using weapons against Russia, improving the situation on the front

13:50 - Inane "escalation management" by the DC blob must come to an end.

20:37 - The ICRC and OCHA were accused of facilitating the sending of Ukrainians to prison camps.

42:03 - A Eulogy for Hospitaller Iryna ‘Cheka’ Tsybukh

45:51 - Diplomacy news: Shagri-La Dialogue laying the groundwork for Swiss Peace Summit, Ukraine moves forward with EU candidacy

53:36 - Parliament passes law to promote English language

The Letter

https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/chekas-posthumous-letter-russia-kills-ukrainian-combat-medic-iryna-tsybukh/

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

82 - Russia Purges Army Brass (Again), Destroys Kharkiv Printing House May 31, 2024

In this episode...

1:24 - Visiting some local Kyiv stories with the theme of corruption and anti-corruption.

13:44 - The Russian Kharkiv offensive is blunted but they continue to make gains outside of Avdiivka.

18:37 - The city of Kharkiv continues to be bombarded by Russia, including strikes on a busy department store and the largest print house in the country.

23:47 - An update on the captured Ukrainian journalist for Hromadske Victoria Roshchyna.

25:15 - Russia is threatening to advance its borders in the Baltic Sea

38:58 - France to send military advisors to Ukraine

40:12 - Russia does a purge of its military leadership

53:03 - The EU and US respond critically to the Georgian government's upcoming "Russian Law" against NGOs

1:06:13 - Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk is crowned the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

Twitter Anthony: @Bartaway Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Music Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

81 - Russia Re-Invades Kharkiv while Putin Shakes Up his Executive Branch May 18, 2024

In this episode...

00:00 - Announcements: We have expanded our social media presence and have posted a new video for Patreon subscriber

2:28 - Russian attacks on energy have necessitated a re-introduction of electricity rationing

5:51 - Russia has expanded its offensive by re-invading previously liberated areas outside of Kharkiv

19:38 - Attempted assassinations of both Ukrainian President Zelensky and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico

25:42 - Kremlinology Corner, Putin does a shakeup in the top spots of his executive

42:10 - An update on protests in Georgia and Armenia

50:49 - Ukraine comes in third at a controversial 2024 Eurovision Song Contest

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Resources and Charities

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Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

80 - Georgia Against the "Russian Law": An Overview May 09, 2024

In this episode, we give an overview of what brought Georgia/Sakartvelo from independence in 1991 to the place where it is now, with mass protests on the streets fighting against the so-called "Russian Law." This law, similar to the Russian foreign agent law, would put onerous restrictions on foreign funding for civil society.

We then debunk claims it is similar to American FARA restrictions and reflect on the place of NGOs in society.

Twitter

Vladyslav: @VlStarodubtsev

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

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Resources and Charities

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Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

79 - International Worker's Day Special w/ Vladyslav Starodubtsev May 02, 2024

In this episode, we celebrate Labor Day by speaking with returning guest Vladyslav Starodubtsev about the history of International Worker's Day in Ukraine and the world, along with the state of labor rights in Ukraine at present. Vladyslav is a leftist and labor organizer in Ukraine including with Sotsіalniy Rukh.

Twitter

Vladyslav: @VlStarodubtsev

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

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Resources and Charities

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Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

78 - US Congress Finally Passes Ukraine Aid Apr 30, 2024

In this episode...

01:00 - Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv and the seaside promenade in Odesa

06:44 - Russian army makes worrisome advances north of Avdiivka

14:00 - US House of Representatives finally votes for Ukraine aid, reportedly after targeted and intensive lobbying stressing the plight of Ukrainian Protestants under occupation.

33:55 - Prominent deaths on either side of the line highlight the differences in the quality of people involved.

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)

77 - Ukraine and US Congress w/ former Democratic Whip David Bonior Apr 17, 2024

In this episode, we sit down with retired Congressman David Bonior, former Representative for the northern suburbs of Detroit and Democratic Party Whip from 1991-2002. David worked to shift US policy in favor of independent Ukraine in the collapse of the Soviet Union and has advocated for the country ever since. We talk about the political fight in Congress, the Ukrainian-American diaspora, and his current mission in the country.

But first, some updates about Chasiv Yar, missile strikes, mobilization reform, and protests in Georgia.

Links

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

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway

Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski

Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon

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Resources and Charities

https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

76 - Russian Foreign Military Recruitment Apr 10, 2024

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)

75 - Heavy Russian Missile Campaign & ISIS Attack Outside Moscow Mar 29, 2024

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)

74 - From the Streets of Maidan to the Trenches of Bakhmut w/ Ukrainian Soldier Ivan Zharkov Mar 13, 2024

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)

73 - A European News Roundup: Vive la France Mar 08, 2024

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)

72 - The Fall of the Hero-City of Avdiivka Feb 23, 2024

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)

71 - Tucker Carlson Goes to Moscow, Avidiivka Critical while GOP blocks aid Feb 14, 2024

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)

70 - The "Where Are They Now?" Episode Jan 31, 2024

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)

Episode 69: Ukraine's Most Pressing Internal Issue - Mobilization Reform Jan 19, 2024

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)

Episode 68: Looking Back on 2023 Dec 31, 2023

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)

Episode 67: Ukraine enters EU Negotiations, but the US House Republicans Block Aid to Ukraine Dec 21, 2023

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)

Episode 66: The Russian Hand Behind the Polish Trucking Blockade Nov 30, 2023

In this episodes...

02:30 - The Kyiv Independent releases a new documentary (which I narrated) on the torture of Ukrainian POWs in Russian custody

03:41 - In the Start of Winter, a huge storm hits the Black Sea while Russia ups its drone attacks on Kyiv in the early phases of an expected winter campaign against energy infrastructure.

10:03 - Putin gives a speech reaffirming his maximalist goals of reforging the Russian Empire while the Russian Supreme Court declares LGBT people to be extremists

20:52 - In the headline story, the Polish trucker blockade on the Ukrainian border, which is blocking Ukrainian humanitarian goods, has clear Russian influence behind it.

31:00 - The "Scythian Gold" that had been locked in legal limbo after the illegal annexation of Crimea has finally returned home to Kyiv.

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

Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 65: Ten Years of Revolution, the Anniversary of Euromaidan with Olga Tokariuk Nov 24, 2023

Olga Tokariuk is a Ukrainian journalist and Chatham Fellow who was there when the history of Ukraine - and the world - changed forever on the night of November 21, 2013. Former President Yanukovych had gone back on his promises of European Association, and fully chose Russia. What followed was protests turned into Revolution, and Revolution turned into a war to defend the very existence of the Ukrainian people.

We look back at that time 10 years ago, and what it means now.

Olga's Links

Twitter: @olgatokariuk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/olga-tokariuk/

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)

Episode 64: A Russian Pogrom Nov 18, 2023

In this episode...

00:01:11 - Combat update - Avdiivka will be the focal point of the war for at least the rest of the year.

00:07:26 - General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes an article in the Economist about what Ukraine needs to break out of attritional "positional" war.

00:27:11 - Russian soldiers slaughter a family for not giving up their home.

00:30:50 - A pogrom at an airport in Dagestan shows where the Russian government would prefer internal frustrations be pointed.

00:46:48 - Ukraine is set to take a step forward with its EU candidate status next month.

Links

Zaluzhniy's Article: https://infographics.economist.com/2023/ExternalContent/ZALUZHNYI_FULL_VERSION.pdf

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)

Episode 63: Why There Won't Be Elections, But What If There Were? Nov 04, 2023

Some outside pressure is asking why Ukraine won't be having wartime elections. We start by going over why that would be impossible, then dig deeper into Ukrainian electoral politics and would would come of an election.

00:01:24 - Holding elections in Ukraine would be illegal, dangerous, and logistically insurmountable.

00:14:53 - A pretty confusing bill is in the works to allow for elections anyway.

00:30:51 - Ukrainian civics lesson 101

00:37:43 - What are Ukraine's political parties?

00:56:08 - What happens with the formerly "pro-Russian" vote?

01:03:31 - Would Zelensky win re-election?

01:07:25 - Might Zelensky not run for re-election?

01:12:00 - The controversial character Oleksiy Arestovych has announced his Presidential campaign.

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)

Episode 62: Assault on the Fortress-City of Avdiivka Oct 25, 2023

In this episode...

00:42 - Anthony recounts a reporting trip to Kharkiv and back to the former Kakhovka Reservoir

07:42 - Russia launches a massive assault on Avdiivka, and takes massive casualties in the process. Meanwhile, Ukraine launched a large but secretive incursion across the Dnipro River.

22:12 - The newly arrived ATACMS missiles from the US devastate Russia's helicopter fleet stationed at Berdyansk, but they still aren't quite what was wanted.

26:43 - The trial of five police officers involved in brutally suppressing Euromaidan reaches an unsatisfying conclusion.

36:30 - Ukraine moves forward with legislation that could allow for same-sex partnerships.

41:20 - The Polish elections look like a win for the opposition, but either way, it looks good for Ukraine.

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)

Episode 61: Gaza War - Understanding An Unfolding Tragedy With Joey Ayoub Oct 18, 2023

We are joined by Joey Ayoub, PhD, host of The Fire These Times, about the recent massacre by Hamas in southern Israel and Israel's subsequent retaliation against Gaza's civilian population. The ferocity of Hamas' attack was unprecedented, but so was the systemic weakness and dysfunction of the Israeli state. Why did it happen, and is there any solution to Israel's ongoing siege of Gaza?

Joey Ayoub's Links

https://thefirethesetimes.com/

https://www.patreon.com/firethesetimes

https://twitter.com/FireTheseTimes

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)

Episode 60: Ukraine Breaks the Black Sea Blockade Oct 05, 2023

In this episode...

00:49 - Russia hits a grocery store and cafe holding a wake for a deceased community member in a village in Kharkiv region, killing over 50 people.

03:15 - Ukraine advances beyond the second line of defenses in the Tokmak direction

05:17 - After heavy attacks on the Russian Black Sea Fleet, including its headquarters in Sevastopol, the Russian Navy retreated away from Crimea to other Black Sea ports. This opened up trade lanes out of Odesa, which are once again in use.

15:06 - The first Abrams tanks arrive in Ukraine to aid the counter-offensive, with ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles finally on their way as well.

18:52 - USA Congressional infighting leaves Ukraine funding in question

26:48 - Anti-Ukrainian political party comes out ahead in Slovak elections

29:35 - Nearly the entire Armenian population of Nagrono-Karabakh has been driven from their homes.

38:51 - Serb militants carry out a short uprising in northern Kosovo with either the support or blessing of the Serbian government.

47:24 - Reflection on the unwinding of the international order

Links

"Bullet Holes" by the Kyiv Independent: https://youtu.be/E-coT5t70Tg?si=LQRYdJfgJdudQvta

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)

Episode 59: Azerbaijan invades Nagorno-Karabakh Sep 22, 2023

In this episode...

00:01:20 - Visiting a Hungarian-speaking town in the Zakarpattia region

00:18:40 - The anniversary of the assassination of Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000, and how the protest movement against it helped form Ukraine's democratic path.

00:33:11 - A trade dispute over agricultural goods stirs diplomatic row between Poland and Ukraine.

00:41:48 - Azerbaijan invades the Nagorno-Karabakh region to take full control of the area. News of war crimes by the Azerbaijani army pour in.

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)

Episode 58: The Defense Ministry Gets a New - Crimean - Boss Sep 11, 2023

In this episode...

00:01:21 - Ukrainian forces begin to pierce Russia's second line of defense in the south, and retake positions near Donetsk city.

00:08:35 - Russia caught by the Cuban authorities illegally trafficking potential soldiers.

00:11:51 - Russia looks to North Korea as a source of arms.

00:16:10 - Russia holds elections, including in the occupied territories.

00:21:07 - Elon Musk interfered with a Ukrainian operation to sink the Russian Black Sea Fleet by cutting off the attack drone's internet connection.

00:29:35 - Ukraine's new Defense Minister is a Crimean Tatar community leader with a record as a diplomat and administrator.

00:50:18 - Igor Kolomoisky finds himself in legal trouble on fraud charges.

00:58:56 - Armenia uses a diplomatic event in Kyiv to announce aid to Ukraine...to the scorn of its Russian treaty allies

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)

Episode 57: The Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin Aug 31, 2023

In this episode...

00:01:16 - Despite naysaying in the Western press, the Southern offensive makes a major breakthrough by taking Robotyne and pushing forward.

00:25:32 - How Ukraine, the country that barely has a navy, is taking the fight to the Russians in the Black Sea and Dnipro River

00:43:00 - Three Ukrainian pilots die in a training accident, including the famous ace known as "Juice"

00:47:20 - Anti-corruption news: The heads of all recruitment offices are sacked after discovering widespread corruption, and investigative journalists look at a bad deal on coats by the MOD

1:09:21 - Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner group and failed insurrectionist, is eliminated via an exploding airplane along with much of the rest of the mercenary company's leadership. What now?

Links

"Uprooted" by the Kyiv Independent: https://youtu.be/cq2gEMhuDpsMy

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)

Episode 56: Looking Over an Empty Reservoir - A Trip to the South Aug 19, 2023

Anthony has returned from a reporting trip to the south of Ukraine and relays what he saw on the ground.

00:02:10 - Odesa's Transfiguration Cathedral was badly damaged by the recent Russia strike on the city landmark, but Odesa is undeterred from the August vacation season.

00:19:05 - We had a bit of an adventure with the Transnistria border and a drunk, possibly, maybe marijuana farmer, but saw the very apparent reforms in the State Border Service.

00:38:14 - Returning to Mykolaiv, a city bouncing back now that it is no longer the front line.

00:42:21 - The area around the now-drained Nova Kakhovka Reservoir is facing a water crisis, both for individual use and agriculture. But the recovered meadowland also has archeological discoveries.

1:02:25 - Zaporizhzhia, on the other end of the reservoir, is a fortified city overseeing the counteroffensive only a short distance away.

1:10:42 - Conclusions

Links

https://newlinesmag.com/podcast/ukraines-cluster-bomb-dilemma-with-sera-koulabdara-and-romeo-kokriatski/

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)

Episode 55: The Ballad of Igor Girkin Jul 31, 2023

In this episode...

00:00:36 - Announcements; join our Discord

00:02:44 - Russian counterattack thwarted in the Luhansk Oblast while progress continues in the south and Bakhmut

00:11:20 - Russia cancels grain deal, then bombs Odesa city center and port infrastructure

00:25:44 - The Ballad of Igor Girkin, the Forrest Gump of Russian Imperialism. One of the men most personally responsible for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He is now under arrest in Russia for something other than his actual crimes.

1:02:20 - Russian conspiracy to humiliate a Ukrainian fencer backfires

Links

"Uprooted" by the Kyiv Independent: https://youtu.be/cq2gEMhuDps
My article on Kherson: https://kyivindependent.com/how-russian-soldiers-shared-evidence-of-their-own-war-crime/

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)

Episode 54: Zelensky's NATO Diplomacy Jul 17, 2023

In this episode...

01:30 - Ukrainian army attacks the first line of Russian defense in the south while making gains around Bakhmut. Meanwhile, deep attacks take down the Crimean Bridge and an assassination of a Russian submarine commander.

13:30 - An update on the after-effects of the Wagner Coup attempt

20:30 - The NATO Summit in Vilnius proves to be disappointing.

27:00 - Zelensky clashes with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev

30:00 - Zelensky's visit to Poland looks to mend old wounds.

38:30 - Turkey makes big moves to support Ukraine amidst Russia canceling the grain deal.

47:00 - Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina passes in the hospital after a Russian missile attack in Kramatorsk.

52:40 - Question from the fans on the US sending Ukraine cluster munitions

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)

Episode 53: Wagner Group's Failed Mutiny Jun 30, 2023

In this episode...

00:50 - The Ukrainian counteroffensive lurches forward across the front lines

07:23 - Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin launch a day-long uprising against the Russian government. What happened? Why? What now?

41:15 - A locked Kyiv bomb shelter leads to the death of a mother and child.

45:00 - Russian targets a restaurant in Kramatorsk used as a hub for journalists and aid workers.

48:00 - The legal system finally answers the question "Who ordered Katya Handzyuk?" The politicians who ordered the activist's death were sentenced to 10 years.

43:45 - A peace delegation by a group of African countries proves disappointing

57:00 - Hungary holds Ukrainian prisoners of war

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)

Episode 52: Coming Under Russian Fire with Humanitarians in Kherson Jun 26, 2023

Following the Russian destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam in the Kherson region, the area downstream was flooded, causing a massive amount of destruction. Anthony went to the city to cover the aid efforts in a city in which he has memories of a better time.

While there, the Russians fired on a group of humanitarian aid workers Anthony was helping and reporting on. One was wounded but is in stable condition.

After that story, Anthony goes on a rant about the Internal Committee of the Red Cross failing in its mission. Then an overview of what the future environmental, economic, epidemiological, and war-related after-effects of the dam's destruction will be for years to come.

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)

Episode 51: From Streamer to War Correspondent With Dylan Burns Jun 08, 2023

Dylan Burns is a political streamer on YouTube and Twitch who has made multiple reporting trips to Ukraine. We talk about his coverage of demining efforts and other topics, what it means to be a political streamer with a younger audience who stepped into the world of journalism, and the controversial value of debating more Russia-friendly figures.

Dylan Burn's Info

https://www.dylanburns.tv/
https://www.youtube.com/@DylanBurnsLIVE
https://twitter.com/DylanBurns1776

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)

Episode 50: Long Nights of Drone Attacks May 31, 2023

In this episode -

00:40 - What is it like to go through a mass suicide drone attack?

10:43 - Combat update: Ukraine continues to advance around Bakhmut, but major shifts are unlikely until the counter-offensive. They also continue to hit strategic Russian points. Meanwhile, Russia struggles to find a solution to re-do's of the Belgorod border raid.

18:00 - A tangent about the rise of Russian PMCs as an erosion of Russian state power.

22:27 - Armenia takes further steps to concede the Karabakh dispute to Azerbaijan.

26:20 - NATO peacekeepers injured by ethnic Serb protesters while trying to control conflict in Kosovo.

34:53 - A tangent about how consociational governance isn't all that great and how some in the West tried to impose failing models from the Balkans onto Ukraine.

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)

Episode 49: Bakhmut Falls, Raid into Belgorod, and a Host of Diplomatic Summits May 25, 2023

In this episode -

1:30 - Russian forces take control of the ruins of Bakhmut

11:15 - A questionable group of Russian volunteer soldiers fighting for Ukraine launch a raid into Belgorod Oblast of Russia and take a strangely long amount of time to be driven off.

37:30 - With the Russian success in Bakhmut, the war enters a new phase. What are the opportunities and concerns for how that new phase will shape out?

47:30 - Looking to the sky, Kyiv thwarts a massive missile barrage with the help of the Patriot missile defense system, and it looks like F-16s are on their way to the Ukrainian Air Force

52:10 - The Arab League, G7, and Chinese-Central Asia Summits all show opportunities for Ukraine and how far Russian soft power has fallen

1:06:30 - The (now former) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court gets caught in a bribery scandal

Twitter

Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Resources and Charities
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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 48: Cracks Show in the Russian Lines May 15, 2023

In this episode -

1:45 - An overview of the evolving situation in the war. Ukraine has made a series of localized micro-offensives throughout the front line resulting in numerous small victories against the Russian occupiers. Most importantly, in the area around Bakhmut, where they have retaken ground to the north and south of the city. This also enflames the struggle between the Wagner Group and the regular Russian army.

26:15 - Ukraine's acquisition of Patriot and Storm Shadow missile systems is changing the calculus in the war of long-range missiles.

40:25 - A eulogy for the left-wing internationalist volunteers Finbar Cafferkey, Cooper Andrews, and Dmitry Petrov, and the journalist Arman Soldin.

52:40 - The Red Square Victory Day Parade was a flop.

1:03:00 - Amnesty International was caught covering up an internal review showing the failings of the Ukraine reportage.

1:06:50 - Eurovision

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)

Episode 47: The Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict with Karena Avedissian Apr 30, 2023

Ukraine without Hype is joined by Armenian political scientist Karena Avedissian. Karena specializes in governance, access to justice, social movements, and new media/communications in Eurasia. We asked her about the background of the Armenian-Azerbaijan conflict over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region, recent developments of Baku tightening their grip on the region and Yerevan looking like they may give in, and the role of civil society in either country.

Twitter
Karena: @KarenaAv

Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
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Resources and Charities
https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 46: Ban on Agricultural Imports Creates Rift between Ukraine and Bordering Allies Apr 27, 2023

In this Episode...

1:00 - Combat Update: Ukraine pushed back to the last few neighborhoods in Bakhmut, while a raid in Kherson Oblast gains attention as paving the way for the coming offensive.

12:05 - Putin visits occupied Kherson Oblast...maybe

17:05 - Wagner fighters blow the whistle, having been given extermination orders against Ukrainians

(https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/18/wagner-mercenary-admits-tossing-grenades-at-injured-ukrainian-pows)

25:12 - Ukraine's EU neighbors block Ukrainian agricultural imports in order to protect domestic markets, the EU is trying to negotiate a resolution.

International News

39:50 - Washington Post reports on deep Russian influence campaigns in Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany Party and left-wing Die Linke Party.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/21/germany-russia-interference-afd-wagenknecht/

47:35 - Azerbaijan closes down Nagorno Karabakh, and the next conflict looms closer.

57:35 - Civil War in Sudan is another conflict where the Wagner Group is showing its influence.

For Sudan: @YousraElbagir For Armenia: @KarenaAv

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 45: The Very Dumb Intelligence Leak Apr 15, 2023

In this Episode...

01:10 - War Updates: The Russians advance through the city center of Bakhmut, but it seems pretty certain that the city will not be surrounded. No Russian progress around Avdiivka, and most other advances have ground down.

10:07 - The Wagner Group circulates a video of themselves beheading a live Ukrainian prisoner. We go into some of the sociology behind why they would go to such depths.

20:52 - The Russian Orthodox Church faces an increasingly frequent series of localized crises in the aftermath of their official expulsion from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

27:22 - In the main focus of the episode, a weirdo internet Nazi working for the Air National Guard leaks a trove of top-secret military documents in order to impress his friends on a gaming chatroom.

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)

Episode 44: Putin the Fugitive Mar 31, 2023

In this News Digest...

00:50 - War Updates: The focus of the war is on Bakhmut and Avdiivka, two cities that have been largely destroyed and are threatened by attempted Russian encirclements. Russia knocks a US surveillance drone out of international skies, while Slovakia supplies Ukraine with fighter jets. Putin threatens to move tactical nuclear weapons into Belarus.

15:00 - International Relations: While Putin accepts his role as an inferior partner at a summit with China, Japanese PM Kishida makes a visit to Kyiv. Journalists release evidence of a years-long Russian plot to dominate Moldova in the midst of that plot seemingly unfolding ( https://kyivindependent.com/leaked-document-exposes-kremlins-10-year-plan-to-undermine-moldova/ ). Azerbaijan begins a new round of hostilities with Karabakh and Armenia.

And the title story - the International Criminal Court puts out a warrant for Vladimir Putin and "Children’s rights commissioner" Maria Lvova-Belova for the mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children.

28:40 - Domestic News: Standoff as Russian Orthodox priests refuse to vacate Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. A gay marriage bill is introduced to the Verkhovna Rada. New picks for Ministerial positions in the government seem promising.

37:05 - Entertainment: At the Oscars, "Navalny" documentary beats Ukrainian documentary "House Made of Splinters." I have thoughts.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 43: Talking Russia, War, and Pop Culture with Foreign Volunteer Soldier James (Spaghetti Kozak) Mar 16, 2023

James is a US Army veteran who supported Ukraine for years before the full-scale invasion and enlisted when the time came. We talk to him about how his many years living in Russia opened his eyes to the country's simmering fascism and his path into the Ukrainian army. Since he also has a YouTube channel where he talks about old movies, we also go into how evolving technologies and pop culture shape popular perceptions of the nature of war.
James
Twitter: @SpaghettiKozak
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SpaghettiKozak

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Resources and Charities
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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 42: Three Nations With the Same Enemy Mar 11, 2023

00:45 - Combat Update, including the increasingly brutal fight to defend the strong point of Bakhmut while preparing a counter-offensive.

10:50 - A militia made up of Russian dissidents fighting for Ukraine makes a cross-border raid into Bryansk region of Russia in order to get the rest of the country to revolt. We have questions.

26:00 - China presents a peace plan while rumors swirl of them possibly beginning to sell Russia military equipment.

34:30 - Pro-Russian protests in Moldova raise concerns over Russian aggressive actions in the country.

45:34 - Georgian demonstrators force their government to abandon a repressive "foreign agent" law.

57:40 - Russian occupation authorities illegally sentence a Ukrainian civil society activist turned soldier turned POW to 13 years in prison.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

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Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 41: Ukraine Has Not Yet Perished - One Year On With Maria Romanenko Feb 24, 2023

The glory of Ukraine has not yet perished, nor the will.
Still upon us, young brothers, fate shall smile.
Our enemies shall vanish, like dew in the sun.
We too shall rule, brothers, our country.
February 24th is the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, a day that shall live in infamy. It has been a full year since the Russian-fascist forces began their three-day campaign to conquer and exterminate Ukraine. We talk to former Ukraine Without Hype co-host Maria Romanenko about becoming a refugee on the first day of this war and the advocacy and support work she has done in the United Kingdom since then.

Twitter
Maria: @Rommari
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)

Episode 40: Fighting Both the Russian Invasion and Corruption Feb 17, 2023

For this week's combat update, Russia continues to grind away at Bakhmut, making the most progress in the northern suburbs while being fought back in the south. In what appears to be the start of their much-awaited Spring offensive, most other fronts are successfully holding the Russians off. Then...

30:45 - The execution of Russian neo-Nazi could be another sign of inter-fractional fighting either within the ultra-nationalist camp or being it and the regular army.

40:50 - Zelesnky's makes a diplomatic trip to the UK and EU, which shows some signs of possible future deliveries of fighter jets.

53:45 - Anti-corruption raids continue throughout the country, targeting oligarchs and government officials suspected of graft.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

LinkTree
https://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 39: Free The Leopards Jan 31, 2023

The second half of January has been extremely busy and there are many headlines to cover.
00:42 - Combat Update: Russian forces make troubling gains to the north and south of Bakhmut, but Bakhmut still stands. Russia fails in offensives along the southern line at Orikhiv and Vuhledar. Ukraine advances against Kreminna but is met with an increased Russian buildup.

09:10 - Russia missile strike hits an apartment building in the central city of Dnipro, killing 46 people.

19:12 - A helicopter crash in the Kyiv suburb of Brovary kills the top leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, though the causes are still unknown. The helicopter also crashed into a kindergarten, killing one child.
27:30 - A corruption scandal in the Ministry of Defense leads to an anti-corruption hunt that leads to several officials resigning. There is also more turnover in high-level posts which could possibly be coincidental timing rather than wrongdoing.
48:00 - Tanks. Ukraine's allies have begun supplying Ukraine with a variety of tank models that are superior to what the Russians have readily available, though the process of doing this was extremely politically fraught.

1:13:00 - Miscellaneous. New pro-Ukraine President of Czechia, revelations about Bulgaria's vital role in supplying Ukraine in the early days of the war, strikes on military facilities in Iran

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 38: The Battle for Soledar Jan 12, 2023

After months of little but continuous defeat, the Russian military looks like it is on the verge of taking the Donbas salt-mining town of Soledar. The battle is ongoing, but the situation is dire and would leave northern Bakhmut more vulnerable. We go into what little we know about the situation on the ground. This is followed by a discussion on the mercenary company Wagner Group, who is leading the battle, and the designs of its owner Yevgeny Prigozhin.
The start of 2023 has seen Ukraine destroy several Russian barracks and logistics points, leading to Russia lying about its own barracks strike against Ukraine in order to save face.

Good news is coming in about new weapons shipments to Ukraine, including armored fighting vehicles and possibly tanks.
As a new session of Congression takes their seats, the far-right is better positioned to block support for Ukraine.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Shchedryk (Traditional)

Episode 37: Mr.Zelensky Goes to Washington Dec 31, 2022

On the last day of a very difficult year, we do a news roundup of the last headlines of 2022. President Zelensky leaves Ukraine for the first time of the full-scale invasion to hold a joint presser with President Biden, then a speech before a joint session of Congress.
In other news, Russia sends its New Year Greetings in the form of multiple murderous missile salvos against most of Ukraine's major cities. Russian ultra-nationalist and ex-space program head Dmitry Rogozin was wounded in a strike in Donetsk. The statue of Empress Catherine II was dismantled in Odesa. Azerbaijan blockades the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Shchedryk (Traditional)

Episode 36: The Downfall of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine Dec 19, 2022

Our news update covers the continuing Russian offensive on Bakhmut while Ukraine steps up its campaign of HIMARS strikes and partisan sabotage behind enemy lines, the coming and going power blackouts, the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Ukrainian NGO, and what may be the final death of the corrupt Kyiv District Administrative Court. Plus, morbid packages are being sent to Ukrainian embassies throughout Europe.
Then (@19:15) the Ukrainian government is moving to ban religious organizations which are connected to the Russian Federation, which mostly means the Russian Orthodox Church. We go over the history that led to the ROC being in the position it is now in, why it is being targeted (spoiler: it is all the collaboration with an invading army), and then dig into some of the misinformation being spread about the topic.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Shchedryk (Traditional)

Episode 35: Remembering the Holodomor Nov 29, 2022

Kyiv is suffering from increasingly severe power outages as Russia focuses it strategy on making Ukraine as unlivable as possible for the civilian population during the winter.
Then (@11:45) we take our time to remember the Holodomor following its remembrance day on November 26th. What is was, why it was a genocide by the Stalinist regime against the Ukrainian people, and what it may have been like to live through. And, of course, how the genocide of the Ukrainian people in the 1930s is connected to the current one in the 2020s.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 34: The Liberation of Kherson Nov 18, 2022

In a rustic candlelit recording session, Anthony covers the liberation of Kherson - the steps that led to the victory, the immediate priorities for the civilian population, and where the fighting is likely to shift to.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Celebration in liberated Kherson

Episode 33: When All the Lights Are Out Nov 08, 2022

Recorded and edited during the windows where everyone has electricity, this episode traces what led Russians to change strategies to targeting civilian infrastructure. Frustrated by continuous battlefield failures, the Russians can only take comfort in making Ukrainians as miserable as they can. Then, ANthony and Romeo discuss some of their recent travels from one side of the country to the other.
Frontline report: https://english.nv.ua/nation/nv-visits-the-frontline-of-the-kherson-counteroffensive-ukraine-war-50278670.html

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 32: Debriefing After a Trip to the Mykolaiv Frontlines Oct 03, 2022

Greetings Comrades! This is a crossover episode with the Eastern Border podcast where Anthony and Kristaps discuss their recent reporting trip to the city of Mykolaiv and the nearby frontlines. But first, a combat update regarding the rapid Ukrainian advances on both the Kharkiv and Kherson fronts.
And a special thank you to our fixers at the Ukraine Frontline Media Platform.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Kristaps: @Eastern_Border
Fixers: @UFMPlatform

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 31: A Rosh Hashanah Greeting - Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? Sep 27, 2022

It is a short-form on-the-road episode by Anthony Bartaway, but these are all developing stories that deserve more focus. First up, the Ukrainian advance in the Kharkiv region and northern Donbas is continuing to roll forward and retake occupied territory, but they are discovering all of the horrors seen in all recovered territory. Putin swaps high-profile Ukrainian POWs for his flunky Medvedchuk. Russia holds a stage-play of a "referendum" in occupied regions of Ukraine, in a stunt that should fool nobody. The Russian military is bolstered through a "limited" and poorly-organized mobilization that seems to target minority groups. Conflicts in multiple points of the former Soviet Union show Russia's decline as a regional power.
Finally, wrap up with a thought on the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 30: So...What Just Happened in Kharkiv? Sep 12, 2022

While the Russian army was focused on defending its holdings in Kherson, Ukraine pulled off a stunning offensive to the east of Kharkiv. In less than a week, the Russian garrison in the Izyum salient completely disintegrated, leading to them abandoning Kharkiv Oblast to the west of the Oskil River. This offensive has not stopped, so this episode may become immediately out of date - in the time between editing and posting Ukraine has taken more territory to the north of the Donets River. Anthony and Romeo go over how this happened and what it may lead to.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 29: 31 Years of Independence, 6 Months of Total War Sep 01, 2022

This episode is dedicated both to Ukraine's Independence Day and the 6th-month anniversary of the war that threatens that independence. In our news round-up we cover:

00:00:45 - The combat update, including the long-awaited kinetic phase of the Kherson Offensive.
00:19:00 - Russia has been staging continuous provocations at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant that threaten a meltdown. The IAEA has arrived on the site to carry out an inspection.
00:30:45 - Morgue workers have managed to leak information back to Kyiv about the number of dead Mariupol. One out of Four people were killed.
00:34:05 - The daughter of Russian fascist philosopher Alexandr Dugin was assassinated in Moscow, theories abound over how
00:43:40 - The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev passed away at the age of 91. To be generous, he had a controversial legacy.
00:45:35 - Ukraine marks Independence Day with a storm of Russian missiles, and Russia's longed-for parade in Kyiv
00:49:28 - Reflections on 6 months since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 28: An Injury to One is an Injury to All w/ Vladyslav Starodubtsev Aug 15, 2022

In a brief news update, Russia focuses its efforts in Donbas on the Donetsk suburb of Pisky, which guards the way to the vital strategic Ukrainian fortress-city of Avdiivka. On the Kherson front, the Russian army pours into the region in order to forestall a Ukrainian offensive, but by doing so put themselves in an extremely logistically precarious position. This is helped by Ukraine, somehow, blowing up a Russian Air Force base in Crimea.
Then, we speak with Vladyslav Starodubtsev, a Democratic Socialist activist in the organization Sotsialnyi Rukh, or Social Movement. We discuss the new changes to Ukraine's labor laws that severely hurt worker's rights in a time when maintaining stability is even more important than ever. What sacrifices are actually necessary and useful in war and who should bear them?

Vladyslav's Contacts and Projects
Twitter: @VlStarodubtsev
Sotsialnyi Rukh: https://rev.org.ua/

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 27: Sarah Ashton on the Situation in Kharkiv and Being "Trans at the Front" Aug 02, 2022

In a brief news update, Russia shifts away from the Sloviansk front to Avdiivka in Donbas, while building up its defenses against the awaited Ukrainian offensive in Kherson. Meanwhile, they continue their intense missile strike campaign, especially against Mykolaiv and are suspected of an unusual mass execution in a prison camp in Olenivka.
Then, we speak with Sarah Ashton, an American journalist based out of Kharkiv. She tells us about the situation on the ground in the liberated front line towns in the north of the city that have to deal with the persistent threat of Russia returning. We also ask about what it is like as a trans woman coming to cover a war in a fairly conservative country.

Sarah's Contacts and Projects
Twitter: @SarahAshtonLV
Substack: https://sarahashtoncirillo.substack.com/

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 26: Ukraine Destroys Military Logistics, Russia Destroys Civilian Lives Jul 24, 2022

Ukraine struck a deal to secure its grain exports, but Russian perfidy meant Moscow broke the agreement almost immediately.
Following the end of the battle for Lysychansk, fighting on the front lines has slowed considerably, though that is very relative. Russia has not made any advances since then, and its artillery attacks are far less frequent. This is thanks in large part to the devastating effectiveness of the HIMARS system in destroying their logistics. This may be the key to a (hopefully) upcoming liberation of Kherson.
But a slow down of violence on the front lines has also been an increase in missile attacks behind them. Vinnytsia is one of the homes of Ukraine Without Hype, so we give our personal reflection on the attacks that shook the city on July 14th.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 25: The International News Interlude - Uzbekistan, Turkey, Finland, Sweden Jul 08, 2022

A rapid Russian advance finishes off the long battle for Luysychansk, allowing them to occupy the entirety of Luhansk Oblast. The Battle for Donbas shifts westward to the Seversk/Bakhmut line. Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces continue to make grinding progress around Kherson and Zaporizhia and force Russia to abandon Snake Island.
Next, we discuss the protests in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan and the importance of watching Central Asia both in the broader regional and global contexts.

Finally, we take a Patreon question on Turkey's attempt to stall out Swedish and Finnish NATO ascension, Ankara's geostrategic positioning, and how much Russia is capable of retaliating against the two (spoiler: very little).

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Hey Sokoli (Traditional)

Episode 24: Ode to Joy - Ukraine Gains EU Candidacy Jun 28, 2022

A rapid Russian offensive captures territory around Lysychansk, leading to the Ukrainian withdrawal from Severodonetsk, with a tough fight still to come.
The Ukrainian parliament ratifies the Istanbul Convention, a landmark treaty against domestic and gendered violence.
Ukraine is granted European Union candidate status, paving the way for future membership. It has been the dream of a generation of Ukrainians, but they have paid a heavy cost for it.
The pro-Ukraine Bulgarian Prime Minister loses a vote of no confidence.
Lithuania blocks off land transit of sanctioned goods to the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @RomeoKokriatski
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Ode to Joy from Beethoven's 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, Performed by Bayreuth Festival Orchestra (1951)

Episode 23: Ukrainian Foreign-born Fighters Held Hostage and Threatened with Execution Jun 13, 2022

Severodonetsk becomes the centerpiece of the war, as fierce urban fighting claims hundreds of lives.

Russian cruise missiles destroy a Kyiv civilian railcar repair plant in the first strike on the city in a month, increasing the difficulty of Ukraine's ability to export grain.

Three foreign-born fighters are sentenced to death by the Russian puppet authorities in Donetsk. We go over who these men are and why calling them mercenaries is malicious propaganda.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @VagrantJourno
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow (Traditional)

Episode 22: Making the Case that Russia is Committing Genocide in Ukraine Jun 02, 2022

Brief news update: While Russia advances through the streets of Sieverodonetsk, Ukraine breaks through enemy lines in an offensive on the Kherson region. The US agrees to send Ukraine a new type of long-range rocket artillery after some very confusing negotiations. The branch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine breaks away from Moscow and its future is uncertain.

(08:00) We have an interview with Christopher Atwood, a graduate student at the Harriman Institute at Columbia University in New York. He is a co-author of a report by the New Lines Institute and Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights which makes a legal case to classify Russia's atrocities against Ukrainians as a genocide. We give special attention to the role played by Russian media in spreading genocidal rhetoric.

Report from New Lines Institute
https://newlinesinstitute.org/an-independent-legal-analysis-of-the-russian-federations-breaches-of-the-genocide-convention-in-ukraine-and-the-duty-to-prevent/

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @VagrantJourno
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Christopher: @tca1_

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow (Traditional)

Episode 21: Victory at Kharkiv and Eurovision, but Grim Fighting over the Donets River May 25, 2022

Anthony Bartaway goes over the latest updates from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

(1:00) The fears of Russian general mobilization on Victory Day proved to be false.

(1:40) The defenders of Mariupol finally surrender, and their future is uncertain.

(4:30) The Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kharkiv successfully drives Russian forces away from the city, in some places straight to the border.

(7:50) A deep dive into the role played by the Siverskyi Donets River in the Battle for Donbas, and the advantages and difficulties that it gives either side.

(20:20) What Happens Next?

(26:45) Complete Change of Tone: Ukraine Wins Eurovision

(32:00) Patreon Question: What is the situation in Poland with refugees who have been raped by Russian soldiers and need abortion services?

Eurovision Winning Song "Stephania" by Kalush Orchestra
https://youtu.be/UiEGVYOruLk
https://youtu.be/Z8Z51no1TD0

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @VagrantJourno
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow (Traditional)

Episode 20: Russian Imperial Antisemitism May 09, 2022

The Russian offensive in Donbas becomes bogged down outside of Izyum and Sievierodonetsk, with only minor forward progress since our last update. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces take the initiative around Kharkiv and score more hits against the Russian Navy and its positions on occupied Snake Island in the Black Sea. Russia's effort to rope Transnistria into a suicidal war is subsiding, but still something to watch. The US lend-lease bill begins to show results in getting much-needed equipment to Ukrainian defenders.

(32:20) For our main segment, we focus on the incredibly antisemitic remarks made by Russian FM Sergei Lavrov and the Russian media who picked up on them. We do a bit of a deeper dive into the history and nature of Russian antisemitism, and how it is an integral part of the Russian imperial project.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @VagrantJourno
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
זאָג ניט קיין מאָל (Never Say) by Hirsch Glick, Performed by Leon Lishner and Friends

Episode 19: The Aftermath of Occupation Apr 25, 2022

The Battle for Donbas rages on as the Russian army tries desperately to encircle Ukrainian forces in the east, while the defenders of Mariupol make their last stand in the ruins of the sprawling Azovstal metallurgical plant. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army presses in on Russian-occupied territory in the East from Kharkiv and the West toward Kherson. Ukraine has begun receiving shipments of heavy weapons in order to take the fight to the enemy.
At the 37-minute mark, Anthony recounts a reporting trip into the Brovary region, where Russian soldiers sacked the villages of the eastern Kyiv countryside.

Article Referenced
https://english.nv.ua/nation/terror-and-looting-in-the-farming-villages-that-bore-the-brunt-of-russia-s-eastern-push-towards-kyiv-50236045.html

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @VagrantJourno
Ukraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraine

Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music
Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow (Traditional)

Episode 18: How many acts of Genocide does it take to make Genocide? Apr 06, 2022

Russian soldiers have retreated from northern Ukraine and will try to re-focus on Donbas, but what they left behind is a path of destruction that must be called a genocide. There have been multiple statements from the Russian government showing genocidal intent, and that intent was followed with action. Evidence of mass murder and other crimes is found in nearly every location that Russia occupied.
To sort through some of the issues regarding genocide and denial, we speak with scholar Joey Ayoub of the Fire These Times podcast. Ukraine Without Hype is also partnering with Fire These Times to produce a Ukraine series on their channel.

Twitter
Anthony: @Bartaway
Romeo: @VagrantJourno
Joey Ayoub: @joeyayoub
Fire These Times: @FireTheseTimes
Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype

Music

Plyve Kacha Po Tysyni, Traditional performed by Unattributed CC BY

Episode 17: One Month Of War, Eight Years in the Making Mar 23, 2022

Anthony Bartaway and Romeo Kokriatski talk about the current situation in the Russo-Ukraine War. Russian advances around Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kharkiv have been stopped by Ukrainian defenders, but have been replaced with artillery fire and rocket strikes. Along the Black Sea coast, the Russian army has been turned away from Mykolaiv, but is committing horrible war crimes to try and break Mariupol.
In the second segment, they sit down with Kiril, an open-source intelligence analyst with the Conflict Intelligence Team. We ask him about the state of the Russian army and why it seems to be underperforming so severely compared to their strength on paper.
Twitter Accounts:
Anthony: @bartaway
Romeo: @vagrantjourno
Kiril: @Mortis_banned
Conflict Intelligence Team: @CITeam_en

Support us at Patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype
Closing song: Bella Ciao, Ukrainian translation by Alex Tkachuk, performed by Vitalii Vointenko, Creative Commons

Episode 16: March 5th War Dispatch Mar 06, 2022

The state of the Russo-Ukraine War as it stood on March 5th. Russia is making gains in the South, but stalling out in the North, leading to their increased reliance on indiscriminate bombardments of civilian areas. While the Russian army is suffering from low morale and poor logistics, the Ukrainian people rally to defend their homes. We go into some of the important topics that come up so far, such as the Russian use of saboteurs and the threat posed to critical infrastructure such as the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Apologies for some audio problems, Ukraine Without Hype Studios in Exile has faced some difficulties.
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Episode 15: February 24th War Dispatch Feb 24, 2022

Short emergency episode: the long-feared war has come.

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Episode 14: Artillery Fire from the East Feb 20, 2022

Russia begins a barrage of both artillery fire and misinformation to drum up any excuse to go to war. Their claimed "troop withdrawal" turned out to be just another misdirection. Diplomatic efforts to calm the situation continue to fail.

The Russian legislature asks Putin to recognize the occupation authorities in Donbas as sovereign nations, but is rebuffed for now.
A Russian cyber attack brings down Ukraine's largest banks for a few hours.

Russian "naval exercises" bring most of the Black Sea under their control.

Scandals in both the Eurovision Song Contest and the Winter Olympics.
We close with an analysis of the present situation and what this all means.
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Episode 13: Ukrainian Journalism Style Guide and J'Accuse! Feb 03, 2022

New Patreon page, so please help us spread the news about Ukraine: https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype
Ukraine and its allies continue to try to head off the possible Russian offensive, but there is tension between Kyiv and Washington over how severe the threat may be. Then, in local news, a mass shooting by a National Guardsmen of his fellow soldiers and a corruption scandal at the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone regarding nuclear waste.
Next, we list some of the most frequent errors made by foreign journalists and politicians when describing Ukraine and go into some detail on how to correct them.
We end by analyzing the arguments from the different sides of the political spectrum for why they might support Russia, and make a plea to the Left to re-adjust some of their assumptions and have solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

Here are some timestamps to better reach some of our arguments:

Style Guide

27:30 - Kyiv, not Kiev and other naming conventions.

33:00 - It is a Russian invasion, not a Civil War.

29:40 - The Far-Right is not as much of a problem as it is made out to be, do not focus on it to the exclusion of anything else.

45:00 - Ukrainian West vs. Russian East is vastly misunderstood.

49:30 - Do not rely on what you learned in WW2 movies and video games

Russia's Supporters and Fellow Travelers

53:00 - Bipartisan Bad Arguments

49:30 - Why the Right Supports Russia

1:04:30 - Why the Left Supports Russia

Episode 12: The Diplomats Arrive, along with Poroshenko Jan 19, 2022

As the Russian military buildup continues on the Ukrainian border, diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, the UK, and the EU meet to avert catastrophe - to little effect thus far.
A likely Russian or Belarusian-based hack of multiple Ukrainian government-connected websites was mostly just an inconvenience. But, it highlights the years-long trends of both cyber warfare and using false flags to try and hurt Ukrainian-Polish relations.
Protests in Kazakhstan are met with lethal force by the government, who called in help from Russia and its other allies in the CSTO.
Former President Petro Poroshenko returns to Kyiv, where a judge was waiting for him to answer treason charges.

Episode 11: New Year, Same War Dec 30, 2021

The New Year is right around the corner and our last episode of the year is a big one. Anthony Bartaway talks about what he saw and heard in some of the conflict-affected places in Donbas. Then he and Romeo Kokriatski get into the weeds about the likelihood of a renewed Russian invasion of Ukraine. The episode wraps up with news of former President Petro Poroshenko being accused of treason and how much it can be considered a power grab.
З Новим Pоком!

Episode 10: What Did I Miss? Dec 10, 2021

After a far too long August hiatus, Ukraine Without Hype is Back. Anthony Bartaway runs down some of the top news stories that we missed while we were away. These include the current Russian military buildup, Belarus spurring on a migrant crisis, an update on the Nordstream 2 pipeline, the end of the war in Afghanistan and Ukraine's role in evacuating refugees, Zelensky's bizarre presser and how it relates to press freedoms, the Crimea Platform, the Pandora Papers, checking in on the far-right post-Avakov, a covid update, public Hannukah observance as a mark of progress, and the death and rebirth of the Kyiv Post. A lot has happened.

Episode 9: Security Sector Shakeup, Indigenous Ukrainian Law Aug 03, 2021

For the August 3rd edition of Ukraine Without Hype, Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway go over the large-scale personnel changes at the top of the Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian military. Most of the attention goes to the newly-minted Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky. Then, on to a recent law that protects the rights of the indigenous peoples of Ukraine.
We wrap up with some comments on Belarus trying to kidnap one of their own Olympic athletes and the mysterious death of a Belarusian activist in Kyiv.

Episode 8: Avakov Out, Land Markets In Jul 21, 2021

For the July 21st edition of Ukraine Without Hype, Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway go over a bombshell story from the week: the irreplaceable Interior Minister Arsen Avakov has finally been replaced. Then, we cover how Ukraine is implementing one of the reforms most demanded from international partners: the opening up of agricultural land for purchase, something that was previously banned. Finally, a small section on the arrest of a left-wing activist on manufactured charges and his possible deportation to Belarus.

Ukraine Without Hype - Episode 7: The Long Road to NATO and Firtash's Foibles Jul 05, 2021

For the July 5th edition of Ukraine Without Hype, Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway go over Ukraine's most recent attempts to spur NATO leadership into moving forward with its ascension into the alliance. Then, we cover the next oligarch to have come into the sights of the current, though flawed, push for de-oligarchization: Dmytro Firtash. We close with some brief thoughts on William Shatner's new business relationship with Russia Today, which even he seemed confused about, and the unfolding story of the assault on Tbilisi Pride.

Ukraine Without Hype - Episode 6: Medvedchuk's Treason Investigation and Belarusian Torturers Jun 08, 2021

For the June 8th edition of Ukraine Without Hype, Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway cover delve into the story of pro-Russian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, his treason investigation, and what that means in terms of a larger "de-oligarchization" effort. Then, updates on the situation in Belarus, where the Lukashenko regime is making such flagrant use of torture that they invited Russian militants from Donbas to help them do it.

Ukraine Without Hype - Episode 5: Belarusian Air Pirates and Fake Degrees May 25, 2021

For the May 25th edition of Ukraine Without Hype, Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway cover the still-breaking news about Belarus forcing down a Ryanair flight en route to Vilnius in order to kidnap an opposition journalist. Then, the ridiculous case of a pro-Russian member of the Verkhovna Rada who bumbled and bribed his way into a doctorate.

Ukraine Without Hype - Episode 4: Spies and Swindlers May 10, 2021

For the May 10th edition of Ukraine Without Hype, Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway delve into revelations about Russia's covert operations in Europe following a round of antagonistic diplomatic actions between Czechia and its allies, and Russia. Then, we discuss the career of possibly the most corrupt judge in Ukraine, Pavlo Vovk, and whether it might be coming to an end.

Ukraine Without Hype - Episode 3: Russian Military Buildup Apr 26, 2021

For the return of Ukraine Without Hype, Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway look at the Russian military buildup that had positioned itself for war and set Ukraine on edge before the Kremlin announced it was only a military exercise. Then, we narrow our scope to look into the Ukrainian protest movement that has been built around supporting jailed right-wing leader turned anti-corruption activist Serhiy Sternenko.

Ukraine Without Hype - Episode 2: Constitutional Corruption Oct 31, 2020

On this week's episode of Ukraine Without Hype, Romeo Kokriatski and Maria Romanenko discuss the aftermath and early results for local elections in Ukraine, a controversial Constitutional Court decision that could spell the end of anti-corruption efforts in the country, and protests in Poland following the Polish government's total ban on legal abortions.

Ukraine Without Hype - Episode 1: Local Elections Oct 23, 2020

On this newly returned episode of Ukraine Without Hype, hosts and journalists Romeo Kokriatski and Maria Romanenko discuss the biggest stories of Ukraine, and the region. This week - the upcoming Ukrainian local elections, the players, the numbers, the parties, and much, much more!

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