Ukraine Without Hype

Jan 25 2025 100 ep. 59 mins 881
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Ukraine-based journalists Romeo Kokriatski and Anthony Bartaway discuss the biggest stories from Ukraine, and the region - all in English.

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Episode 100: New Year, New Hundred

Jan 25 2025 79 mins  
Our 100th Episode. A big milestone for us. We are grateful to all of our listeners who followed us on our journey here. Our anniversary episode is doubling up as the New Year Episode, welcoming 2025 as we look back on 2024. 00:01:11 - Checking in on the hosts 00:04:11 - The State of the Podcast 00:15:14 - 2024 Year in Review 00:45:45 - The big themes of 2024 01:02:16 - Predictions

99: Ukrainian History 101

Jan 08 2025 116 mins  
History has been used and misused in many ways as part of the Russo-Ukraine War. Russia has justified its aggression through bizarre appeals to medieval Princes. Ukrainian units name themselves for Scythians and Cossacks. We run through an overview of Ukrainian history and pre-history. 00:02:40 - The Proto-Indo-Europeans through the Greeks 00:17:24 - Turks and Slavs 00:23:58 - Kyiv

98: Russia's Conspiracy Theory General

Dec 19 2024 89 mins  
In this episode... 00:01:24 - Combat Update 00:08:27 - Ukraine does two high-profile assassinations of Russian officers. The Jailor of Olenivka and the General of Conspiracy Theorists 00:21:19 - Russian shipwrecks show the dangers of their off-the-books "shadow fleet" 00:27:39 - US pressures Ukraine to lower mobilization age, which Ukraine rejects 00:43:52 - Ukraine is moving forwa

97: The Georgian Euromaidan Begins

Dec 04 2024 65 mins  
In this episode... 01:41 - I guess we have to talk about Joe Rogan 12:51 - Combat updates 18:21 - Russia does yet another nuclear bluff 26:08 - Trying to work around the Trump "peace plan" 31:27 - Romania coming close to electing a Russia-backed conspiracy theorist blowhard for President. 38:44 - Georgian government cracks down on ever-growing protests 48:36 - Shocking developments

96: The Election of Donald Trump and Ukraine

Nov 18 2024 62 mins  
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-

95: The October News Roundup

Oct 29 2024 75 mins  
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:

94: Russia's Nuclear Bluster

Sep 28 2024 44 mins  
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

93: Supporting Education in Wartime w/ Yasmine Sherif

Sep 19 2024 57 mins  
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�

92: A Misinformation-Rich Environment

Sep 15 2024 59 mins  
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 t

91: The Anatomy of Misinformation

Aug 31 2024 97 mins  
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 - Misinformatio