Russia-Ukraine War Report for September 6, 2023 - US Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges and War Correspondent Phil Ittner
09/06/23 • 53 min
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The Russia-Ukraine War Report provides comprehensive, fact-based news coverage about the war in Ukraine. Our team of journalists, researchers, and analysts are from Georgia, Israel, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, the U.S., and the U.K. We go beyond content aggregation and provide analysis and assessments on how today's stories shape the war's future.
Today's episode passes the baton from our Chief Content Officer, David Obelcz, to our new co-host and executive producer, Zarina Zabrisky.
- David and Zarina discuss her background, her work covering Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, her vision for the podcast, and her experiences of being a credentialed war correspondent since April 2022
- The regular six-day-a-week summary on and off the battlefield is coming back, with David and Zarina discussing the future.
- Zarina and retired United States Lieutenant General Ben Hodges discuss the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive, how there is more than a kinetic war going on, what the media is getting wrong, and how Kyiv is balancing operational security and transparency.
- Zarina and war correspondent Phil Ittner, who has been a conflict reporter with CBS and Voice of America with more than 30 years of experience, discuss how many large news organizations are covering the war and what is being missed.
The Russian-Ukraine War Map is a great resource to use while listening to the podcast to see the geography covered in today's podcast.
As independent journalists, most of our costs are covered by subscribers. Not one? For $5 a month, you can support Malcontent News and get access to our Daily Situation Reports and Flash Reports, which provide updates during the day. The Situation Report includes information not included in the podcast, including weather forecasts, soil moisture and tractability, and an analysis of Russian and Ukrainian heavy equipment losses using information from the Oryx Database.
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The Russia-Ukraine War Report provides comprehensive, fact-based news coverage about the war in Ukraine. Our team of journalists, researchers, and analysts are from Georgia, Israel, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, the U.S., and the U.K. We go beyond content aggregation and provide analysis and assessments on how today's stories shape the war's future.
Today's episode passes the baton from our Chief Content Officer, David Obelcz, to our new co-host and executive producer, Zarina Zabrisky.
- David and Zarina discuss her background, her work covering Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, her vision for the podcast, and her experiences of being a credentialed war correspondent since April 2022
- The regular six-day-a-week summary on and off the battlefield is coming back, with David and Zarina discussing the future.
- Zarina and retired United States Lieutenant General Ben Hodges discuss the ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive, how there is more than a kinetic war going on, what the media is getting wrong, and how Kyiv is balancing operational security and transparency.
- Zarina and war correspondent Phil Ittner, who has been a conflict reporter with CBS and Voice of America with more than 30 years of experience, discuss how many large news organizations are covering the war and what is being missed.
The Russian-Ukraine War Map is a great resource to use while listening to the podcast to see the geography covered in today's podcast.
As independent journalists, most of our costs are covered by subscribers. Not one? For $5 a month, you can support Malcontent News and get access to our Daily Situation Reports and Flash Reports, which provide updates during the day. The Situation Report includes information not included in the podcast, including weather forecasts, soil moisture and tractability, and an analysis of Russian and Ukrainian heavy equipment losses using information from the Oryx Database.
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Russia-Ukraine War Report for July 20, 2023 - PMC Wagner's New Mission, Ukraine's Slow Offensive, Black Sea Grain Initiative Next Steps
The Russia-Ukraine War Report provides comprehensive, fact-based news coverage about the war in Ukraine. Our team of journalists, researchers, and analysts are from Georgia, Israel, Canada, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, the U.S., and the U.K. We go beyond content aggregation and provide analysis and assessments on how today's stories shape the war's future.
Today's episode is hosted by our Chief Content Officer, David Obelcz, and covers,
- PMC Wagner has reappeared along with its leaders, Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmytry Utkin. What's next for the mercenary group?
- A New York Times story created a lot of confusion on the status of Ukraine's offensive, which continues to progress slowly. Is the offensive already over?
- Russia left the Black Sea Grain Initiative and is flattening Ukrainian port infrastructure. What's next as commodity markets and the food supply for hundreds of millions hangs in the balance.
The Russian-Ukraine War Map is a great resource to use while listening to the podcast to see the geography covered in today's podcast. If you start at Belgorod and you can follow the theater of war as we cover events across Ukraine.
As independent journalists, most of our costs are covered by subscribers. Not one? For $5 a month, you can support Malcontent News and get access to our Daily Situation Reports and Flash Reports, which provide updates during the day. The Situation Report includes information not included in the podcast, including weather forecasts, soil moisture and tractability, and an analysis of Russian and Ukrainian heavy equipment losses using information from the Oryx Database.
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Russia-Ukraine War Report for September 8, 2023
The Russia-Ukraine War Report provides comprehensive, fact-based news coverage about the war in Ukraine. Our team of journalists, researchers, and analysts are from Georgia, Israel, Finland, Poland, Ukraine, the U.S., and the U.K. We go beyond content aggregation and provide analysis and assessments on how today's stories shape the war's future.
Executive producer Zarina Zabrisky leads today's episode.
- Life in Odesa as the sirens wail, and Zarina's mission and vision for the Russia-Ukraine War Report Podcast.
- Zarina Zabrisky, WBGH News journalist Katie Livingstone, and journalist Paul Conroy report from Kostiantynivka the day after a Russian missile strike killed 17 and wounded 33
- Mykola Vikniansky, advisor to the Mayor of Odesa, discussed the impact of Russia's war of aggression on Odesa's people, economy, and culture
- Oksana Taranenko, Opera and Film Director of the Odesa Opera discusses how Russian money influences Ukrainian culture, Russian appropriation of Ukraine's classical artists, and how protecting the arts is a pillar of hybrid warfare against Russian genocide
Here is the link to the Euromaidan story, The show must go on: Odesa Opera braves missile strikes to stage “Thumbelina," mentioned in today's podcast.
The Russian-Ukraine War Map is a great resource to use while listening to the podcast to see the geography covered in today's podcast.
As independent journalists, most of our costs are covered by subscribers. Not one? For $5 a month, you can support Malcontent News and get access to our Daily Situation Reports and Flash Reports, which provide updates during the day. The Situation Report includes information not included in the podcast, including weather forecasts, soil moisture and tractability, and an analysis of Russian and Ukrainian heavy equipment losses using information from the Oryx Database.
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