Many things have changed this year. Ukraine is now striking targets deep inside Russian territory on a regular basis. Russia’s traditional strengths—its vast territory and abundant resources—are increasingly becoming liabilities. The war may be approaching a turning point. It is time to seriously consider that a Ukrainian victory is not only possible but also the only viable path to a lasting peace.
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Explaining Ukraine is a podcast by UkraineWorld, an English-language media outlet run by Internews Ukraine.
Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher, chief editor of UkraineWorld, and president of PEN Ukraine.
Guest: Tetyana Ogarkova, a Ukrainian intellectual and journalist, head of the international service of Ukraine Crisis Media Centre, lecturer at Kyiv Mohyla Academy and author of the podcast “L’Ukraine face a la guerre”, Ukraine facing the war, in French.
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Contents:
00:04: Is the war approaching a turning point, and is Ukrainian victory the only viable path to lasting peace?
03:09: How have drones transformed the front line into an extended "kill zone," and what were the recent observations from Kherson?
07:52: Is Ukraine now scaling up its technological innovations to match or surpass Russia's quantity in warfare?
10:07: How are Ukrainian deep strikes impacting Russian territory, specifically oil refineries and fuel supply?
14:04: Why do Russian citizens react with confusion and blame towards their government, unlike Ukrainians who direct anger at the aggressor?
19:00: How does the Russian population describe the war's impact as an impersonal "natural disaster," avoiding direct political connections?
22:00: How is Ukraine strategically turning Russia's traditional strengths, such as vast territory and resources, into liabilities?
26:08: Can Ukraine's decentralized society and innovative use of cost-effective technology overcome Russia's military advantages?
30:08: What are the major challenges Ukraine faces, from Russian advances in Donbas to shifts in international political support?
33:19: Why should the discourse shift from "war and peace" to "war and victory" as Ukraine seeks to secure its future?
