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Day 1,565.As Russian forces reportedly withdraw from part of the southern Ukrainian frontline amid mounting supply problems, Francis and Dom examine claims that logistics networks in the sector are approaching breaking point. Dom reports on a huge explosion in Russia's Belgorod region and a car bomb in Moscow Oblast, as the war's effects continue to be felt far beyond the battlefield. Then they assess the EU's proposed 21st sanctions package, including plans to ban Russian military personnel from entering the bloc, and consider what a two-tier Europe – allowing some countries affiliate membership without full participation in all EU structures – would mean. Later, Ruben Stewart of the International Institute for Strategic Studies explores what a war between NATO and Russia might look like if the US were to withdraw from the alliance.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X.With thanks to Ruben Stewart, Senior Fellow for Land Warfare at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.Producer: Phil AtkinsSenior Producer: Lilian FawcettVideo Producer: James EnglandSocial Producer: Tom SteedStudio Director: Meghan SearleExecutive Editor: Francis DearnleyCreated by David KnowlesNOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE:Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest CONTENT REFERENCED:Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 8, 2026 (Institute for the Study of War)https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-8-2026/The Ukrainian weapons boom catching Putin off guard (Verity Bowman for The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/09/ukrainian-weapons-boom-catching-putin-off-guard/ Zelensky invites King to Ukraine for state visit (Ruby Cline for The Telegraph)https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/09/ukrainian-president-zelensky-state-visit-king-charles/ Read the Irish Times' coverage of the Aughinish Alumina story: https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/aughinish-alumina/ Berlin declares Franco-German fighter jet project dead in blow to Macron (Politico)https://www.politico.eu/article/berlin-declares-france-germany-next-gen-fighter-jet-project-dead/ Prosecute Orbán's inner circle over ‘stolen' billions, Hungary's anti-corruption watchdog says (Politico)https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-watchdog-urges-probe-viktor-orban-officials-over-missing-eu-funds/ EU quota system ‘could kill Ukrainian steel industry', boss says (The Guardian)https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/09/eu-quota-ukrainian-steel-industry-metinvest Ukrainian Drones Now Autonomously Down Shaheds (Kyiv Post)https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77764 EMAIL US:Contact the team on ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk. We continue to read every message, and seek to respond to as many on air and in our newsletter as possible.HIGHLIGHTS:Putin's troops abandon positions as supply lines 'at breaking point' Russian commander 'assassinated by car bomb' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

C'est une enquête à lire dans le Süddeutsche Zeitung à Munich. « Longtemps, le Kremlin a réussi à protéger la majeure partie de la population russe des conséquences de sa guerre contre l'Ukraine. Désormais, constate le quotidien allemand, les attaques de drones se multiplient, le niveau de vie se dégrade et le Kremlin renforce la censure, notamment en ligne, et multiplie les interdictions et les sanctions. Le pouvoir russe est apparemment tellement préoccupé par le climat négatif ambiant qu'il a déjà fait diffuser une sorte de guide au sein de son parti, Russie unie. Un guide qui explique ce que les représentants du parti devront dire aux Russes mécontents avant les élections à la Douma, prévues cet automne. Parallèlement, exprimer des critiques demeure dangereux ». Que pensent les Russes après quatre années de guerre ? Justement le Süddeutsche Zeitung a fait parvenir un questionnaire à un panel de citoyens russes. « Que pensent-ils après quatre années de guerre ? Douze d'entre eux ont répondu par écrit ou par message vocal entre Belgorod, près de la frontière, et la Sibérie lointaine. Et la plupart ont souhaité garder l'anonymat pour leur sécurité ». Alors, « certains s'inquiètent pour l'avenir de leurs enfants, d'autres craignent le retour de soldats traumatisés ou de ne plus pouvoir subvenir à leurs besoins. Lioubov, 88 ans, croit à la propagande de Vladimir Poutine selon laquelle la Russie doit se défendre contre les fascistes en Ukraine. Ilya, 22 ans, est quant à lui si critique envers le régime qu'il ne voit aucun avenir pour lui en Russie. (…) Pour Tatiana, 52 ans, seul un effondrement du système pourrait laisser espérer un changement, voire une amélioration. (…) La guerre a absorbé toutes les ressources, déplore Margarita, 26 ans : argent, énergie, temps, vies humaines – et tout cela se ressent deux fois plus intensément qu'avant. En Russie, les gens ne sont pas des citoyens, mais des pions dans un jeu politique. (…) Beaucoup acceptent tout sans réagir, renchérit Georgy, 52 ans, la politique ne les intéresse pas. La télévision et la propagande de Poutine les ont transformés en zombies ».  Des craintes fondées mais un basculement peu probable… Le Monde à Paris publie également une longue enquête sur la situation en Russie. « Vladimir Poutine essuie une série de revers qui alimentent le mécontentement et interrogent sa stratégie, constate le quotidien français. (…) Sa crainte est fondée. Ces derniers mois, les drones ukrainiens ont attaqué de façon répétée Moscou et sa région, des entreprises du secteur de la défense, des aérodromes militaires, des grandes raffineries, des installations portuaires dans la Baltique et en mer Noire. Depuis peu – c'est une nouveauté –, Kiev produit et utilise massivement des drones Hornet à moyenne portée, jusqu'à 200 kilomètres, indétectables, dotés d'intelligence artificielle et reliés à Starlink. (…) Sur le front, les forces russes stagnent », constate encore Le Monde. Et « de fait, la stratégie et les buts de la guerre commencent à susciter ouvertement des interrogations. (…) Des divisions croissantes au sein de l'appareil d'État ont été mises en relief. (…) Il faut dire que l'aura de Vladimir Poutine s'est ternie, sa parole est de moins en moins crue. (…) Pour autant, pointe encore Le Monde, un changement de régime n'est pas pour demain.  Le Monde qui cite la politologue Anna Colin Lebedev : « il y a une déstabilisation du quotidien des Russes, des mécontentements et sans doute des tensions au sein de la sphère dirigeante, mais, affirme-t-elle, le pouvoir contrôle ses élites, et la population sait s'adapter à des conditions qui s'aggravent. Cette crise aura des effets politiques, mais un basculement radical reste peu probable ». Le cas Fedorova… Enfin, de nombreux journaux et sites d'information en France s'interrogent sur la présence sur le territoire national et sur le rôle de Xenia Fedorova. Cette ressortissante russe, ancienne patronne du média Russia Today intervient dans les médias du groupe Bolloré. Avec « un seul narratif, pointe Libération : celui du Kremlin. Sur l'Occident agressif et l'Otan qui n'existe que pour menacer la Russie, l'Ukraine néonazie et corrompue, instrumentalisée par une Europe qui veut la guerre ». Certains l'accusent donc d'être une propagandiste, voire une agente russe et se demandent pourquoi son titre de séjour a été renouvelé par l'administration française. Les dirigeants des médias du groupe Bolloré invoquent, quant à eux, la liberté d'expression. À lire aussiInfluence russe en Europe: polémique autour de Xenia Fedorova, accusée d'être la «voix du Kremlin» dans les médias Bolloré

Kadrovski razrez nove vlade bo znan v prihodnjih dneh. Mandatar Janez Janša je za danes napovedal začetek pogovorov o oblikovanju ministrske ekipe. Drugi poudarki oddaje: Ameriške predsednik Donald Trump je pozval ameriške pogajalce, naj ne hitijo s sklenitvijo sporazuma z Iranom. Ukrajinski napad na rusko obmejno regijo Belgorod je povzročil prekinitve v oskrbi z električno energijo in vodo. Novi pravilnik o ocenjevanju znanja v osnovnih šolah ni odpravil kampanjskega učenja.

Les 16 et 17 mai 2026, Kiev a lancé sur la Russie l'une de ses attaques les plus massives. Plus de 600 drones sont tombés sur la capitale, Moscou, mais aussi sur des zones qui se trouvent à plus de 1 700 kilomètres de la frontière ukrainienne. Les frappes ukrainiennes en Russie sont de plus en plus nombreuses et efficaces et pourraient être une bascule. Situées à près de 2 000 kilomètres de l'Ukraine, les villes russes de Iekaterinbourg, Perm, Tcheboksary ont été touchées : des usines d'armement, des raffineries, des aérodromes attaqués dans cette région de l'Oural russe, qui se pensait jusque-là à l'abri de la guerre. Des frappes dronisées longue distance qui, pour les forces ukrainiennes, ont représenté quelques défis. Vincent Tourret, chercheur à l'Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri), explique : « Le premier défi, c'est tout simplement le nombre de drones en production pour atteindre ces distances-là. C'est augmenter la charge utile sur chaque drone. Réussir à avoir des appareils qui soient capables d'évoluer malgré les interférences électroniques russes. Et puis enfin, le problème est d'affaiblir suffisamment la défense anti-aérienne et antimissiles de Moscou pour passer de plus en plus. Les Ukrainiens, sur plus d'un an, on fait cet effort industriel, technologique et opérationnel, où petit à petit, ils ont grignoté les batteries et les radars situés en Ukraine, puis ensuite dans les régions limitrophes comme Belgorod ou la Crimée, et ont commencé à élargir les trous dans la raquette de la défense russe. » Amener la guerre dans le quotidien des Russes Ces frappes dans profondeur révèlent des failles béantes dans le dispositif de protection russe et provoque de fait des bouleversements stratégiques. Vincent Tourret poursuit : « Le niveau qui est le plus visible, celui stratégique, est d'amener la guerre dans la vie de tous les jours des Russes. C'est un des buts avoués de la stratégie ukrainienne. Mais là, ce qui est le plus intéressant et le plus important, c'est que jusqu'à maintenant, on avait une lutte ukrainienne avec les drones qui étaient dans l'infiniment petit, avec les FPV, les drones sur la ligne de front, et l'infiniment grand, donc les frappes sur les villes russes et les raffineries. Ce qui, maintenant, est en train de changer, c'est l'interdiction à portée moyenne – entre 50 et 100 kilomètres –, où les Ukrainiens ont désormais des drones efficaces pour aller frapper des centres de munitions, leur logistique, les zones de concentration, les bases, les garnisons. Et donc, il y a un vrai risque pour les Russes que les Ukrainiens arrivent à finalement asphyxier leurs efforts et à stabiliser le front, voire à reprendre l'initiative. » Un été 2026 possiblement décisif Si pour le moment, aucune inflexion n'a été observée côté russe, l'été est propice aux offensives et servira de test à la théorie de la victoire de chacun, souligne Vincent Tourret : « Les Russes sont restés sur l'idée selon laquelle ils peuvent user les forces ukrainiennes en les pressurisant jusqu'à ce qu'elles craquent. La théorie ukrainienne, inversement, c'est de se dire qu'ils peuvent mettre un coup d'arrêt suffisamment fort, détruire suffisamment des pointes d'offensives russes pour qu'il y ait une stagnation, voire une stabilisation du front. Et pour y parvenir, ils robotisent à outrance le front. Effectivement, cet été ces deux théories vont se répéter à forte puissance. » Après plus de quatre ans de guerre, l'été 2026 pourrait donc être décisif, avec pour bilan un possible épuisement des forces en présence. À lire aussiGuerre en Ukraine: plusieurs noms font surface dans l'hypothèse d'une médiation européenne

C dans l'air du 18 mai 2026 - Moscou frappée... Poutine est-il en train de perdre la guerre ?La Russie a subi ce week-end une offensive aérienne d'une ampleur inédite depuis le début de la guerre, avec l'envoi d'environ 600 drones ukrainiens sur 14 de ses régions centrales, la Crimée annexée et la mer Noire. Ces frappes ont causé la mort de quatre personnes, dont trois dans la banlieue de Moscou et une dans la région de Belgorod. Une douzaine d'ouvriers d'un chantier, à proximité d'une raffinerie en périphérie de la capitale, ont également été blessés.« La distance à partir de la frontière ukrainienne est de plus de 500 kilomètres. La concentration de la défense aérienne russe dans l'oblast de Moscou est maximale. Mais nous la maîtrisons. Gloire à l'Ukraine ! », s'est félicité sur X le président ukrainien. « Nos réponses face à la prolongation de la guerre par la Russie et à ses attaques contre nos villes et nos communautés sont entièrement justifiées », a également écrit Volodymyr Zelensky sur les réseaux sociaux. L'attaque a eu lieu trois jours après des bombardements russes qui ont fait une vingtaine de morts à Kiev et auxquels les autorités ukrainiennes avaient promis de répondre, alors que les efforts diplomatiques pour mettre fin au conflit sont au point mort.D'autant que le 9 mai dernier, le traditionnel défilé de l'armée, jour de la capitulation de l'Allemagne nazie en Russie, s'est déroulé sans matériel militaire, une première en dix-huit ans. Pour certains, à commencer par le président ukrainien, c'est un aveu de faiblesse.Alors, Vladimir Poutine et la Russie seraient-ils affaiblis ? La période est compliquée pour le pouvoir russe. La popularité du maître du Kremlin est descendue en avril sous les 70 %, selon un institut de sondage officiel. Une première pour l'homme fort de la Russie, qui a dû reconnaître ces dernières semaines une situation économique en berne depuis deux mois et a « tiré la sonnette d'alarme ». Parallèlement, les coupures Internet se multiplient et les États reprennent la main sur les réseaux. Malgré cela, en avril, le coup de gueule d'une influenceuse, Victoria Bonya, est devenu viral. Face au mécontentement grandissant, l'heure semble au recroquevillement du pouvoir. Selon des révélations de CNN et du Financial Times, la sécurité autour de Vladimir Poutine a été renforcée en raison de la crainte d'un coup d'État, voire d'un assassinat du président russe. Désormais, ses cuisiniers, gardes du corps et photographes auraient, par exemple, l'interdiction de prendre les transports en commun. Le personnel qui travaille dans l'entourage proche du chef du Kremlin ne pourrait pas avoir de téléphone avec Internet. Enfin, le chef d'État russe aurait réduit ses déplacements et s'isolerait de plus en plus dans des bunkers sécurisés.Dans ce contexte, la Russie et la Biélorussie ont entamé ce lundi des exercices impliquant des armes nucléaires, particulièrement scrutés. La semaine dernière, le président ukrainien avait ordonné le renforcement des troupes à la frontière nord avec la Biélorussie, affirmant que Moscou préparait une nouvelle offensive depuis ce pays, également frontalier de trois États membres de l'Alliance atlantique, dont la Lettonie. Reportage dans #cdanslair dans ce pays en état d'alerte, où la Première ministre vient de démissionner après une crise politique liée à des incursions de drones.Nos experts :- Général Dominique TRINQUAND - Ancien chef de la mission militaire française auprès de l'ONU, auteur de D'un monde à l'autre- Marie JEGO - Journaliste - Le Monde et ancienne correspondante à Moscou- Vera GRANTSEVA - Politologue -Spécialiste de la Russie- Alain PIROT- Journaliste et réalisateur, spécialiste des questions de défense

Un'ondata di circa 600 droni ucraini ha colpito il territorio russo nella notte di ieri, provocando la morte di quattro persone, tre nella regione di Mosca e una in quella di Belgorod. Certo, le capacità militari di Kiev non hanno ancora raggiunto il cuore della Russia ma quello a cui stiamo assistendo è sicuramente una risposta decisa e una resistenza che fanno pensare a un finale della guerra tutt'altro che scontato. Ne parliamo con Gigi Donelli, giornalista di Radio24 appena tornato dall'Ucraina. La nuova epidemia di Ebola scoppiata in Uganda e Repubblica Democratica del Congo ha indotto il vicino Ruanda ad aumentare le misure di sicurezza e sta richiamando l'attenzione di tutto il mondo. Ne parliamo con Chiara Montaldo, coordinatrice dell’Unità medica di Medici Senza Frontiere.

La Russia colpisce la regione ucraina sul Mar Nero, per indebolire le sue capacità logistiche e commerciali. Kiev risponde con droni sulla regione di Belgorod, mentre il cancelliere tedesco Merz parla di "concessioni territoriali" per arrivare a un cessate il fuoco, in cambio di un percorso chiaro di adesione all'UE dell'Ucraina.Ascolta "Notizie dall'Ucraina" ogni giorno su podcast.adnkronos.com e su tutte le piattaforme di streaming.

2026-04-07 | UPDATES #166 | Russia goes offline, and Muscovites are not ‘loving it.' Cheburnet arrives, and Russians discover consequences. On Friday morning, April 3rd, at around ten o'clock Moscow time, Russia stopped working. The money stopped dispensing and flowing. Sberbank — Russia's largest lender — went down. Then VTB. Then T-Bank. Then Alfa-Bank. Then Gazprombank. Then the Central Bank's own Faster Payments System, the interbank rail that processes QR code transfers and phone-number payments. All of it, simultaneously, across Moscow, St Petersburg, Samara, Novosibirsk, the Sverdlovsk region, Chelyabinsk.Card terminals in shops threw errors. ATMs refused to dispense cash. Mobile banking apps wouldn't open. In the Moscow metro, turnstiles stopped accepting bank cards — staff had to wave passengers through for free just to stop crowds forming. Petrol stations demanded cash. A regional zoo in Belgorod put up a sign asking visitors to pay in physical roubles. Traffic jams stretched for kilometres on toll roads because the payment gates wouldn't read cards. Sberbank alone logged more than four thousand complaints in a single hour. This is the sound of a country sliding towards a digital cage. The Kremlin is the one building it, and Russians are only just waking up to the realisation they have no rights, and soon will have no privileges. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------A REQUEST FOR HELP!I'm heading back to Kyiv next month, to film, do research and conduct interviews. The logistics and need for equipment and clothing are a little higher than for my previous trips. It will be cold, and may be dark also. If you can, please assist to ensure I can make this trip a success. My commitment to the audience of the channel, will be to bring back compelling interviews conducted in Ukraine, and to use the experience to improve the quality of the channel, it's insights and impact. Let Ukraine and democracy prevail! https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrashttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformationNONE OF THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU!So what's next? We're going to Kyiv in April 2026 to film on the ground, and will record interviews with some huge guests. We'll be creating opportunities for new interviews, and to connect you with the reality of a European city under escalating winter attack, from an imperialist, genocidal power. PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: The Moscow Times — "Mass Outage Hits Sberbank and Other Major Russian Lenders," April 3, Kyiv Independent — "Russia's banks face major service outages amid internet crackdown," April 3, 2026. The Record (Recorded Future News) — "Major outage hits Russian banking apps, metro payments across regions," April 6, 2026. Security Affairs — "Major outage cripples Russian banking apps and metro payments nationwide," April 6, 2026. AInvest — "Russia's VPN Crackdown: A $1B+ Banking Outage and the Cost of Digital Control," April 6, 2026. Reuters via Global Banking and Finance — "Moscow Payment System Problem Disrupts Shoppers, Metro & Retailers," April 3, 2026. The New Voice of Ukraine (NV) — "Russia bank outage halts payments and blocks cash withdrawals across key regions," April 3, 2026. Mediazona (English) — "Russia's internet censorship in 2026: VPN crackdowns, mobile shutdowns, Telegram blocks and the state messenger Max," April 7, 2026. ----------

2026-04-03 | UPDATES #161 | Today in Russia, the digital money stopped moving. On Friday morning, customers of Sberbank — Russia's biggest bank — began reporting failures in payments, transfers, app access, QR-code transactions, and even ATM withdrawals. Other major lenders, including VTB and T-Bank, were also hit by outage reports. Shops and petrol stations switched to cash-only. Moscow metro turnstiles opened for free because payment systems failed. Even a zoo in Belgorod told visitors to bring cash. In a metropolitan area of roughly 22 million people, that is not a glitch. That is a stress test of the everyday state.The official line was narrow and evasive. Russia's National Payment Card System — the NSPK, the backbone behind the fast-payments network — said there had been a “technical failure at one of the banks” and insisted people's funds were safe. Sberbank later said the problem had been resolved, without saying what caused it. At the time of reporting, there was no public proof of a cyberattack, and no official evidence of a systemic bank run or immediate insolvency event. What we do have is a government and banking system telling Russians, once again, not to panic while the digital plumbing collapses in public.----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------A REQUEST FOR HELP!I'm heading back to Kyiv next month, to film, do research and conduct interviews. The logistics and need for equipment and clothing are a little higher than for my previous trips. It will be cold, and may be dark also. If you can, please assist to ensure I can make this trip a success. My commitment to the audience of the channel, will be to bring back compelling interviews conducted in Ukraine, and to use the experience to improve the quality of the channel, it's insights and impact. Let Ukraine and democracy prevail! https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrashttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformationNONE OF THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU!So what's next? We're going to Kyiv in April 2026 to film on the ground, and will record interviews with some huge guests. We'll be creating opportunities for new interviews, and to connect you with the reality of a European city under escalating winter attack, from an imperialist, genocidal power. PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: Reuters, April 3 — Moscow shoppers and travellers hit by payment system problem. The Moscow Times, April 3 — Mass outage hits Sberbank and other major Russian lenders. The Kyiv Independent, April 3 — Russia's banks face major service outages amid internet crackdown. Reuters, March 31 — Russia goes after VPNs as “great crackdown” gathers pace. AP, March 14 / opened result — Moscow struggles with cellphone internet outages. The Guardian, March 31 — Russia slowly trying to splinter its internet from rest of world, analysts say. Chatham House, March 26 — Moscow internet blackouts: the Kremlin tightens its grip on Russia's digital space. Apple Support, updated April 1 — Billing for Apple subscriptions and digital purchases in Russia. Meduza, April 1 — Russia blocks Apple ID mobile top-ups amid App Store dispute. The Moscow Times, April 1 — Russians lose access to Apple ID mobile payments. ----------

durée : 00:04:31 - Le Grand reportage de France Inter - La ville de Belgorod, à 40 km à peine de la frontière avec l'Ukraine, est sous la menace permanente des drones venus d'Ukraine, qui deviennent la hantise des habitants. Ils ne comprennent pas pourquoi l'armée ukrainienne les bombarde ainsi. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France

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Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia' comments insightfully on Russia's decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he's outside Russia, with no idea of when he can return there. ----------LINKS: @INSIDERUSSIA https://www.patreon.com/insiderussiaINSIDE RUSSIA is a source of current news on Russia - Konstantin carefully selects 9 news stories that are important and really matter, with commentaries and analyses by Konstantin delivered daily to channel patrons at Patreon.comGet your access to daily news updates at patreon.com/INSIDERUSSIA----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------DESCRIPTION: Inside Russia: Corruption on Steroids, Elite Chaos & Covert Mobilization Jonathan hosts a bimonthly discussion with Konstantin Samoilov about developments 'Inside Russia' approaching the fourth anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine. They argue Russia's economic decline is a slow-motion collapse, but the more decisive shift is in Russia's political landscape and social fabric, with corruption accelerating as officials fear the system is becoming unstable. Konstantin describes widespread failures in utilities, healthcare, education, agriculture, and communications, alongside frequent arrests of regional officials, which he says signals a broken “social contract” of loyalty-for-impunity within Putin's vertical of power. He contrasts this with Ukraine becoming “healthier” and more resilient amid attacks, while acknowledging Ukraine's corruption issues but insisting Russia must stop its aggression. The conversation covers how officials allegedly loot state funds as if “there is no tomorrow,” including an example from Belgorod where reconstruction money was allegedly misallocated through falsified damage claims.----------

Russland hat seine Luftangriffe auf ukrainische Städte noch einmal verstärkt │ Zum zweiten Mal seit Beginn des Krieges hat Russland die moderne Mittelstreckenrakete Oreschnik eingesetzt │ Nach einem ukrainischen Angriff sind in der russischen Region Belgorod nach Angaben des Gouverneurs 600.000 Menschen ohne Strom │ Großbritannien stellt 200 Millionen Pfund, das sind etwa 230 Millionen Euro für die Vorbereitung einer möglichen Truppenentsendung in die Ukraine bereit.

2026-01-09 | UPDATES #094 | Oreshnik Over Lviv: Russia's Psychological Escalation — and Belgorod Goes Dark. The Oreshnik strike on Lviv looked physical – dramatic – cinematic even. Repeated explosions, dulled by a blanket of snow into a deep thudding set of booms. But this weapon exists more for psychological impact than it does for physical, at least, when the nuclear warheads are not loaded. Western Ukraine — Lviv region, near the EU and NATO frontier — was struck amid a nationwide barrage on Kyiv and multiple regions. And Russia is claiming it fired Oreshnik — the nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile it has used only used one before.At the same time, over the border, Belgorod is reported in blackout conditions after Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure — Ukraine's answer to Russia's winter campaign of imposing darkness and cold on Ukrainian civilians. This episode is about the strategic message sent by the strike on Lviv, what was meant by the messaging, and whom it was aimed at. ----------SOURCES: Reuters — Lviv region strike; Sadovyi/Kozytskyi; speed claims reported via Ukrainian media.Reuters — Russia claims Oreshnik launch; Ukrainian denial; Kapustin Yar launch confirmation; claimed targets. Reuters — Kyiv attack details; casualties; “critical infrastructure” damage and water disruptions.Reuters — “hypersonic missile near EU border” escalation framing and raid scale. AP — Nationwide raid scale; Kyiv heat outages; Oreshnik framing; Kallas quote; broader political context. Ukrainska Pravda — Air Force spokesman Ihnat: “Launches likely took place from Kapustin Yar… being confirmed.” Ukrainska Pravda — Zelensky quote on Qatari Embassy damage and call for “clear reaction.”Ukrinform — Sybiha quote; UN Security Council / Ukraine–NATO Council action; “grave threat” framing. TASS — Gladkov statement: “significant damage” in Belgorod (used as Russia-side claim only).France 24 live — reported Belgorod outage scale citing governor (treated as reported claim pending corroboration). Reuters (background, within the week) — Belgorod oil depot fire after Ukrainian drone attack; Ukraine energy degradation campaign context. ----------Silicon Curtain is a part of the Christmas Tree Trucks 2025 campaign - an ambitious fundraiser led by a group of our wonderful team of information warriors raising 110,000 EUR for the Ukrainian army. https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-silicon-curtainThe Goal of the Campaign for the Silicon Curtain community:- 1 armoured battle-ready pickupWe are sourcing all vehicles around 2010-2017 or newer, mainly Toyota Hilux or Mitsubishi L200, with low mileage and fully serviced. These are some of the greatest and the most reliable pickups possible to be on the frontline in Ukraine. Who will receive the vehicles?https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/christmas-tree-trucks-2025-silicon-curtain- The 38th Marine Brigade, who alone held Krynki for 124 days, receiving the Military Cross of Honour.- The 1027th Anti-aircraft and artillery regiment. Honoured by NATO as Defender of the Year 2024 and recipient of the Military Cross of Honour.- 104th Separate Brigade, Infantry, who alone held Kherson for 100 days, establishing conditions for the liberation of the city.- 93rd Brigade "Kholodnyi Yar", Black Raven Unmanned Systems Battalion ----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

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Dronele rusești produc victime tot mai aproape de Republica Moldova. Explozii la frontiera cu Ucraina au omorât o femeie și i-au rănit pe cei trei copii ai săi, care în momentul exploziei erau în mașină pe pod. Atacurile, repetate ieri și în această noapte, au blocat circulația către regiunea Odesa. Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență (IGSU) asigură cazarea cetățenilor ucraineni a căror deplasare spre Ucraina a fost limitată în urma bombardamentelor podului peste Nistru. Temele ediției: - Republica Moldova nu este blocată în procesul de aderare la Uniunea Europeană, dă asigurări Comisara pentru extindere Marta Kos. - Invitatul Moldova Zoom vine de la Bălți – este Ghenadie Râbacov, coordonator de proiecte educaționale, profesor, lingvist și traducător. Discutăm despre ce statut are astăzi limba franceză în Republica Moldova. - Un studiu arată că în autonomia găgăuză din sudul Republicii Moldova există o neîncredere ridicată față de mass-media națională, în special cea în limba română, și față de mesajele oficiale ale autorităților centrale. Cercetarea s-a concentrat pe Găgăuzia și Taraclia și a arătat că oamenii se informează în mare parte online, mai ales prin rețelele sociale, sau de la prieteni și rude. Locuitorii consideră că dezinformarea este o problemă serioasă, dar responsabilitatea este atribuită mai mult autorităților, politicienilor locali, Uniunii Europene și țărilor occidentale, și mai puțin Rusiei. Liliana Barbăroșie a analizat mai detaliat cercetarea și aduce amănunte. - Vladimir Putin i-a numit pe europeni porci. Televiziunea de stat de la Moscova a încercat să explice retorica lui Vladimir Putin. Ce acuzații aduce României și ce legătură are eticheta cu Republica Moldova, explică jurnalistul Euronews România Vitalie Cojocari în „Cronica lui Vitalie”. - În satul Mândreștii Noi, din raionul Sângerei, tradiția se lucrează cu acul, de mână. În atelierul soților Artur și Alexandra Oleinic, cojocăritul prinde viață printre piele tăbăcită, lână naturală și cusături bătute ca odinioară. Aici se nasc căciuli țurcănești, opinci și bundițe purtate de urători și colindători, iar pentru moldovenii din diasporă, ele devin mai mult decât un port popular, sunt amintiri pe care pot să le îmbrace și care țin aproape casa părintească și iernile de demult. Mai multe, în materialul semnat de Cătălin Volconovici și Denis Chirtoca. Știrile zilei: Dronele rusești produc victime tot mai aproape de Republica Moldova. O femeie a murit, iar cei trei copii ai săi au fost răniți pe un pod peste răul Nistru din sudul Ucrainei, pod care face ăcea legătura dintre Odesa și Reni. Guvernatorul regiunii Odesa, Oleg Kiper, a anunțat că cei patru se aflau într-un automobil civil care se deplasa pe pod în momentul în care drona rusească a explodat.  Podul de peste Nistru de pe traseul Odesa-Reni, a fost lovit de drone ieri după amiaza, iar Poliția de Frontieră a Republicii Moldova a anunțat că circulația în zonă a fost oprită și a fost suspendată activitatea punctelor de frontieră cu Ucraina Palanca-Maiaki-Udobnoe și Tudora-Starokazacie. Punctele și-au reluat activitatea în seara zilei, însă în această noapte un nou atac rusesc cu drone a blocat din nou circulația în zona podului Maiaki-Udobnoe, iar ieșirea spre Odesa este blocată. Pentru siguranța cetățenilor, toate mijloacele de transport care se deplasau spre Odesa sunt redirecționate și întoarse pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova. Activitatea punctului de trecere a frontierei Palanca-Maiaki-Udobnoe este sistată pe sensul de ieșire din Republica Moldova. Totodată, în PTF Tudora–Starokazacie, traversarea este permisă doar călătorilor care se deplasează în direcția Belgorod, Ucraina. Autoritățile de frontieră recomandă cetățenilor să se abțină de la deplasări în această direcție până la ameliorarea situației de securitate. *** Inspectoratul General pentru Situații de Urgență (IGSU), în comun cu agenția ONU pentru refugiați (UNHCR), asigură cazarea cetățenilor ucraineni a căror deplasare spre Ucraina a fost limitată în urma bombardamentelor podului peste Nistru. În scopul garantării siguranței acestora, Inspectoratul pentru Situații de Urgență a instalat în localitatea Palanca o tabără mobilă pentru acordarea sprijinului persoanelor care au ales să aștepte traversarea frontierei pe sensul de ieșire spre Ucraina, prin punctele de trecere a frontierei de stat Palanca și Tudora. Tabăra oferă persoanelor adăpostite posibilitatea de a beneficia de hrană și băuturi calde. Totodată, familiile cu copii sunt îndemnate să accepte cazarea într-un spațiu dotat cu locuri de dormit, până la clarificarea situației. *** Republica Moldova nu este blocată în procesul de aderare la Uniunea Europeană, chiar dacă, recent, a fost vorba doar despre o deschidere tehnică a negocierilor, și nu despre una oficială. Precizările au fost făcute de Comisara pentru extindere Marta Kos, în cadrul emisiunii „În Profunzime” de la ProTV, unde a explicat diferența dintre cele două etape și contextul geopolitic care influențează deciziile la nivel european. „Moldova, de fapt, în trecut a primit deja invitația pentru procesul de aderare. De ce avem nevoie acum este de undă verde, cu alte cuvinte, de o decizie oficială pentru a putea deschide toate clusterele. Însă, de fapt, nu există nicio diferență pentru lucrurile pe care le are de făcut Republica Moldova”, a declarat Marta Kos. Potrivit acesteia, esențial nu este momentul formal al deschiderii oficiale, ci livrarea reformelor necesare pentru alinierea legislației naționale la acquis-ul comunitar. „Întrebarea, de fapt, constă în cât de rapid puteți promova aceste reforme. Ați început acest proces împreună cu Ucraina, acum nu este momentul să vă decuplăm. Când procesul va fi inițiat, el va fi în totalitate bazat pe merite și vom vedea ce se va întâmpla”, a conchis Marta Kos. *** Narațiuni care contestă integrarea europeană, legitimitatea autorităților și direcția geopolitică a Republicii Moldova sunt promovate constant pe YouTube, inclusiv în afara campaniilor electorale. Constatarea apare într-un raport de monitorizare publicat de Centrul pentru Jurnalism Independent, care arată că aceste mesaje rămân stabile și recurente în spațiul online, transmite IPN. Raportul arată că cele mai frecvente mesaje false susțin că integrarea europeană ar dăuna oamenilor și economiei, că în stat ar avea loc represiuni politice și cenzură, că opoziția ar fi persecutată, iar autoritățile nu ar fi legitime. Alte narațiuni promovează ideea că aderarea la UE reduce autonomia statelor mici, amenință identitățile culturale și valorile tradiționale sau că NATO ar atrage Moldova într-un război. Narațiunile au fost folosite intens în cadrul campaniei electorale pentru alegerile din Republica Moldova, cele parlamentare din toamna acestui an, dar și cele prezidențiale din 2024, iar autoritățile au declarat că în spatele acestei ample campanii de dezinformare ar sta Rusia.

Au sommaire de ce supplément du Grand reportage : un 4ème hiver de guerre en Ukraine, Anissa El Jabri en Russie et la fin de la campagne électorale en République centrafricaine, les scrutins auront lieu le 28 décembre. Quel bilan pour le président Touadéra qui se représente, nous verrons cela en seconde partie d'émission avec François Mazet. Russie : des vies ordinaires face à un 4ème hiver de guerre La question de la fin des combats en Ukraine est dans toutes les têtes ou presque. Entre échanges diplomatiques secrets et fuites dans les médias, déclarations fracassantes et rencontres au sommet. Sauf en Russie pour les simples citoyens que nous sommes allés rencontrer, de Belgorod, ville frontalière de l'Ukraine, à Moscou, en passant par Iaroslav. Un Grand reportage d'Anissa El Jabri qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.   En Centrafrique, l'heure du bilan pour la présidence Touadéra Les Centrafricains seront appelés aux urnes le 28 décembre. Il s'agira d'un quadruple scrutin historique : présidentiel, législatif, régional et municipal. À la clé, un éventuel troisième mandat pour le chef de l'État Faustin-Archange Touadéra. Arrivé au pouvoir, il y a dix ans, dans la foulée de la guerre civile et de la transition, il a fait modifier la Constitution pour pouvoir se représenter.  Cette année, les modalités du scrutin sont aussi contestées malgré la participation de plusieurs opposants. Avec quel bilan sécuritaire et socio-économique chef de l'État se représente-t-il ? A-t-il relevé le pays comme il aime l'affirmer ? Un Grand reportage de François Mazet qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.

La question de la fin des combats en Ukraine est dans toutes les têtes ou presque. Entre échanges diplomatiques secrets et fuites dans les médias, déclarations fracassantes et rencontres au sommet. Sauf en Russie pour les simples citoyens que nous sommes allés rencontrer, de Belgorod, ville frontalière de l'Ukraine, à Moscou, en passant par Iaroslav. «Russie : des vies ordinaires face à un 4ème hiver de guerre», un Grand reportage d'Anissa El Jabri. 

2025-11-09 | Silicon Wafers 051 | DAILY UPDATES | Despite the profusion of stories we've covered, the battle for Pokrovsk, energy sanctions, and so on, the most important strategic angle on the war this winter is the attritional energy war. And it's unlike the Western attitude to the war throughout all these four years – to cede the escalation dominance to Russia, always pulling punches, in support for Ukraine, and never allowing its ally to land a decisive blow on Russia. Now Ukraine is takin off the gloves, because below the nuclear threshold, there is nothing holding back Russia's viciousness and violence. Ukraine is seeking to inflict greater costs on Russia in the energy war, than it can impose upon Ukraine. This ‘escalation' is the only way to make it clear to Putin he cannot win and is the only way to inflict economic and social costs that start to make Putin's brittle regime appear vulnerable to its internal audience. Nothing else will get through to Putin. Nothing at all. Ukraine's “doomsday lever”? Hitting the Yamal network — myth vs. math. There is an inescapable logic to the course of this existential escalation for Ukraine's existence. It starts with testing the theory of imposing blackouts and heating denial to smaller, non-strategic Russian towns. Belgorod, Vladimir, Voronezh. And this is happening now. The next stage is to test supporting infrastructure around Moscow – electricity substations, energy supply routes for fuel, gas and oil products. This is happening. Beyond that, are substantial and extended blackouts in smaller towns, then Moscow and St. Petersburg. But that's not the final arrow in Ukraine's quiver. It has a doomsday option – hitting Yamal Cross. If none of the other escalatory steps lead to an unconditional ceasefire, then I suggest it's a near certainly that we'll reach the doomsday stage for Moscow by end of this winter. ----------Partner on this video: KYIV OF MINE Watch the trailer now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arJUcE1rxY0'Kyiv of Mine' is a documentary series about Ukraine's beautiful capital, Kyiv. The film production began in 2018, and much has changed since then. It is now 2025, and this story is far from over.https://www.youtube.com/@UCz6UbVKfqutH-N7WXnC5Ykg https://www.kyivofmine.com/#theprojectKyiv of Mine is fast paced, beautifully filmed, humorous, fun, insightful, heartbreaking, moving, hopeful. The very antithesis in fact of a doom-laden and worthy wartime documentary. This is a work that is extraordinarily uplifting. My friend Operator Starsky says the film is “Made with so much love. The film series will make you laugh and cry.” ----------SOURCES: Ukrainian attacks in Russia's Belgorod, Kursk oblasts leave ≥20,000 without power — The Moscow Times/AFP, Nov. 9, 2025‘A powerful secondary detonation' — Donetsk airport Shahed hub strike — Kyiv Independent, Nov. 6, 2025Volgograd refinery halted after drone strike — Reuters, Nov. 6, 2025Crimea oil depot fire (Simferopol/Hvardiiske) after drone attacks — Ukrinform, Nov. 6, 2025Bashkortostan: Sterlitamak petrochemical plant struck — Kyiv Independent, Nov. 7, 2025Russian rebel group sabotages locomotives — Kyiv Post, Nov. 6, 2025ORLEN–Naftogaz: three U.S. LNG cargoes in Q1 2026 (≥300 mcm) — ORLEN press release; Naftogaz release; Polish Radio; Kyiv Independent, Nov. 7–8, 2025Energy attrition context: Reuters refinery capacity tally, Sept. 1, 2025. (Reuters)Gas flows & the Yamal reality check — Bruegel (end of transit via Ukraine, Jan. 1, 2025); Gas Strategies (financial impact); Oxford Energy (transit mechanics)Operational/tech framing of the strike campaign — CSIS analyses, 2025----------

*** VIDEO EN NUESTRO CANAL DE YOUTUBE **** https://youtube.com/live/CtqHf49JmXE +++++ Hazte con nuestras camisetas en https://www.bhmshop.app ++++ #actualidad #geopolítica #Guerraenucrania Los combates en el Donbás alcanzan un nuevo nivel de brutalidad. Rusia ha lanzado ataques masivos sobre Pokrovsk, intentando romper las líneas ucranianas a costa de decenas de blindados y cientos de bajas. Las imágenes de destrucción son apocalípticas. Pero Ucrania contraataca, recuperando posiciones al sur de la ciudad y demostrando que el frente sigue abierto y cambiante. Al mismo tiempo, en el norte, una misteriosa voladura de la presa en Belgorod ha inundado parte del flanco ruso de Vovchansk, abriendo un nuevo eje de incertidumbre y caos. En paralelo, el Kremlin eleva el tono: amenazas nucleares, movimientos de misiles estratégicos y discursos sobre “existencia nacional” reavivan el miedo a una escalada sin precedentes. ¿Estamos ante una demostración de fuerza… o el reflejo de la desesperación rusa? Un análisis completo con Francisco G. Campa y José María Rodríguez desde el frente informativo, militar y geopolítico. SUSCRÍBETE A @BELLUMARTISHISTORIAMILITAR Y @BELLUMARTISACTUALIDADMILITAR para no perderte ningún programa y únete a nuestra comunidad de apasionados por la historia militar, la geopolítica y los conflictos del mundo. Apóyanos para seguir creando contenido riguroso e independiente: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bellumartis PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bellumartis Bizum: 656 778 825 Síguenos también en redes: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bellumartis Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/BellumartisHM Bellumartis Historia Militar — Porque entender el pasado es prepararse para el futuro.

Les attaques de drones venues de l'Ukraine, singulièrement depuis la fin de l'été, se sont intensifiées en Russie et tout particulièrement dans la région de Belgorod. Cette région militarisée, dont la capitale est une ville de garnison, voit aussi ses infrastructures civiles, et notamment énergétiques, désormais particulièrement visées. À ce stade, l'impact des attaques est réel, mais très loin d'atteindre un seuil critique pour la vie quotidienne, qui continue son cours. À lire aussiBelgorod, Chebekino, deux villes frontalières russes face à l'intensification du conflit

Russische Truppen rücken in Kupjansk und Pokrowsk vor – mit teils überraschenden Erfolgen. Ex-Nato-General Erhard Bühler analysiert die Lage vor Ort. Außerdem geht es um die Frage: Darf man im Krieg Staudämme angreifen?

Hey before I begin the podcast, I just want to thank all of you who joined the patreon, you guys are simply awesome. Please take the time to vote and comment on the patreon polls so I can best tackle the specific subjects you want to hear more about and hell it does not have to be about the Pacific War, I like ancient Rome, WW1, WW2, just toss some ideas and I will try to make it happen.   This Podcast is going to be a very remarkable story about a Korean man who fought for the IJA, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany during the second world war.  He is also a man whom most than likely never existed.   Did that catch you off guard haha?   If you have a chance you can pull up wikipedia and search Yang Kyoungjong. The first thing you will notice is a disclaimer that states numerous historians who claim Yang Kyoungjong does not exist. Yet this man exists in some history books, there is a iconic photo of him, there is a documentary looking into him, countless Korean stories are writing loosely about him, there is a pretty decent war film and multiple youtubers have covered his so-called story. So how does this guy not exist if his story is so popular?   His story is claimed to be real by military historian Stephen Ambrose who wrote about him in his book in 1994 titled “D-day, june 6th, 1944: the Climactic battle of World War II. There is also references to him in Antony Beevor's book “the second world war” and that of defense consultant and author Steven Zaloga's book“the devil's garden: Rommel's desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day”. In 2005 a Korean SBS documentary investigated his existence and concluded there was no convincing evidence of his existence. For those of you who have ever heard of this man, I guarantee it's because of the 2011 south korean film “My Way”. That's where I found out about it by the way. Many of you probably saw the iconic photo of him, again if you pull up the wikipedia page on Yang Kyoungjong its front and center. The photo shows a asiatic man wearing a wehrmacht uniform and he has just been captured by american forces on the d-day landings.   Now I don't want to jump into the is he real or not busy just yet. So this is how the podcast will go down, very reminiscent of “Our fake History's Podcast” might I add, I am a huge fan of that guys work. I am going to tell you the story of Yang Kyoungjong, then afterwords disclose my little investigation into whether he is real or not.   So without further adieu this is the story of a man who fought for three nations during WW2.   The Story   It was June 1944, the allies had just unleashed Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings at Normandy. Lt Robert Brewer of the 506th parachute infantry regiment, 101st airborne division was overlooking the capture of Axis forces and reported to his regiment finding four Asians in Wehrmacht uniform around the Utah beach landings. Brewer nor any of his colleagues spoke the language the Asian men spoke, they assumed them to be Japanese.  The four asians were processed as POW's, listed as young Japanese and sent to a British POW camp, before he would be sent to another POW camp in the US. At some point between his capture and the POW camps, he gave his name as Yang Kyoungjong, stated he was Korean and gave an extremely incredible story. To who did he say these things, no one knows.   Yang Kyoungjong was born in 1920, in Shin Eu Joo, part of modern day North Korea. At the age of 18, Yang was forcibly conscripted into the Imperial Japanese army. Korea was one of the bread baskets of Asia and the Empire of Japan had annexed her in 1910. Japan held sovereignty over Korea, making Koreans subjects.    In 1939 the Empire of Japan faced major labor shortages and as a result began conscription of Japanese men for the military, while importing vast amounts of Korean laborers to work in mainland Japan. For the Imperial Japanese Army, Koreans were not drafted until 1944 when things were dire for Japan. Until 1944, the IJA allowed Koreans to volunteer in the army. In 1938 there was a 14% acceptance rate, by 1943 this dropped dramatically to 2%, but the number of applicants increased exponentially from 3000 per annum in 1939 to 300,000 by the end of the war. On paper it looked like Koreans were registering en masse on their on violation, but this is quite the contrary, the Japanese policy was to use force. Japanese officials began press gang efforts against Korean peasants, forcing them to sign applications, it is believed over half of the applications were done in such a manner. Other applicants registered for a variety of reasons, typically because of economic turmoil. Korea would produce 7 generals and many field grade officers. One of the most well known was Lt General Crown Prince Yi Un who would command Japanese forces in the China War.   Thus Yang Kyoungjong was forced into the IJA and would find himself stationed with the Kwantung Army. Quite unfortunately for him, he was enlisted into their service at a time where two major border skirmishes occurred with the Soviet Union. The USSR was seen as Japan's number one rival going all the way back to the Triple Intervention of 1895 when the Russians thwarted Japan's seizure of the Liaodong peninsula after they had won the first sino japanese war. This led to the Russo-Japanese war, where Japan shocked the world being victorious over the Russian Empire. When the Russian Empire fell and the Russian civil war kicked off, Japan sent the lionshare of men to fight the Red Army during the Siberian Intervention of 1918-1922.    Communism was seen as the greatest if not one of the greatest threats to the Kokutai and thus Japan as a whole. As such Japan placed the Kwantung Army along the Manchurian borderlands to thwart any possible soviet invasion. There had numerous border skirmishes, but in 1938 and 1939 two large battles occurred. In 1938 the Kwantung army intercepted a Soviet message indicating the Far East forces would be securing some unoccupied heights west of Lake Khasan that overlooked the Korean port city of Rajin. Soviet border troops did indeed move into the area and began fortifying it. The Kwantung army sent forces to dislodge them and this soon led to a full on battle. The battle was quite shocking for both sides, the Soviets lost nearly 800 men dead with 3279 wounded, the Japanese claimed they had 526 dead with 913 wounded. The Soviet lost significant armor and despite both sides agreeing to a ceasefire, the Kwantung army considered it a significant victory and proof the Soviets were not capable of thwarting them.   In theory Yang Kyoungjong would be in training and would eventually reach the Manchuria borders by 1939. Another man sent over would be Georgy Zhukov who was given the task of taking command of the 57th special corps and to eliminate Japanese provocations. What was expected of Zhukov was if the Japanese pressed again for battle, to deliver them a crushing and decisive blow. On May 11th, 1939 some Mongolian cavalry units were grazing their horses in a disputed area. On that very same day, Manchu cavalry attacked the Mongols to drive them past the river of Khalkhin Gol. Two days later the Mongols returned in greater numbers and this time the Manchu were unable to dislodge them.    What was rather funny to say, a conflict of some horses grazing on disputed land, led to a fully mechanized battle. On May 14th, Lt Colonel Yaozo Azuma led some regiments to dislodge the Mongols, but they were being supported by the Red Army. Azuma force suffered 63% casualties, devastating. June saw the battle expand enormously, Japan was tossing 30,000 men in the region, the Soviets tossed Zhukov at them alongside motorized and armored forces. The IJA lacking good armored units, tossed air forces to smash the nearby Soviet airbase at Tamsakbulak. In July the IJA engaged the Red Army with nearly 100 tanks and tankettes, too which Zhukov unleashed 450 tanks and armored cars. The Japanese had more infantry support, but the Soviet armor encircled and crushed them. The two armies spared with another for weeks, the Japanese assumed the Soviets would suffer logistical problems but Zhukoev assembled a fleet of 2600 trucks to supply his forces, simply incredible. Both sides were suffering tremendous casualties, then in August global politics shifted. It was apparent a war in Europe was going to break out, Zhukov was ordered to be decisive, the Soviets could not deal with a two front war. So Zhukov now using a fleet of 4000 trucks began transported supplies from Chita to the front next to a armada of tanks and mechanized brigades. The Soviets tossed 3 rifle divisions, two tank divisions and 2 tank brigades, nearly 500 tanks in all, with two motorized infantry divisions and 550 fighters and bombers.    The stalemate was shattered when Zhukov unleashed is armada, some 50,000 Soviets and Mongols hit the east bank of Khalkhin Gol. The Japanese were immediately pinned down, while the Soviets were employing a double envelopment. The Japanese tried to counter attack and it failed horribly. The Japanese then scrambled to break out of the encirclement and failed. The surrounded Japanese forces refused to surrender as the Soviets smashed them with artillery and aerial bombardment. By the end of August the Japanese forces on the Mongolian side of the border were annihilated. On September 15th the USSR and Japan signed a ceasefire.    The battle of Khalkhin Gol was devastating for both sides. The Japanese claim they had 8440 deaths, 8766 wounded, lost 162 aircraft and 42 tanks. Its estimated 500-600 Japanese forces were taken prisoner. Because of IJA doctrine these men were considered killed in action. Some sources will claim the real numbers for Japanese casualties could have been as high as 30,000. The Soviets claim 9703 deaths, 15,251 wounded, the destruction of 253 tanks, 250 aircraft, 96 artillery pieces and 133 armored cars. Of those tank losses, its estimated 75-80% were destroyed by anti-tank guns, 15-20% field artillery, 5-10% infantry thrown incendiary bombs, 3% mines and another 3% for aircraft bombing.   Back to Yang Kyoungjong, he alongside the other Japanese, Manchu and Korean POW's were sent to Gulags in Siberia. As the war on the Eastern Front kicked off between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, facing annihilation the Soviets did anything possible to survive. One of these actions was to create the Shtrafbats, “Penal battalions”. Stalins order No 227 created the first penal battalions, who were supposed to be around 800 men strong. The first Shtrafbat battalion was deployed to the Stalingrad Front on August 22nd of 1942.   On order was issued on November 26, 1942 “status of Penal units of the army”, it was issued by Georgy Zhukov, now deputy commander in chief who was the man who formally standardized soviet penal units. The Shtrafbats were around 360 men per battalion commanded by mid range Red Army officers and politruks. The men forced into these were permanents or temporaries. Permanents were officers, commanders, the higher ranks guys. Temporary known as shtrafniki “punishees” were the grunts, typically prisoners and those convicted of crimes. From september 1942 to May of 1945 422,700 men would be forced into penal battalions.    Typically those forced into penal military units were one of two things: 1) those convicted of dissertation or cowardice, 2) Soviet Gulag labor camp inmates. It seems Yang Kyoungjong found himself in a very awkward situation as he would be forced into one of these penal battalions and sent to fight on the eastern front. As pertaining to Order No. 227, each Army was to have 3–5 barrier squads of up to 200 persons each, these units would be made up of penal units.    So back toYang Kyoungjong, he would find himself deployed at the third battle of Kharkov. This battle was part of a series of battles fought on the eastern front. As the German 6th army was encircling Stalingrad, the Soviets launched a series of wide counter attacks, as pertaining to “operation star”. Operation star saw massive offensives against Kharkov, Belgorod, Kursk, Voroshilovgrad and Izium. The Soviets earned great victories, but they also overextended themselves. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein seeing the opening, performed a counter-strike against Kharkov on February 19th of 1943, using fresh troops of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps alongside two other panzer armies. Manstein also had massive air support from field Marshal Wolfram von Richthofens Luftflotte 4, 1214 aircraft tossed 1000 sorties per day from February 20th to march 15th. The Red army had approximately 210,000 troops who fought in the Voronezh-Kharkov offensive, the Germans would have roughly 160,000 men, but their tanks outnumbered the Soviets 7-1, they had roughly 350 of them.   The Germans quickly outflanked the Soviets, managing to encircle and annihilate many units. Whenever soviets units made attempts to escape encirclements, the German air forces placed pressure upon them. The German air forces had the dual job of airlifting supplies to the front lines giving the Soviets no breathing space. Gradually the fight focused around the city of Kharkov seeing the Soviets dislodged. The Germans caused severe casualties, perhaps 45,000 dead or missing with another 41,000 wounded. The Germans suffered 4500 deaths, 7000 wounded. The Germans took a large number of prisoners, and Yang Kyoungjong was one of them.   Yet again a prisoner Yang Kyoungjong was coerced into serving another nation, this time for Die Ost-Bataillone. The Eastern Front had absolutely crippled Germany and as a result Germany began to enlist units from just about any nation possible and this included former Soviet citizens. There were countless different units, like the Russian liberation Army, die Hilfswillige, Ukrainian collaborationists, and there were also non-Russians from the USSR who formed the Ost-Bataillone. These eastern battalions would comprise a rough total of 175,000 men. Many of the Ost-Bataillone were conscripted or coerced into serving, though plenty also volunteered. Countless were recruited from POW camps, choosing to serve instead of labor in camps. The Osttruppen were to typically deployed for coastal defense, rear area activities, security stuff, all the less important roles to free up the German units to perform front line service.   There were two different groups, the Ost-Legionen “eastern legions” and Ost-Bataillone “eastern battalions”. The Ostlegionen were large foreign legion type units raised amongst members of specific ethnic or racial groups. The Ost-Bataillone were composed of numerous nationalities, usually plucked from POW camps in eastern europe. They were tossed together into battalion sized units and integrated individually into German combat formations. Obviously the Germans did not get their hands on large numbers of Koreans, so Yang Kyoungjong found himself in a Ost-Bataillone.    In 1944, due to massive losses in the Eastern Front, and in preparation for the allies about to open a second front, the Germans began deploying a lot of Ost-Bataillone along the coastal defense line at Cherbourg. Yang Kyoungjong was enlisted in the 709th static infantry division, a coastal defense unit assigned to defend the eastern and northern coasts of the Cotentin Peninsula. This would include the Utah beach landing site and numerous US airborne landing zones. The sector was roughly 250 km running northeast of Carentan, via Barfleur-Cherbourg-Cap de la Hague to the western point of Barneville. This also included the 65 km of land just in font of Cherbourg harbor. A significant portion of the 709th were Ost-bataillon, countless were from eastern europe, many were former Soviet POW'S. There were also two battalions of the 739th Grenadier regiment whom were Georgian battalions. A significant amount of the 709th had no combat experience, but had trained extensively in the area.   The 709th would be heavily engaged on D-day meeting US airborne units and the 4th infantry division who landed at Utah beach. In the early hours of June 6th, the US 82nd and 101st airborne divisions landed at the base of the Cotentin peninsula and managed to secure a general area for the US 4th infantry division to land at Utah beach, with very few casualties compared to other beach landings. After the landings the forces tried to link up with other forces further east. By June 9th they had crossed the Douve river valley and captured Carentan. House to house fighting was seen in the battle for Carentan, the Germans tossed a few counterattacks, but the Americans held on with the help of armor units of the 13th.    The Americans then advanced to cut off the Cotentin Peninsula, now supported by 3 other infantry divisions. The Germans had few armored or mobilized infantry in the area. By June 16th the German command was tossed into chaos as Erwin Rommel wanted them to pull out and man the Atlantic Wall at Cherbourg, but Hitler demanded they hold their present lines of defense. By the 17th Hitler agreed to the withdrawal, under some provisions the men still took up limited defenses spanning the entire peninsula. On the 18th the US 9th infantry division reached the west coast of the peninsula thus isolating the Cherbourg garrison. A battle was unleashed for 24 hours with the 4th, 9th and 79th US infantry divisions driving north on a broad front. They faced little opposition on the western side and the eastern, the center held much stronger resistance. The Americans would find several caches of V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rocket installations at Brix. After two days the Americans were in striking distance of Cherbourg. The garrison commander Lt General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben had 21,000 men, but many were naval personnel and labor units. Schliebens 709th had performed a fighting withdrawal to Cherbourg and were completely exhausted. The trapped forces were low in provisions, fuel and ammunition. The luftwaffe tried dropping supplies on their positions but it was inadequate.    A general assault began on the 22nd and the German forces put up stiff resistance within their concrete pillboxes. Allied warships bombarded the city on the 25th of june and on the 26th a British elite force, No. 30 Commando launched an assault against Octeville, a suburb of southwestern Cherbourg. The commandos quickly captured 20 officers and 500 men of the Kriegmarine naval intelligence HQ at Villa Meurice. As the Germans were ground down, Schlieben was captured and with that a surrender was made on the 29th.   The Americans suffered nearly 3000 deaths with 13,500 wounded during the operation. The Germans suffered 8000 deaths with 30,000 captured. For the 709th who took a lionshare of the fighting they reported sustaining 4000 casualties.    Amongst the captured was Yang Kyoungjong. As I said in the beginning Lt Robert Brewer of the 506th parachute infantry regiment, 101st airborne division was overlooking the capture of Axis forces and reported to his regiment finding four Asians in Wehrmacht uniform around the Utah beach landings. Brewer nor any of his colleagues spoke the language the Asian men spoke, they assumed them to be Japanese.  The four asians were processed as POW's, listed as young Japanese and sent to a British POW camp, before he would be sent to another POW camp in the US. At some point between his capture and the POW camps, he gave his name as Yang Kyoungjong, stated he was Korean and gave the story. Apparently Yang Kyoungjob was granted US citizenship and would spend the rest of his life in Illinois until his death in 1992.   So that is the story of Yang Kyoungjong.    The truth Did Yang Kyoungjong exist? Where does his story originate? For those of you who have not guessed it yet, the story I told you was full of details, I simply added based on historical events, with zero evidence at all any man named Yang Kyoungjong was involved in them. I did this specifically to highlight, thats exactly what others have done over the course of many years, creating a sort of mythos. If you know the game broken telephone, thats what I would theorize makes up most of this mans story. But lets go through some actual evidence why don't we?   From the digging I have done, the story seemed to originate with historian Stephen Ambrose book in 1994 titled “D-day, june 6th, 1944: the Climactic battle of World War II”. While writing this book, Ambrose interviewed Robert Burnham Brewer, who served E Company, 2nd battalion, 506th parachute infantry regiment of the 101st airborne division. This same man was portrayed in Band of Brothers by the way. Brewer gave one rather ambiguous account where he spoke about capturing 4 asian men in Wehrmacht uniforms.    Here is patient zero as told to us by Ambrose's book (Page 34, no footnote on the page)   The so-called Ost battalions became increasingly unreliable after the German defeat at Kursk; they were, therefore, sent to france in exchange for German troops. At the beach called Utah on the day on the invasion, Lt Robert Brewer of the 506th Parachute infantry regiment, 101st airborne division, US Army, captured four asians in Wehrmacht uniforms. No one could speak their language; eventually it was learned that they were Koreans. How on earth did Koreans end up fighting for Hitler to defend france against Americans? It seems they had been conscripted into the Japanese army in 1938-Korea was then a Japanese colony-captured by the Red Army in the border battles with Japan in 1939, forced into the Red Army, captured by the Wehrmacht in December 1941 outside Moscow, forced into the German army, and sent to France”. What happened to them, Lt Brewer never found out, but presumably they were sent back to Korea. If so, they would almost certainly have been conscripted again, either into the south or north korean army. It is possible than in 1950 they ended up fighting once again, either against the US army or with it, depending on what part of Korea they came from. Such are the vagaries of politics in the 20th century. By June 1944, one in six German rifleman in France was from an Ost battalion.   Now digging further since there are no footnotes, it seems Ambrose took an oral account from Lt Brewer, but did not directly quote him and instead abstractly expanded upon his story. Ambrose was guilty of doing this often. As multiple historians have pointed out, Brewer was living in the 1940s and was by no means an ethnographer, he was not a person who could have accurately known the nationality of the four asian men he captured. It is plausible he or other US units around him, just came up with Korean for the four asians who could have been from nearly anywhere in central to east asia. For all we know the men found could have been from Turkestan. What was “asian” to westerners of the 1940's is extremely broad.    If you look up the Ost-Bataillone or Ostlegionen you will see they consisted of captured former soviet soldiers. During the d-day landings, 1/6th of the German forces defending the atlantic coast were made up of the Ost-battailones. They came from numerous places, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkestan, Mongolia and numerous parts of the USSR. Needless to say, there were a ton of people whom would be considered asian and could be mistaken to be from Korea, Japan, Burma, etc.    It seems Brewer's vague account was transformed by Amrose, but this only covers one part of all of this, the story, what about the photo?    The iconic photograph is another matter entirely. The photograph has nothing to do with Brewer's account, it is simply a random photograph taken at Utah beach of a captured asian soldier wearing a Wehrmacht uniform. The official description of the photo states “Capture Jap in Nazi uniform. France, fearful of his future, this young Jap wearing a nazi uniform, is checked off in a roundup of German prisoners on the beaches of france. An american army captain takes the Jap's name and serial number” Author Martin Morgan believes the man in the photograph is not Yang Kyoungjong, but instead an ethnic Georgian from the 795th Georgian Battalion, which was composed of Georgian Osttruppen troops or someone who was Turkistani. In 2002 word of the story became more popularized online and in 2004 the iconic photo also began to circulate heavily on the internet. The Korean media became aware of the story in 2002 and when they saw the picture the Korean news site DKBNews investigated the matter. Apparently a reader of the DKBNews submitted biographical details about the soldier in the photo, including his name, date of birth, the general story we now know, his release, life in Illinois and death. The DKBNews journalist requested sources and none were provided, typical.   So some random unknown reader of the DKBNews gave a name, place and time of birth and even where he ended up and died.  In 2005 the Seoul broadcasting system aired a documentary specifically investigating the existence of the asian soldiers who fought for Germany on d-day.   In the SBS special “The Korean in Normandy,” produced and broadcast in 2005 based on rumors of Yang kyoungjog,  they searched for records of Korean prisoners of war during the Battle of khalkhin gol and records of Korean people who participated in the German-Japanese War, and records related to the German Army's eastern unit, but could not find traces of such a person. In addition, the soldiers who served in the Soviet army, who were captured, and then transferred to the German army's eastern units were considered by the Soviet Union to be serious traitors. Accordingly, under a secret agreement between the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, they were forcibly repatriated to the Soviet Union after the war and held in Gulags.. The SBS production team stated that the rumors that a 'Korean from Normandy' had gone to the United States and that he died in seclusion near Northwestern University under the name of 'Yang Kyoungjong', which they were unaware of, were false. The investigative team looked for any traces of a Yang Kyoungjong and found none, so they concluded although there were accounts of asian soldiers in the German army during WW2, there was zero evidence of the existence of Yang Kyoungjong or any Koreans fighting on D-day for that matter.    The 2005 SBS Special documentary sprang forth a bunch of stories by Korean authors, expanding the mythos of Yang Kyoungjong.   In 2007 author Jo Jeong-rae published a novel titled “human mask” which told the story of SHin Gilman, The story ends with Shin Gil-man, who was conscripted into the Japanese army at the age of 20, as a prisoner of war in Normandy, then transported back to the Soviet Union and eventually executed by firing squad. Another novel called “D-day” by author Kim Byeong-in was release in 2011, just prior to the film My War, the plot is extremely similar to the movie. The main characters are Han Dae-sik and Yoichi, who met as children as the sons of a Japanese landowner and the house's housekeeper, harboring animosity toward each other, and grew up to become marathon runners representing Joseon and Japan. As they experience the war together, they feel a strange sense of kinship and develop reconciliation and friendship.   And of course the most famous story would find its way to the big screen. In 2011 the film My Way came out, back then the most expensive south korean film ever made at around 23$ million.   Then in 2012 a unknown person created a wikipedia page piecing together the Ambrose story, the photo and the unknown DBK readers information. With all of this information becoming more viral suddenly in 2013, two history books hit the scene and would you know it, both have “Yang Kyoungjong” in them.    These are Antony Beevor's book “the second world war” and that of defense consultant and author Steven Zaloga in his book “the devil's garden: Rommel's desperate Defense of Omaha Beach on D-Day”. Both authors took the story, name and iconic photo and expanded on the mythos by adding further details as to how the Korean man would have gone from Korea to Cherbourg france.   So Ambrose's story spreads across the internet alongside this photo. Both spark interest in Korea and an investigation receives some random guys testimony, which quite honestly was groundless. Despite the korean documentary stating there was no evidence of a Yang Kyoungjong, it sparks further interest, more stories and a famous film in 2011. 2012 sees a wikipage, it becomes more viral and now seeps into other historians work.   And I would be remiss not to mention the bizarre controversy that broke out in my nation of Canada. A nation so full of controversies today, dear god. Debbie Hanlon a city councilor in St John Newfoundland was absolutely wrecked online in 2018 for an advertisement promoting her real estate business stating “Korean Yang kyoungjong fought with Japan against the USSR. He then fought with the USSR against Germany. Then with Germany against the US! Want an agent who fights for you, call me!” Really weird ad by the way. So it seems her ad was to point out how far she was willing to go for her real estate clients. It was considered extremely offensive, and not the first time she pulled this off, her husband Oral Mews had recently come under fire for another ad he made using a photo of the Puerto Rican cab driver Victor Perez Cardona, where the vehicle turned into a casket. That ad said “He can't give you a lift because he's dead. He's propped up in his cab at his wake! Need a lift to great service, call me!” Hanlon was surprised at the amount of backlash she received since the ads had been running for over 4 years online. She claimed to be the victim of cyberbullying and trolls. So yeah, that happened.    Did Yang Kyoungjong exist, more than likely not, was it possible some Koreans found themselves in a position his story pertains to, you know what it's quite possible. During War a lot of weird things happen. I hope you liked this episode, please let me know in the comments on the Patreon what you think, how I can improve things and of course what you want to hear about next!

Day 1,321.Today, we break down Ukraine's escalating drone war targeting Russian industry and examine how Ukrainian intelligence claims China supplied satellite imagery of US-funded factories. We also cover the latest riots in Georgia and election results in Czechia, analysing what they reveal about European political stability. Later, following a weekend of explosions across Russia and occupied Crimea, a RAND Corporation analyst joins us to assess Putin's weakening oil industry, the potential breaking point for Russia's energy sector, and how a proposed European “drone wall” could reshape the continent's defences.Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.With thanks to RAND Analyst Michael Bohnert.CONTENT REFERENCED:‘The Battle for Odesa: Ukraine's Culture War' (Francis & Dom Video Documentary):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28HqbQLYGMM Europe is facing its ‘Pearl Harbor moment' (Landbergis in The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/05/europe-faces-pearl-harbor-moment/ Georgia's presidential palace ‘attacked' after pro-Russia party's win (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/05/georgia-protests-presidential-palace-georgian-dream-tbilisi/ Santander hires former head of British Army (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/10/06/santander-hires-former-head-of-british-army/ BOOK NOW: 'UKRAINE: THE LATEST' LIVE, IN-PERSON:Join us for an in-person discussion and Q&A at the distinguished Honourable Artillery Company in London on 22nd October at 7pm.Our panel includes General Sir Richard Barrons, former head of UK Joint Forces Command and latterly one of the authors of Britain's Strategic Defence Review, and Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine Forum at the Chatham House think tank. Tickets are open to everybody and can be purchased at:https://www.squadup.com/events/ukraineliveThey are going fast, so don't delay!SIGN UP TO THE ‘UKRAINE: THE LATEST' WEEKLY NEWSLETTER:http://telegraph.co.uk/ukrainenewsletter Each week, Dom Nicholls and Francis Dearnley answer your questions, provide recommended reading, and give exclusive analysis and behind-the-scenes insights – plus maps of the frontlines and diagrams of weapons to complement our daily reporting. It's free for everyone, including non-subscribers.Subscribe: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hour 1 Segment 1Tony starts another edition of the show talking about President Donald Trump meeting about drug pricing and the upcoming government shutdown. Hour 1 Segment 2Tony plays the latest press conference from President Trump on drug pricing. Tony also talks about Jimmy Kimmel losing 64% of his audience and going back to normal. Hour 1 Segment 3Tony talks about left’s backlash on Pete Hegseth’s new standards for the military. Hour 1 Segment 4Tony wraps up the first hour of the show talking about Chuck Grassley arguing that there is more violence in red states. Hour 2 Segment 1Tony starts the second hour of the show talking about how President Donald Trump doesn’t want a government shutdown and the latest on Putin. Tony also talks about a Ukrainian missile strike on a major thermal power plant in Belgorod. Hour 2 Segment 2Tony talks about Bad Bunny named the Super Bowl halftime performer. Tony also talks about how Taylor Swift turned it down. Hour 2 Segment 3Tony talks about Ilhan Omar blaming Republicans for the Dallas ICE shooting. Tony also talks about how some people think that Charlie Kirk was a hater. Hour 2 Segment 4Tony wraps up the second hour of the show talking about what the motives were behind the Michigan church shooter. Hour 3 Segment 1Tony starts the final hour of the show playing Pete Hegseth’s earlier speech on his new standards for the military. Hour 3 Segment 2Tony continues to play Hegseth’s earlier speech on his new standards for the military. Hour 3 Segment 3Tony continues to play Hegseth’s earlier speech on his new standards for the military. Hour 3 Segment 4Tony wraps up another edition of the show playing the conclusion of Hegseth’s speech on his new standards for the military.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textStrap in and put your outrage pants on, because this Ones Ready Daily Drop is pure Pentagon chaos. Jared drops a firestorm of updates faster than a drone swarm over Belgorod. NATO wants 5% GDP? Greenland's back on the menu? Pete Hegseth skips Ukraine for brunch in Brussels? And oh yeah — $38 MILLION for a child development center that could've bought an entire gated suburb in Vegas.We hit drone warfare's brutal reality check, the baffling state of U.S. air defenses, and why letting China buy farmland next to our missile silos is somehow still legal. Spoiler: It shouldn't be. This episode is fast, furious, and fired up. If you're not yelling at the sky by the end, check your pulse.

Donald Trump passou das palavras aos actos e anunciou taxas alfandegárias “recíprocas” para todo o mundo. Aliados, adversários, analistas, economistas e bolsas vão sucumbindo, uns mais atónitos que outros, sob o peso da inconsistência das traves-mestras do alegado “Dia da Libertação” dos Estados Unidos. Mas o Carlos Gaspar vê “coerência” na “estratégia de destruição da ordem internacional americana” liderada a partir de Washington. “Há aqui um padrão, desde o princípio, não é só um método de crise: o Presidente dos EUA está constantemente a criar situações de crise e tem a iniciativa estratégica para, passo a passo, ir destruindo a ordem internacional e o modelo de globalização que os EUA criaram a seguir à II Guerra Mundial”, diz o investigador do IPRI-NOVA no episódio desta semana do podcast Diplomatas. “O fim da globalização é agora oficial, com o decreto das tarifas, e é mais um pilar da ordem americana que é deitado abaixo”, insiste. “Não é apenas no domínio da Defesa e da Segurança. Agora é também o modelo americano da globalização que é posto em causa e, eventualmente, a própria posição do dólar como moeda de referência internacional.” Sobre a retaliação célere da China, o Carlos Gaspar resume de forma simples: “A resposta é inteiramente previsível. O secretário-geral do Partido Comunista da China não pode não responder taco-a-taco ao Presidente dos Estados Unidos. É uma questão de sobrevivência política.” Lembrando alguém que descrevia a guerra tarifária de Trump como um “Inverno nuclear económico autoinfligido”, a Teresa de Sousa lamenta que o tema tarde em entrar na campanha eleitoral em Portugal. A jornalista explica o fenómeno com a “terrível tendência que nos ficou incrustada nos genes desde o ‘orgulhosamente sós’ de Salazar”, que é “esta incapacidade da nossa classe política dirigente de olhar para nós como uma pequena economia aberta, democrática, aberta ao mundo”, que joga à escala europeia e mundial, e que tem na Europa “uma parte fundamental para a defesa dos nossos interesses, do nosso modo de vida e do nosso bem-estar social”. “Quando a União Europeia enfrenta uma dupla mudança radical da sua vida, a mudança geopolítica com a ruptura entre os dois lados do Atlântico (com a ameaça russa) e agora uma ruptura geoeconómica, como é que aqui em Portugal nenhum dos dois partidos que nos devem governar alternadamente [PSD e PS] consegue ter um raciocínio lógico e realista sobre o que se está a passar?”, questiona. Sobre o encontro agendado para o próximo sábado entre representantes dos EUA e do Irão, mediado por Omã, para se discutir o programa nuclear iraniano, o Carlos Gaspar nota comparações com o método de negociações norte-americanas sobre a guerra na Ucrânia. “O Presidente dos EUA quer pôr fim à guerra na Europa e pôr fim à guerra no Médio Oriente; e que está disposto a pagar um preço alto aos seus adversários para garantir esse resultado”, defende. Ainda sobre a Ucrânia, e, concretamente, sobre a incursão das suas Forças Armadas na província russa de Belgorod, a Teresa de Sousa realça que as Forças Armadas ucranianas “estão muito, muito, muito, muito longe de estar numa situação aflitiva” e acredita que os desenvolvimentos dos últimos meses fizeram com que as chefias militares e políticas do país invadido pela Rússia sejam agora mais “proactivas” e menos dependentes “das orientações americanas, como no tempo de Biden”.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, we discuss the global fallout unleashed by US President Donald Trump's tariffs, Ukraine confirms the presence of Ukrainian troops in Russia's Belgorod region, and Trump announces that the US will hold nuclear talks with Iran.Watch TLDR's latest videos here:https://youtu.be/lLdTz3QnA78 https://youtu.be/dRhNGQO9tTE TLDR's Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day's most important news stories from around the world. But we don't just tell you what's happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR's print magazine, here: https://toolong.news/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted byWritten by Nadja Lovadionv Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ China Vows to Fight Back on Trump's Tariffshttps://www.ft.com/content/f91a45e4-5daf-4891-95d8-9771ee3e035d https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg51yw700lo ✍️ Stock Markets Reboundhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-07/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?embedded-checkout=true https://www.ft.com/content/50a3e1f6-5c10-4fe9-b2b8-4659f6f26aee ✍️ Ukrainian Troops in Belgorodhttps://www.euronews.com/2025/04/08/ukrainian-troops-advance-into-russias-belgorod-zelenskyy-confirms ✍️ US-Iran Nuclear Talkshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/07/trump-iran-nuclear-program See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

President Zelensky heeft in een videoboodschap bevestigd dat het Oekraïense leger actief is in de Russische regio Belgorod, naast het Russische Koersk. Volgens de Oekraïense leider zijn de operaties aan de landsgrenzen gerechtvaardigd: "De oorlog moet terugkeren naar waar die vandaan kwam." Aan correspondent Michiel Driebergen vragen we waarom Kyiv nu deze aanval inzet. (09:54) Hoe Europa zijn industrie wil redden In onze geopolitieke serie ‘De Oplossing van het Westen' gaat het vandaag over de Europese industrie. De Amerikaanse importheffingen zijn slechts de nieuwste klap in een lange reeks tegenslagen. Door de torenhoge energieprijzen wordt het voor Europese fabrieken steeds lastiger om te overleven. Maar juist nu zijn die fabrieken onmisbaar, stelt de Europese Commissie. Hoe houdt Europa zijn industrie overeind? Daarover spreken we met econoom Rens van Tilburg van het Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken (VU) en Sander Tordoir, hoofdeconoom bij de Europese denktank CER. Presentatie: Sophie Derkzen

#UKRAINE: HANGING ON KURSK AND BELGOROD OBLASTS. JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 2920 KURSK

In this insightful episode of STRAT, we dissect critical global conflicts and strategic developments that shape the geopolitical landscape. Our focus shifts to Ukraine's strategic offensive in the Russian Belgorod Oblast, a maneuver reshaping the dynamics of frontline operations. Analyzing Russia's economic struggles, we explore the ramifications of its reliance on oil exports to nations like China and India, and the potential collapse of its war-strained economy. President Trump's unpredictable approach to international tariffs adds complexity to these scenarios. Furthermore, we examine the intricacies of revised mineral deals between Ukraine and the US, assessing Europe's defense readiness amid fluctuating US support. The situation in the Middle East is also explored, highlighting potential resolutions in Gaza and shifts in regional diplomacy. Join us as we unravel these key issues and their implications on global stability and future security scenarios.Takeaways:• Ukraine's offensive in Belgorod exploits Russian military redeployments.• Ukraine continues leveraging classic maneuver warfare to regain lost ground.• Russia's economic reliance on oil exports faces increased international pressure.• Trump's proposed tariffs threaten Russia's economic stability further.• Europe struggles with defense spending amid unstable US-Ukraine relations.• Middle East diplomacy sees creative ceasefire proposals in Gaza.• Israel reasserts military and diplomatic presence in the Gaza Strip.• Strategic developments in Lebanon and Syria impact regional stability.#STRATPodcast #HalKempfer #MutualBroadcastingSystem #StrategicRiskAnalysis #GlobalConflicts #UkraineCrisis #RussiaEconomy #TrumpAdministration #MiddleEastDiplomacy #GazaConflict #BelgorodOffensive #ManeuverWarfare #PetrostatePolitics #EuropeanDefense #InternationalRelations #GeopoliticalStrategy #LebanonAndSyria #MilitaryAnalysis #DiplomaticDialogue #SecurityTrends

Day 1,129.Today, amid reports of precision strikes on Russia's Belgorod region – the site of Ukraine's latest incursion – we discuss news from the Paris defence summit, Trump's new minerals deal proposal, and hear the latest acts of resistance in the occupied territories. Later, we discuss the lessons from the Napoleonic era for ceasefires and peace treaties.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Dr. Jade McGlynn (War Studies Department of King's College). @DrJadeMcGlynn on X.With thanks to Thomas Clausen (Historian). @DrThomasClausen on X.Content Referenced:Revealed: Trump's plan to force Ukraine to restore Putin's gas empire (The Telegraph):https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/27/revealed-trump-plan-force-ukraine-restore-putin-gas-empire/Ukrainian forces destroy strategic bridges in Russian Belgorod Oblast (Euromaiden Press):https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/03/28/ukrainian-forces-destroy-strategic-bridges-in-russian-belgorod-oblast/ Trump reverses termination of program tracking mass child abductions in Ukraine (Washington Post):https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/03/27/trump-ukraine-russia-child-abductions/ He Fought for Ukraine. Now Morocco is Punishing Him (Kyiv Post):https://www.kyivpost.com/post/49104Ukrainian lions - now in Kent!https://x.com/ZaluzhnyiUA/status/1904867664826167686 NOW AVAILABLE IN NEW LANGUAGES:The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them, or click the links below.Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatestLearn more about the tech: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/24/ukraine-the-latest-podcast-russian-ukrainian-ai-translation/Subscribe: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 28th March 2025.Today: Turkiye journalists arrested. France Ukraine support group. Ukraine Belgorod incursion. UK OnlyFans fine.Gaza Hamas protests. Indonesia law change. Korea fires. Australia election. US car tariffs. Argentina IMF. Egypt submarine. South Sudan war? And lions from UA to UK.SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day.Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week.Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week.We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/supportContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us!Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts, vocabulary lists, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated daily news in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, TEFL teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they use SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.Get your daily news and improve your English listening in the time it takes to make a coffee.For more information visit send7.org/contact or send an email to podcast@send7.org

On this edition of the Cajun Knight Live, we discuss some of the contraversy Putin is currently facing as his oligarchs slowly turn on him, while simultaneously one of his PMC leaders calls for a coup against him, and an alleged forward offensive into Belgorod. We also discuss the Signal chat contraversy, the parties involved, as well as the reporter who brought it all to light. In other news DOGE recently uncovered over $300 million in small business loans to children under the age of 11. We also spend a little time talking about the $1.5 billion heist in crypto the North Korea just pulled off! If you would like to join in on the conversation next Wednesday night, then come join us atpatreon.com/CajunKnightBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cult-of-conspiracy--5700337/support.

#UKRAINE.  BELGOROD GAMBIT. JOHN HARDIE, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD. 1921 REVOLUTION

Day 1,120.Today, we discuss the Russian bombardments on Ukraine that began within hours of the "immediate ceasefire” on energy and infrastructure allegedly agreed between Trump and Putin, the European reaction to the call between the two presidents, and the latest military battlefield updates, including in Kursk and a new incursion launched into Belgorod.Contributors:Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley on X.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.With thanks to Svitlana Morenets. @SvMorenets on X.Content Referenced:Follow our sister podcast Battle Lines, which covers wider global affairs:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/battle-lines/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/battle-lines/id1712903296 https://open.spotify.com/show/7gPBO0qnZI1YBi25zaVT1cNOW AVAILABLE IN NEW LANGUAGES:The Telegraph has launched translated versions of Ukraine: The Latest in Ukrainian and Russian, making its reporting accessible to audiences on both sides of the battle lines and across the wider region, including Central Asia and the Caucasus. Just search Україна: Останні Новини (Ukr) and Украина: Последние Новости (Ru) on your on your preferred podcast app to find them, or click the links below.Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ukrainethelatestLearn more about the tech: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/24/ukraine-the-latest-podcast-russian-ukrainian-ai-translation/Subscribe: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukrainian strikes killed five people and injured 46 more in Belgorod, a city in south-western Russia, according to Russian authorities.

In our news wrap Saturday, aid workers began the first phase of their campaign to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio, Russia is blaming Ukraine for the deaths of five people in Belgorod, a heavy storm prompted flood warnings in Japan, seven people died in a Mississippi bus crash, Trump launched a new wave of attacks on Harris, and Team USA added to its medal count at the Paris Paralympics. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Day 918.Today, Ukrainian troops cross the border in Belgorod region as fighting continues in Kursk and Russian troops advance on Pokrovsk. We also bring you the latest from Ukraine, diplomatic and political updates from across the world and we speak with Velina Tchakarova, a security analyst based in Vienna. Contributors:David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.Matthew Savill (Director of Military Sciences at Rusi). @MTSavillFree Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsubSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:    It appears Kyiv is attempting to press their advantage along their border with Russia, as reports emerge that Ukrainian troops tried to break through Moscow's defensive lines into the Belgorod region on Tuesday. An update on the arrest of Russian-born Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France as senior officials and French President Emmanuel Macron weigh in on the criminal probe. The case has brought Paris's already strained relations with Moscow to a new low. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin.  Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com.  Patriot Gold: https://www.patriotgoldgroup.com Say Mike Baker sent you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 917.Today, Ukrainian troops cross the border in Belgorod region as fighting continues in Kursk and Russian troops advance on Pokrovsk. We also bring you the latest from Ukraine, diplomatic and political updates from across the world and we speak with Velina Tchakarova, a security analyst based in Vienna. Contributors:David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.With thanks to Velina Tchakarova (Geopolitical Strategist, FACE). @vtchakarova on X.Content Referenced:Battle Lines: how close is the world to nuclear war?https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-close-is-the-world-to-nuclear-war/id1712903296?i=1000661783149Free Telegraph Subscription for Students. Enjoy free access to The Telegraph with your university student email address: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/studentsubSubscribe to The Telegraph: telegraph.co.uk/ukrainethelatestEmail: ukrainepod@telegraph.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Ukraine pushes into Russian territory, Russia has answered with a large-scale attack targeting key infrastructure across Ukraine. With intense fighting in Belgorod and rapid advances in Donetsk, both sides are raising the stakes. What implications will the surprise offensive ultimately have on the future of the conflict? In this episode: Alex Gatopoulos (@alexgatopoulos), Defense Editor, Al Jazeera English Episode credits: This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan and Tamara Khandaker, with Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, Shraddha Joshi and our host Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take's executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

Today's Headlines: Ukraine's offensive against Russia is gaining momentum, with fighting now spreading beyond the Kursk region into Belgorod. This unexpected push has forced Russia to pull back some troops from inside Ukraine, and Ukrainian intelligence reports they've detained over 100 Russian soldiers. Meanwhile, in the US, Trump's legal team is trying to delay his sentencing for 34 felonies until after the November election, claiming the current September date is politically motivated. On the policy front, the White House secured deals with major pharmaceutical companies to significantly lower the prices of 10 of Medicare's most expensive drugs by 2026, which could save Americans billions. They also announced ambitious plans to build over 2 million new homes to tackle housing costs, with Kamala Harris adding her own proposals to support first-time homeowners and crack down on corporate price-gouging in the food industry. And as election season heats up, both campaigns have agreed to a vice presidential debate on October 1st, just in time for spooky season.  Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: WA Post: Ukraine offensive in Russia expands beyond Kursk region, soldiers say Axios: Trump casts upcoming sentencing date in N.Y. case as election interference AP News: White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors White House: FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Actions to Lower Housing Costs by Cutting Red Tape to Build More Housing Axios: Kamala Harris promises food merger crackdown CBS News: VP debate hosted by CBS News set for Oct. 1 between Vance and Walz Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Bridget Schwartz and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former President Donald Trump is expected to unveil his economic policies today, while Vice President Kamala Harris is set to lay out some of her plans later this week. Tropical Storm Ernesto is getting closer to Puerto Rico as tens of thousands have already lost power. The New York Times is reporting that Hunter Biden asked the State Department for help with a business deal while his father was vice president. A state of emergency has been declared in the Belgorod region of Russia following new attacks by Ukrainian forces. Plus, a charity in New Zealand says it unknowingly handed out candy filled with meth to hundreds of families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russia is evacuating a growing number of people from another border region as Ukraine's surprise attack continues. Some 11,000 people in the Belgorod region have been moved, Russian state media reported, because of "enemy action" near the borderAlso in the programme, the US has ordered the rapid deployment of a submarine and aircraft carrier to the Middle East as fears grow of a wider regional conflict; and Bhutan's one and only Olympic competitor talks about the joys of coming last. (Photo: Russian service members drive a tank in the area bordering Ukraine in Kursk region. Credit: Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS).

Video footage shows the aircraft going down in Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border. Also, Donald Trump wins the New Hampshire primary and, Thailand's Constitutional Court has cleared the reformist opposition party leader of charges of breaking electoral law.

The president accuses him of using language reminiscent of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party, in his first election campaign speech of 2024. Also: Residents of the Russian border city of Belgorod are being moved to safety because of the persistent threat of Ukrainian attacks, and the Nigerian film that's winning big audiences and breaking a box office record.

It's one of the biggest waves of air strikes since Russia started the war, with the main target being Belgorod in the southwest. Also: Protests in the capital of South Darfur following a deadly bombing blamed on the Sudanese Armed Forces, and could a British Army officer have become the world's fastest woman to complete a solo South Pole ski expedition?