Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : : Russia launches another massive missile strike targetting civilians, energy infrastructure, and journalists : : Russia systemically destroys the physical heritage of Huliaipole, the center of the Civil War era Free Territory of Nestor Makhno : : ...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : : Ukraine Rugby s tournament : The ongoing Battle for Pokrovsk, evacuations underway : The murder of New York : . Ukraine establishes an occupation authority for Russia’s Kursk region : . An update on the Nordstream sabotage investigation...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Ukraine has carried out numerous strikes and special forces raids on Russian defense infrastructure : On August, Ukraine launched an invasion of the Kursk region of Russia and has made continuous progress ever since. : We analyze some questions raised by the...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : A prisoner swap between the US and Russia trades political prisoners in Russian cells for Russian spies and assassins. : Battlefield Update: Deterioration of the Pokrovks front : Ukraine might have maybe possibly aided in an ambush of Wagner forces in Mali....

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Combat Updates : The GOP’s plan to replace the administrative state : : The Republican National Convention : : The disturbing background of JD Vance and the Thiel network : : Hillbilly Elegy and Vance’s opportunism : : Senator Vance and...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : A heat wave combines with power outages to make a difficult mid summer : Massive Russian missile strike kills dozens of people across the country and destroys Ukraine’s premier children’s hospital. : Combat update: New York in critical danger : A...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... We took some downtime from the headlines to ask our supporters what questions they have for us about Ukraine, the war, or anything. We get back into the old Putin succession question, what podcasts are good or bad, and some takes on food. These are our responses. Twitter Anthony...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : A pretty eventful two weeks in Kyiv of the Book Arsenal, FanCon, and Kyiv Pride : Combat update: Dangers to Donbas logistics, tide turned in Kharkiv region : On the G Summit : On the Ukraine Recovery Conference : On the Summit on Peace in Ukraine...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : No end in sight to electricity outages, even by winter : Battlefield Update: Foreign partners loosen restrictions on using weapons against Russia, improving the situation on the front : Inane escalation management by the DC blob must come to an end. : ...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Visiting some local Kyiv stories with the theme of corruption and anti corruption. : The Russian Kharkiv offensive is blunted but they continue to make gains outside of Avdiivka. : The city of Kharkiv continues to be bombarded by Russia, including strikes on a...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Announcements: We have expanded our social media presence and have posted a new video for Patreon subscriber : Russian attacks on energy have necessitated a re introduction of electricity rationing : Russia has expanded its offensive by re invading previously...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode, we give an overview of what brought Georgia Sakartvelo from independence in to the place where it is now, with mass protests on the streets fighting against the so called Russian Law. This law, similar to the Russian foreign agent law, would put onerous restrictions on...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode, we celebrate Labor Day by speaking with returning guest Vladyslav Starodubtsev about the history of International Worker’s Day in Ukraine and the world, along with the state of labor rights in Ukraine at present. Vladyslav is a leftist and labor organizer in Ukraine including with...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Russian missile attacks on Kharkiv and the seaside promenade in Odesa : Russian army makes worrisome advances north of Avdiivka : US House of Representatives finally votes for Ukraine aid, reportedly after targeted and intensive lobbying stressing the plight...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode, we sit down with retired Congressman David Bonior, former Representative for the northern suburbs of Detroit and Democratic Party Whip from . David worked to shift US policy in favor of independent Ukraine in the collapse of the Soviet Union and has advocated for the...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Combat Update: Kharkiv hit heavily by Russian bombs, Chasiv Yar shaping to be the next big battle : Mobilization age lowered to : Russian citizens in the Ukrainian military : Russian military recruitment around the world, the hows and whys : ...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Announcement: New documentary from the Kyiv Independent : Reflections on the Kyiv Security Forum : Combat Update: Raids into Russian territory lasting a very long time : Russia launches a heavy nightly missile campaign against energy infrastructure and...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... We interview Ivan Zharkov, a participant in the Revolution of Dignity who enlisted to defend Ukraine in the first days of Russia’s full scale invasion. He talks about his experiences in the Battles of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Bakhmut, especially as the leader of a medical unit. Links...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Another Russian ship destroyed; Russia advances in the outskirts of Avdiivka : Czech led artillery shell supply getting ready for shipment to Ukraine : German Chancellor Scholz says dumb things : French President Macron gets a whole lot more assertive,...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : The fall of the hero city of Avdiivka. The city is no more. : Remembering years of Revolution and War, and Years of the full scale invasion : The Polish farmer blockade of the border reaches grotesque new heights : The complicated legacy of Alexei...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : : Ukraine destroys two more ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet using naval drones : : Russia makes breakthroughs in Avdiivka, putting the defense of the city at critical risk : : Republican blocking of Ukraine aid leaves Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition...

Ukraine Without Hype    Once upon a time, Ukraine Without Hype liked to do episodes that were biographies of some of Ukraine’s various baddies. The Russian buildup and then the full scale invasion created different priorities. In this episode, we look at the subjects of these exposés and ask Where Are They Now : : ...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode: : Quick updates on Russian missile attacks, Russia freezing, and the end of the holiday season : Combat Update Little movement on the front line, Ukraine shoots down Russian A , Russian electronic warfare in the Baltic Sea : House Republicans claim they will...

Ukraine Without Hype    Anthony and Romeo reflect on the biggest news stories of , from the Battle of Bakhmut to the Kherson flood to Avdiivka. What went right, what went wrong, and what was unexpected Then, we take what we learned from the year to guess what may happen next year, a year of grinding attrition warfare...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : In the Combat Update, Ukrainian defenders continue to hold Avdiivka, Russia pushes through the divided city of Marinka, and the ZSU consolidates gains on the Left Bank of the Dnipro near Kherson : The collaborator Ilya Kyva is assassinated near Moscow by the SBU....

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episodes... : The Kyiv Independent releases a new documentary which I narrated on the torture of Ukrainian POWs in Russian custody : In the Start of Winter, a huge storm hits the Black Sea while Russia ups its drone attacks on Kyiv in the early phases of an expected winter...

Ukraine Without Hype    Olga Tokariuk is a Ukrainian journalist and Chatham Fellow who was there when the history of Ukraine and the world changed forever on the night of November , . Former President Yanukovych had gone back on his promises of European Association, and fully chose Russia. What followed was...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : : Combat update Avdiivka will be the focal point of the war for at least the rest of the year. : : General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes an article in the Economist about what Ukraine needs to break out of...

Ukraine Without Hype    Some outside pressure is asking why Ukraine won’t be having wartime elections. We start by going over why that would be impossible, then dig deeper into Ukrainian electoral politics and would would come of an election. : : Holding elections in Ukraine would be illegal, dangerous, and...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Anthony recounts a reporting trip to Kharkiv and back to the former Kakhovka Reservoir : Russia launches a massive assault on Avdiivka, and takes massive casualties in the process. Meanwhile, Ukraine launched a large but secretive incursion across the Dnipro River....

Ukraine Without Hype    We are joined by Joey Ayoub, PhD, host of The Fire These Times, about the recent massacre by Hamas in southern Israel and Israel’s subsequent retaliation against Gaza’s civilian population. The ferocity of Hamas’ attack was unprecedented, but so was the systemic weakness and dysfunction of the...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Russia hits a grocery store and cafe holding a wake for a deceased community member in a village in Kharkiv region, killing over people. : Ukraine advances beyond the second line of defenses in the Tokmak direction : After heavy attacks on the Russian...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : : Visiting a Hungarian speaking town in the Zakarpattia region : : The anniversary of the assassination of Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze in , and how the protest movement against it helped form Ukraine’s democratic path. : : A trade dispute...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : : Ukrainian forces begin to pierce Russia’s second line of defense in the south, and retake positions near Donetsk city. : : Russia caught by the Cuban authorities illegally trafficking potential soldiers. : : Russia looks to North Korea as a source of arms...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : : Despite naysaying in the Western press, the Southern offensive makes a major breakthrough by taking Robotyne and pushing forward. : : How Ukraine, the country that barely has a navy, is taking the fight to the Russians in the Black Sea and Dnipro River : : ...

Ukraine Without Hype    Anthony has returned from a reporting trip to the south of Ukraine and relays what he saw on the ground. : : Odesa’s Transfiguration Cathedral was badly damaged by the recent Russia strike on the city landmark, but Odesa is undeterred from the August vacation season. : : We had a bit...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : : Announcements; join our Discord : : Russian counterattack thwarted in the Luhansk Oblast while progress continues in the south and Bakhmut : : Russia cancels grain deal, then bombs Odesa city center and port infrastructure : : The Ballad of Igor...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : Ukrainian army attacks the first line of Russian defense in the south while making gains around Bakhmut. Meanwhile, deep attacks take down the Crimean Bridge and an assassination of a Russian submarine commander. : An update on the after effects of the Wagner Coup...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode... : The Ukrainian counteroffensive lurches forward across the front lines : Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin launch a day long uprising against the Russian government. What happened Why What now : A locked Kyiv bomb shelter leads to the death of a...

Ukraine Without Hype    Following the Russian destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Dam in the Kherson region, the area downstream was flooded, causing a massive amount of destruction. Anthony went to the city to cover the aid efforts in a city in which he has memories of a better time. While there, the Russians fired...

Ukraine Without Hype    Dylan Burns is a political streamer on YouTube and Twitch who has made multiple reporting trips to Ukraine. We talk about his coverage of demining efforts and other topics, what it means to be a political streamer with a younger audience who stepped into the world of journalism, and the...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode : What is it like to go through a mass suicide drone attack : Combat update: Ukraine continues to advance around Bakhmut, but major shifts are unlikely until the counter offensive. They also continue to hit strategic Russian points. Meanwhile, Russia struggles to find...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode : Russian forces take control of the ruins of Bakhmut : A questionable group of Russian volunteer soldiers fighting for Ukraine launch a raid into Belgorod Oblast of Russia and take a strangely long amount of time to be driven off. : With the Russian success in...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this episode : An overview of the evolving situation in the war. Ukraine has made a series of localized micro offensives throughout the front line resulting in numerous small victories against the Russian occupiers. Most importantly, in the area around Bakhmut, where they have retaken...

Ukraine Without Hype    Ukraine without Hype is joined by Armenian political scientist Karena Avedissian. Karena specializes in governance, access to justice, social movements, and new media communications in Eurasia. We asked her about the background of the Armenian Azerbaijan conflict over the contested Nagorno Karabakh...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this Episode... : Combat Update: Ukraine pushed back to the last few neighborhoods in Bakhmut, while a raid in Kherson Oblast gains attention as paving the way for the coming offensive. : Putin visits occupied Kherson Oblast...maybe : Wagner fighters blow the whistle, having...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this Episode... : War Updates: The Russians advance through the city center of Bakhmut, but it seems pretty certain that the city will not be surrounded. No Russian progress around Avdiivka, and most other advances have ground down. : The Wagner Group circulates a video of themselves...

Ukraine Without Hype    In this News Digest... : War Updates: The focus of the war is on Bakhmut and Avdiivka, two cities that have been largely destroyed and are threatened by attempted Russian encirclements. Russia knocks a US surveillance drone out of international skies, while Slovakia supplies Ukraine with...

Ukraine Without Hype    James is a US Army veteran who supported Ukraine for years before the full scale invasion and enlisted when the time came. We talk to him about how his many years living in Russia opened his eyes to the country’s simmering fascism and his path into the Ukrainian army. Since he also has a YouTube...

Ukraine Without Hype    : Combat Update, including the increasingly brutal fight to defend the strong point of Bakhmut while preparing a counter offensive. : A militia made up of Russian dissidents fighting for Ukraine makes a cross border raid into Bryansk region of Russia in order to get the rest of the...