Podcast Episodes

76. Post War Reparations

Joining Patrick and Saul for this week's big interview is Professor of Military History at Birmingham University - Jonathan Boff, who specialises in the First World War. He discusses the collapse of …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

75. The war comes to Moscow

This week Saul and Patrick consider recent Ukrainian gains on the battlefield, the ramping up of Ukrainian drone strikes on targets inside Russia and in the Black Sea, including high rise office buil…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

74. Putin's Prisoner: Life in Captivity

Join us for the second part of our extraordinary interview with Aiden Aslin - the British national captured by Russian forces after the siege of Mariupol. In this part of his gripping story he descri…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

73. Ramping up Ukraine's counteroffensive

Episode 73

This week, Saul and Patrick reflect on what has been a busy week both on and off the battlefield. They discuss the significance of Zelnsky’s statement that the Ukrainian counteroffensive may increase…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

72. Putin's Prisoner: Inside the Siege of Mariupol

In this episode Saul and Patrick speak to Briton Aiden Aslin, who travelled to Ukraine in 2018 and enlisted with the Ukrainian 36th Naval Infantry Brigade. He describes his time on the frontlines in …

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

71. Cluster Munitions, the Kerch Bridge, and Insubordination

Analysing a notable week in the war in Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the significance of Ukraines second spectacular attack on the Kerch Bridge, the unrest in the Russian military leadership that…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

70. Countering Disinformation

This week Saul and Patrick speak to Dmytro Plieshakov - a Ukrainian tech entrepreneur, who currently runs a startup focused on countering disinformation, called Osavul. They work closely with the Ukr…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

69. Tensions between NATO and Kyiv?

Reflecting on what has been news packed week, Patrick and Saul analyse the important developments. In Vilnius, the NATO summit has just ended with some signs that tensions are growing between leading…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

68. 'People like me'

Joining Patrick and Saul for this week's big interview is Belgian journalist - Arnaud De Decker, Arnaud has been reporting from Ukraine for over a year now and has been right up to the front lines, i…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

67. Putin's Propaganda

On this episode of Battleground: Ukraine, Saul and Patrick discuss the significant events that have come over the last seven days, both on and off the battlefield, including a warning from Ukraine’s …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago