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Questions about Belgorod? Ask them for our next episode of ‘This Week in Ukraine’ (Patreon)

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2023-05-23 21:23:05
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Dear Kyiv Independent community members,

We need your questions for the next episode of “This Week in Ukraine.” The topic this week is the incursion into Russia’s Belgorod Oblast by the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion.

To send in your questions, you can leave them in the comments below, message us on Patreon, or email community manager Brooke at brooke@kyivindependent.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Episode 7, “How Ukrainian air defense denies Russia air superiority” is linked above. The episode is available on YouTube and on listening platforms, with your questions starting at 22:10.

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How Ukrainian air defense denies Russia air superiority | This Week In Ukraine Ep. 8

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues. Episode #8 is dedicated to the work of Ukrainian air defense, and how it denies Russia the air superiority that so many predicted it would have. Anastasiia is joined by the Kyiv Independent reporter Francis Farrell. Listen to the audio version of the podcast – http://bit.ly/3M2wtV9 Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 00:39 Russia’s massive Monday attack on Kyiv 02:49 The aim of the attack 03:14 What is the Patriot? 04:25 Did Russia destroy Patriot? 05:57 Why is Patriot so valuable? 07:00 What Russia uses to attack Ukraine 11:15 Does Russia have air superiority in Ukraine? 14:02 Is Ukraine lacking air defense ammunition? 19:40 What about the the counteroffensive? 22:09 Questions from Patrons 28:20 Also this week – Bakhmut, corruption, storm shadow missiles The Kyiv Independent: Twiter – https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/kyivindependent Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kyivindepen... Anastasiia Lapatina: Twitter – https://twitter.com/lapatina_ Francis Farrell: Twitter – https://twitter.com/francisjfarrell The episode was edited by Alex Kisly.

Comments

Trever Blanco

Does it look like the incursion, showing Russia's security weakness, will instigate organic unrest?

Mark C Boettcher

Do you think that the attack upon Belgorad is overall a positive event for the war, because it shows Russia's weakness and may cause unrest in Moscow? Or do you see this as a net negative effect, because the Kremlin will use this as an excuse for Russia being "the victim" and cause more missile strikes against Ukrainian civilians?

Hajo Quest

What is the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion and what are their political standpoints/opinions or ideology?

Claude Huard

Are there possibilities that Belgorod citizens would be aware of the crimes committed by the russian army against ukrainian civilians ? If so, are they sharing that information with russian relatives, or they prefer to remain silent to avoid repression ? Ultimately, would they consider a separation from Russia and become a ukrainian oblast where the war is over ?

NN

Does Ukraine need to tighten background checks on foreign fighters, given the stories about abuse in part of the foreign legion (which your outlet uncovered), the recent story about the defector to Chechnya, and now the allegations about one of the people in latest incursion? I appreciate that it’s hard to do when fighting off an invasion, and every person willing to help can make a difference. But they might also make a negative difference if they turn out to be the wrong type of person.

Hajo Quest

How is it possible that a well known neo Nazi, Denis Kapustin, founder of the freedom of Russia Legion, fights in Belogrod. Obviously supported by the ukrainian army? Is this a problem for the credibility of the ukrainian government/army?