108. A gloomy week for Ukraine

Battleground

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🗓️ 24 November 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this episode of Battleground Ukraine - Saul David and Patrick Bishop assess what has been a week of mostly depressing news for Ukraine, with only the occasional shaft of light dispelling the gloom. They look at signs that President Zelensky’s government is losing patience with his military commanders, reports that Iran could soon send ballistic missiles to Russia, and frontline Ukrainian soldiers have spoken about the fear that they cannot win a ‘war of exhaustion’. They also address some fascinating listeners questions covering a wide variety of topics. If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - [email protected] Producer: James Hodgson Twitter: @PodBattleground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.4	Hello and welcome to the Friday episode of the Battleground podcast with me Saul David and Patrick Bishop.
1:23.9	It's been a week of mostly depressing news for Ukraine with only the occasional shaft of light dispelling the gloom. In a sign that President Zeletsky's government is losing patience
1:28.6	with at least some of his military commanders, two cyber chiefs and the head of the medical forces have been
1:34.2	sacked. There are also reports that Iran could soon send ballistic missiles to Russia, while frontline
1:40.3	Ukrainian soldiers have spoken about the fear that they cannot win a war of exhaustion.
1:45.5	On the other hand, Ukrainian forces have expanded their bridgehead on the eastern, that's the left
1:51.3	bank of the Denepro River in Kersonoblast, to a distance of up to five miles, that's eight
1:57.8	kilometers. And the Russian Ministry of Defense is struggling to subdue what it considers
2:02.5	to be a hysterical response to these gains from nationalist mill bloggers. Other encouraging signs
2:08.9	are the announcement by the German defense minister Boris Pistorius, the Germany will supply Ukraine
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