Kate's just off to work after sleeping in the best bed in the business.

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Kate-ier?

Of course it's no surprise really, because last night she slept at Premier Inn,

and she got up to

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I'm Ken Harbaugh, host of warriors in their own words.

A quick note before we start.

In my standard intro to this show, I talk about our mission of presenting the unvarnished, unsanitized truth of what we have asked of those who defend this nation. Today, you'll hear from someone who never served in the American military, but is on the front

lines of a battle against tyranny.

A few weeks ago, Nikolai, I'm not using his last name, was a financial analyst wearing

a suit and tie.

Today, he's wearing body armor, carrying an AR-15, and manning a checkpoint in a

Ukrainian city under siege by Russian invaders. We talk about his country's struggle to hold the line,

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