Inside the Battle of Azovstal

Modern War Institute

John Amble

Government, News

4.7 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, one of its first targets was the city of Mariupol. Despite being outnumbered by—and less well equipped than—their adversaries, Ukrainian defenders held out for three months. As the Russian siege of the city intensified, Ukrainian forces defended a shrinking perimeter with a command post in the Azovstal steel plant. One of those Ukrainian defenders was Sergeant Arseniy Fedosiuk. MWI's John Spencer had the opportunity to speak to him about his experience in Mariupol, and you'll hear part of that discussion in this episode. The MWI Podcast is produced with the generous support of the West Point Class of 1974.

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0:00.0	So maybe at 5.4 or 5 o'clock in the morning we were put on alert because actually the war started.
0:11.0	In Murupol, like it was pretty asymmetrical war for us because our enemy had almost everything and we had nothing.
0:19.0	As for me it became obvious that our enemy has total
0:23.9	superiority. It's like superiority in the numbers of personal superiority in numbers of armoured
0:29.7	vehicles in all ways and means. Hey, welcome back to the Modern War Institute podcast, produced with
0:36.4	the very generous support of the West Point Class of 1974.
0:40.3	I'm John Amble, and this is a special episode.
0:43.2	The MWI podcast is our flagship podcast, but we also have several others.
0:47.6	One of them is the Urban Warfare Project podcast hosted by John Spencer.
0:52.1	Since the war in Ukraine began almost three years ago, John has had
0:55.6	the incredible opportunity to get to know a number of Ukrainians who have fought in that war.
1:00.6	That includes Arseni Fethysuk, who took part in the defense of the Azov Steel Factory in
1:05.0	Mariupol in 2022. You'll hear part of John's conversation with Arseni in this episode.
1:15.3	Arseni shares some fascinating details of the battle based on firsthand experience,
1:18.6	including the numerical and equipment disadvantage of the Ukrainians,
1:21.3	his observations on Russian tactics, and more.
1:25.2	The discussion is really interesting, and I encourage listeners to go and find the Urban Warfare Project podcast.
1:26.9	You can get it wherever you're listening to this one
1:28.7	and find not only the full conversation John had with Arseni,
1:32.4	but all of the really interesting episodes on a wide range of subjects related to urban warfare.
1:38.2	Before we get to this episode, as always, a couple quick notes.
1:41.5	First, a very special thank you again to the West Point class of
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