Ukraine's Fight

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🗓️ 2 September 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Six months into Russia’s invasion, Ukrainians are still fighting back on all fronts. On this week’s show, hear how Ukraine’s newest struggle is for our attention, and how Big Tech is letting Russian propaganda spread. Plus, the story of a Ukrainian gaming influencer who turned to video games and his internet community to survive the conflict.

1. Olga Tokariuk [@olgatokariuk], Ukrainian journalist, describes watching international attention on the war wane in real time, and its consequences. Listen.

2. Andrey Boborykin [@mediaborscht], Executive Director of Ukrainska Pravda, one of Ukraine's biggest independent outlets, speaks with Brooke about how big tech companies continue to platform Russian propaganda. Listen.

3. Micah Loewinger [@MicahLoewinger], OTM correspondent, on the Ukrainian Twitch streamer who used his virtual military skills and online community to get his family to safety when the invasion began (Part One). Listen.

4. Micah Loewinger revisits his reporting on Bobi, the Twitch streamer who escaped war in Ukraine, to learn what has happened since (Part Two). Listen.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This fatigue about this war and how we're going to continue to support Ukraine is a real worry.
0:07.6	As Ukraine slips from the headlines, those living in the war zone worry about getting their stories heard.
0:14.0	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media, I'm Brooke Gladstone.
0:18.0	Also on the show, Big Tech said they'd clamp down on Russian propaganda. Did that?
0:25.0	When I checked, Russian state-run media outlets were performing outstandingly well.
0:31.0	They had hundreds of millions of views.
0:34.0	Plus in Ukraine, a gamer and twitch streamer who dumped his rig when the Russian invasion began risked his IRL life to get back online.
0:44.0	And I was able to recover my whole equipment.
0:47.0	You drove back into the war zone to get your PC?
0:50.0	Yes.
0:51.0	Bobby, you're crazy, man.
0:53.0	You're crazy.
0:55.0	It's all coming up after this.
1:01.0	This is on the media, I'm Brooke Gladstone.
1:04.0	Last week on the show, we examined the information war.
1:07.0	Russia is waging against its own people and much of the rest of the world.
1:12.0	This week, it's all about Ukrainians fighting back.
1:16.0	On all fronts.
1:17.0	The Ukrainian counteroffensive is now underway.
1:20.0	Four villages already taken back from Russian control in the south.
1:24.0	There's heavy fighting right now in the area around Kyrsten, a crucial port city.
1:27.0	This strike hit a key bridge in Kyrsten city, which is under Russian control.
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