About this episode

Gen. Audino and Navy vet Bert Watson discuss the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, focusing on the effectiveness of Ukrainian resistance and the motivations behind Russia's actions.

Gen. Audino's Comments: The Will to Fight (historically, in Ukraine, and against Iran). Special Guest: Navy vet Bert Watson just returned from his EIGHTH time in Ukraine! He's currently involved in efforts to support the country in its effort to maintain its independence. He's met with frontline Ukrainian units, command posts, special forces HQs, and more, so he knows what's going on there! He and Gen Audino discuss several topics, including why Russia REALLY wants to take over Ukraine, how the Ukrainian resistance has been so effective against the larger opponent, places where Russia is starting to lose ground, Ukrainian weapons advancements, humanitarian efforts, and more.

People in this episode

Host: BGEN Ernie Audino

Guest: Bert Watson

Topics covered

• Russia vs. Ukraine
• military strategy
• Ukrainian resistance
• humanitarian efforts
• weapons advancements

Keywords

• Russia
• Ukraine
• Bert Watson
• military
• independence
• humanitarian
• weapons advancements
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ukraine, Russia, Iran

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