About this episode

Shaun Pinner shares his harrowing experience of surviving Russian captivity during the war in Ukraine.

Captured on the front lines of Ukraine and held for months as a prisoner of war, Shaun Pinner gives us his firsthand account of survival under extreme conditions. In our feature interview presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West, he reflects on combat, captivity, and the lasting psychological toll of war...plus, why he’s telling his story now through Live. Fight. Survive. THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY RapidEX FINANCIAL. THE CRYPTO WORLD MOVES FAST, BUT YOUR TRUST IN AN EXCHANGE SHOULDN'T BE A GAMBLE. RapidEX IS SECURE, FINTRAC-REGISTERED, AND NON-CUSTODIAL. SAVE 50% ON FEES ON ONLINE INTERAC E-TRANSFER TRADES WITH PROMO CODE RYAN50 AT https://rapidexfinancial.com/. MBEW: https://www.mercedes-benz-edmontonwes... SEE SHAUN in EDMONTON APRIL 24: https://www.showpass.com/unbreakable-shaun-pinner-live/ BUY HIS BOOK: https://shaunpinner.com/ 52:30 | Quit being so humble, Edmonton! Three community champions - Laura Kinghorn, Ziyah Karmali, and Chelsey Quirk - have a challenge for us all as Tourism Week wraps up. EDMONTON CHAMBER of COMMERCE: https://www.edmontonchamber.com/ EXPLORE EDMONTON: https://exploreedmonton.com/ INDIGENOUS TOURISM ALBERTA: https://indigenoustourismalberta.ca/…

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