1096. Crimea Besieged - Is BATTLEFIELD Momentum Shifting to Ukraine in Crimean Direction?!

About this episode

The episode discusses the shifting battlefield momentum in Crimea towards Ukraine, featuring insights from retired Army officer Ben Hodges.

Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. Until recently he was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, Transatlantic relationship and international security. ----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine’s largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------SUPPORT THE…

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Fink

Guest: Ben Hodges

Topics covered

• Ukraine conflict
• military strategy
• drone warfare
• NATO
• international security

Keywords

• Crimea
• Ukraine
• Vampire Drones
• military
• Ben Hodges
• NATO
• drones

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States Army, Centre for European Policy Analysis, Skyfall, Dzyga’s Paw, Khartiia Brigade

Places: Crimea, Kupiansk

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