Exploring the effectiveness of Ukraine's battle lines, the debate on Western support, and the development of new tactics, including the use of small storm groups and drones, for countering Russia's advances.
Where the defensive lines really are, the state of Russia’s reserves, battlefield tactics: Kyrylo Budanov is a candid interviewee—but he claims to know nothing about all those drones. Gambling has been illegal in Brazil for decades, but pinched government coffers point to a lifting of the prohibition (10:42). And the passion and the profitability of “BookTok”, the literary end of TikTok (16:51).
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