Fighting Talk: Russia, Resilience, and Reporting War

Yaroslav Trofimov is a seasoned war correspondent whose career spans the tumultuous events of the early 21st century, from Iraq to Afghanistan and the frontlines in Ukraine. This week on the Whale Hunting podcast, Yaroslav joins host Tom Wright to take a deep dive into his war reporting career – including his latest work, a new book titled 'Our Enemies Will Vanish'. The book chronicles the first year of Ukraine’s war with Russia, a conflict that’s closer to home than ever before for Yaroslav, who grew up in Kyiv. Together, Tom and Yaroslav discuss his experiences jumping from the fall of Kabul to the grey zones of eastern Ukraine, what it's like to report under artillery fire, and Yaroslav’s prognosis for the war as it enters its second full year. 

To find out more about 'Our Enemies Will Vanish', visit Yaroslav’s website at yarotrof.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at @yarotrof. For more, make sure to follow the podcast – and you can subscribe to the Whale Hunting newsletter at whalehunting.projectbrazen.com.

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