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Following eight years as a criminal barrister in his home city of Liverpool, Frank worked for a decade in the Balkans and throughout the former Soviet Union in international human rights protection, criminal law reform, and institution building at the highest levels of government. He developed particular expertise in missing persons, human trafficking, and torture prevention. He also served for a number of years as a reserve officer with extensive operational experience retiring as head of his service branch. Later he served as the first ‘Justice Advisor’ to the UK Mission in Helmand Province in 2007-2008 and worked in a similar role at the UK Embassy in Libya during and after the war there (2011-12). He has also worked in Ukraine during the current war. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling 'Losing Small Wars' (2017), which was selected as a 'Book of the Year' by the Times and Amazon UK. His 'Aerial Warfare' book (2018) was placed on the RAF 'Chief of Air Staff's Reading list' and was shortlisted as 'Military book of the Year' by Military History Matters' magazine. LINKS: https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/frank-ledwidge https://defenceresnet.org/in-conversation-with-5/ https://www.theguardian.com/profile/frank-ledwidge BOOKS: Losing Small Wars (2017) Aerial Warfare (2018)

GUEST: Olia Hercules - Food writer, food stylist and chef. ---------- Today I’m talking to one of Ukraine’s leading cultural figures and most creative minds, about a very personal and difficult subject – the intentional flooding of, Kakhovka by Russia in an act of monumental depravity and barbarism. We’ll also be talking about how culture and food fortify the Ukrainian identify and strengthen their spirit of resistance against tyranny. #OliaHercules #ukrainiancusuine #borscht #ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #zelensky #putin #propaganda #war #disinformation #hybridwarfare #communism #sovietunion #postsoviet ---------- SPEAKER: Olia Hercules is a food writer, food stylist and chef who spent her early childhood in the town of old Kakhovka. She is author of many award-winning cookbooks including Mamushka, Kaukasis, Summer Kitchen and Home Food. She settled in the United Kingdom at the age of 18 to study international relations and Italian at Warwick University. Olia Hercules began working as a chef after completing a course at Leith's School of Food and Wine in 2010. In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hercules raised money to privately send bullet-proof vests to civilian volunteers in the Ukrainian army, including her brother. With her friend, the chef Alissa Timoshkina, she established the #CookForUkraine social media initiative, encouraging businesses and individuals to raise money for UNICEF by cooking Ukrainian cuisine. She has won many awards, include The Observer Rising Star in Food 2015 and was Winner of Fortnum & Mason's Debut Food Book Award 2016. ---------- BOOKS: Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine & Beyond (Octopus Publishing (2015) Kaukasis: The Cookbook – A Journey Through the Wild East (Octopus Publishing (2017) Summer Kitchens Inside Ukraine's Hidden Places of Cooking and Sanctuary (2020) Home Food (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022) ---------- LINKS: https://twitter.com/Olia_Hercules https://www.linkedin.com/in/olia-hercules-2097925a/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olia_Hercules ---------- WATCH NEXT: Orest Zub https://youtu.be/A7MrcwdDvPQ Aliona Hlivco https://youtu.be/yGLUBCfTkD8 Olga Tokariuk https://youtu.be/D5onDse6WJs Anna Danylchuk https://youtu.be/5AenntkSxIs Roman Sheremeta https://youtu.be/olrTPku8EMM ---------- CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Edition No10 | 20-06-2023 As feuding among the elites begins - is the Russian empire rotten to the core? ~~~~~ NEWS LINKS: The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/19/will-the-kakhovka-dams-destruction-hinder-ukraines-counteroffensive-a81531 Will the Kakhovka Dam’s Destruction Hinder Ukraine’s Counteroffensive? By Bashir Kitachayev June 19, 2023 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/13/ideology-money-or-freedom-why-fighters-from-the-global-south-join-russias-army-in-ukraine-a81438 Ideology, Money or Freedom? Why Fighters from the Global South Join Russia’s Army in Ukraine By Leyla Latypova and Vivianne Wandera June 13, 2023 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/16/alcohol-abuse-plagues-kremlin-elites-as-war-drags-on-reports-a81530 Alcohol Abuse Plagues Kremlin Elites as War Drags On – Reports June 16, 2023 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/16/south-african-leader-says-putin-zelensky-agree-to-receive-peace-mission-a81160 South African Leader Says Putin, Zelensky Agree to Receive Peace Mission May 16, 2023 Google News search https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1ONGR_en-GBGB928GB930&sxsrf=APwXEdeBkONsT0AdxDrWC5Wv3mnntBTsTw:1687330695679&q=kakhovka&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwit3u_V5NP_AhWpg_0HHd-dCfYQ0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1536&bih=714&dpr=1.25 ~~~~~ USEFUL LINKS: Vatnik Soup https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi http://www.medbat.org.ua/en/ Real World News https://kyivindependent.com/ https://www.kyivpost.com/ https://english.nv.ua/ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ https://meduza.io/en https://meduza.io/ https://novayagazeta.eu/ https://www.newsweek.com/topic/russia... Analysis https://www.ft.com/russia https://www.economist.com/ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ https://cepa.org/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/ https://www.theatlantic.com/search/?s... YouTube Channels / @timesradio1 / @khodorkovskyru / @popularpolitics / @macknack / @plushev / @tvrain / @fake_news / @feyginlive ~~~~~

Olena Halushka is a is a board member of the Ukrainian NGO “Anti-corruption Action Centre”, and co-founder of the International Centre for Ukrainian Victory. She has also worked as a chief of international advocacy at the post-Maidan coalition of 80 CSOs “Reanimation Package of Reforms” (2015-2017). Olena was an advisor to Members of the Ukrainian Parliament from 2012 to 2014, and has experience in local-level politics, serving as Kyiv City Council member, and deputy chair of the Council’s Commission on Housing and Energy (2014-2015). Olena is a contributor to the Atlantic Council. She has also written op-eds for the Washington Post, the Foreign Policy, and the EU Observer. Olena Halushka obtained her PhD in International Economics from the Kyiv National University in 2016. LINKS: https://twitter.com/OlenaHalushka https://twitter.com/AntAC_ua https://twitter.com/ICUVua https://www.linkedin.com/in/olena-halushka-b7342259/?originalSubdomain=ua https://ukrainianvictory.org/experts/olena-halushka/ https://www.fpri.org/contributor/olena-halushka/ https://cepa.org/author/olena-halushka/ https://archive.kyivpost.com/author/olena-halushka https://foreignpolicy.com/author/olena-halushka/

The last 9 months has seen a vicious war of attrition unfold in towns like Ugledar, Soledar and Bakhmut. But this should not be interpreted as a stalemate, as those struggles seems to have degraded the quantity of functional Russian equipment and depleted their fighting potential. Will Ukraine’s counter offensive finally bring an end to Russia’s genocidal and pointless war? Maria Drutska works in Ukraine's defence sector and shares her informed and pointed thoughts on defence policy and foreign affairs through her popular accounts on Twitter and YouTube. Her updates on the Russo-Ukrainian war also have a dedicated audience, with they added attraction of her humour and sarcasm. Maria also describes herself as a professional vatnik basher.

Anna Kvit is a visiting research fellow at University College London. Her research focuses on women in the military of Ukraine, veterans’ reintegration into civilian life, and the gendered impacts of the war in Ukraine. Anna contributed to the development of programs and policies on the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda in Ukraine. She co-taught Military Sociology at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Anna holds degrees from both the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and the University of Kassel in Germany). https://theconversation.com/ukraine-war-attitudes-to-women-in-the-military-are-changing-as-thousands-serve-on-front-lines-198195 Ukraine war: attitudes to women in the military are changing as thousands serve on front lines. Published: January 31, 2023, 6.13am GMT Authors: - Jennifer Mathers: Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University. - Anna Kvit: Visiting Research Fellow, UCL.

Christine Khariv is Business Development Manager at DLF attorneys-at-law Ukraine. Christine writes eloquently and passionately about Ukraine on LinkedIn and Twitter, exposing Russian falsehoods, and advocating for Ukraine’s cause.

Videos and photos by Bogdan Logvynenko and Yurii Stefanyak from Ukraїner. ---------- LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/@UkrainerinEnglish https://ukrainer.net/en/ ---------- Ukraїner English language social media links: https://www.instagram.com/ukrainer_en https://www.facebook.com/ukrainer.eng https://twitter.com/ukrainer_en https://www.linkedin.com/company/ukrainer/ ---------- Ukrainian language links: https://twitter.com/logvynenko https://twitter.com/ukrainer ---------- Most prominent Ukrainian Charities on the ground: United24 https://u24.gov.ua/ United24 was founded in May 2022 by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to raise funds and support for Ukraine amidst the Russian-Ukrainian war. Razom for Ukraine https://www.razomforukraine.org/ Razom for Ukraine was founded in 2014 to respond to the humanitarian crisis. Their initial fundraising efforts brought in over $100,000 to support protesters in Ukraine during the ongoing conflict. Since then, they’ve carried out various international projects to support Ukraine and Ukrainians abroad. Prytula Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org/en The Prytula Foundation was founded in 2020 by Serhiy Prytula, a Ukrainian presenter and activist, to provide aid to Ukrainians in need. Since then, the organization has shifted their efforts to provide military supplies and support to the Ukrainian army after the Russian invasion. Today, they maintain their headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine. ---------- #ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #zelensky #putin #propaganda #war #disinformation #hybridwarfare #foreignpolicy #communism #sovietunion #postsoviet ---------- WATCH NEXT: Orest Zub https://youtu.be/A7MrcwdDvPQ Aliona Hlivco https://youtu.be/yGLUBCfTkD8 Olga Tokariuk https://youtu.be/D5onDse6WJs Anna Danylchuk https://youtu.be/5AenntkSxIs Roman Sheremeta https://youtu.be/olrTPku8EMM ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Edition No9 | 09-06-2023 Sow the Wind, Reap the Whirlwind, as War Comes to Russia ~~~~~ FEATURED ARTICLES: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/has-ukraine-launched-a-special-military-operation-in-russia/ Has Ukraine launched a ‘special military operation’ in Russia? Svitlana Morenets | 22 May 2023, 2:01pm https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/ukraines-next-move-can-putin-be-outsmarted/ Ukraine’s next move: can Putin be outsmarted? Mark Galeotti | 27 May 2023 ~~~~~ NEWS LINKS: The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/02/why-is-the-russian-regime-ignoring-the-moscow-drone-attacks-a81360 Why Is the Russian Regime Ignoring the Moscow Drone Attacks? By Tatiana Stanovaya | Updated: June 2, 2023 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/03/russian-border-region-residents-flee-as-shelling-kills-4-a81387 Russian Border Region Residents Flee as Shelling Kills 4 By AFP | June 3, 2023 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/02/ukraine-says-downed-all-missiles-drones-in-new-attacks-on-kyiv-a81375 Ukraine Says Downed All Missiles, Drones in New Attacks on Kyiv By AFP | June 2, 2023 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/01/two-children-killed-in-russian-strike-on-kyiv-a81353 Three Killed in Russian Strike on Kyiv By AFP | Updated: June 1, 2023 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/30/moscow-hit-by-swarm-of-drones-in-wartime-first-a81324 Moscow Hit By Swarm of Drones in Wartime First Updated: May 30, 2023 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/05/30/downed-drones-near-putins-residence-rattle-russias-elite-a81333 Downed Drones Near Putin’s Residence Rattle Russia’s Elite By Pyotr Kozlov | Updated: May 30, 2023 ~~~~~ USEFUL LINKS: Vatnik Soup https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi http://www.medbat.org.ua/en/ Real World News https://kyivindependent.com/ https://www.kyivpost.com/ https://english.nv.ua/ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ https://meduza.io/en https://meduza.io/ https://novayagazeta.eu/ https://www.newsweek.com/topic/russia... Analysis https://www.ft.com/russia https://www.economist.com/ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ https://cepa.org/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/ https://www.theatlantic.com/search/?s... YouTube Channels / @timesradio1 / @khodorkovskyru / @popularpolitics / @macknack / @plushev / @tvrain / @fake_news / @feyginlive ~~~~~

Anna Proskurina is involved with Academic Projects and Communication, and specifically with Democracy International e.V. she is passionate about civil society, the opportunity for Ukraine to join the EU and Ukraine. She also engages in public conversations about Ukraine’s difficult history, democracy, and human rights. ------- LINKS: https://www.instagram.com/ukrainian.vibes/ https://www.instagram.com/democracy_intl/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-proskurina/ ------- RESOURCES: https://www.publicsphere.eu/2022/07/stealing-history/?lang=en https://www.publicsphere.eu/2022/06/role-of-art-in-conversations-about-war/?lang=en https://www.publicsphere.eu/2022/05/face-to-face/?lang=en https://democracy-international.org/country-focus-ukraine-what-about-direct-democracy https://www.democracy.community/stories/future-elections-and-local-direct-democracy-ukraine-interview-julia-kyrychenko https://static.razomforukraine.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/4.-Civil-Society-in-Ukraine.pdf https://carnegieeurope.eu/2022/11/30/civic-activism-against-geopolitics-case-of-ukraine-pub-88485 https://ukrainewararchive.org/eng/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJczLlwp-d8&list=PLh9mgdi4rNewfxO7LhBoz_1Mx1MaO6sw_ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LClZd41CVn_GmjA4QjhTKIHKRYGm9s09/view -------