
Silicon Curtain
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A podcast about propaganda, digital disinformation, politics, corruption, hybrid warfare, weaponised conspiracy theories, social echo chambers and digital dystopias.
1984, Authoritarian, Autocracy, Autocrat, Big Brother, Brainwashing, Cold war, Cold war propaganda, Communism, Conflict, Conspiracy theories, Control, Cults, Cyber warfare, Deception, Dictator, Dictatorship, Digital dystopia, Digital media, Disinformation, Echo chambers, Economic sanctions, Fascist, Fake news, Foreign correspondents, Foreign policy, Fossil fuel sanctions, George Orwell, History, Hybrid warfare, Industrial disinfo
Latest episodes

Jan 20, 2025 • 58min
598. Jake Broe - Putin is Finished in Long Term as Systemic Damage to Russian Economy Rises Dramatically.
Jake Broe is a United States Air Force veteran who served for six years
as a Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer. But you may know him better
as one of the most prominent voices on YouTube throughout the war,
someone with absolute moral clarity about who the victim of the war is –
spoilers, it’s Ukraine – and who brings direct military experience to
his detailed analysis of the unfolding conflict. Do please subscribe to
his channel for videos updates on the war in Ukraine as well as
conversations with engaging speakers, expert guests, and other
YouTubers.
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LINKS:
https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-pearl-of-khorasan/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/charlie-gammell/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-g-280116266/
https://catholicherald.co.uk/author/charlie-gammell/
https://shows.acast.com/behind-the-lines-with-arthur-snell/episodes/iran-where-are-they-headed
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/@JakeBroe
https://twitter.com/RealJakeBroe
https://www.instagram.com/jakebroe/
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jakebroe
https://www.patreon.com/join/jakebroe
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
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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.

Jan 19, 2025 • 45min
597. Charlie Gammell - The Defeat of Russia in Syria is also Major Strategic Loss for the Iranian Regime.
Charlie Gammell is an historian and former diplomat who was on the Iran
desk at the Foreign Office. He has written for publications such as The
Spectator
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LINKS:
https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-pearl-of-khorasan/
https://www.spectator.co.uk/writer/charlie-gammell/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-g-280116266/
https://catholicherald.co.uk/author/charlie-gammell/
https://shows.acast.com/behind-the-lines-with-arthur-snell/episodes/iran-where-are-they-headed
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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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.

Jan 18, 2025 • 26min
Silicon Bites #83 - Trump Holds the Key to Putin's Defeat - But will he Use this Power for Victory?
Edition No83 | 18-01-2025 - This is an update of an episode I put out
while the US election was still in full swing. Now, the Trump team are
having to tackle the issue of Russia, its interference with and sabotage
against Western powers, and its imperial war in Ukraine, there is far
more nuance and realism in the pronouncement and comments coming from
key figures. It seems timely to put out a revised episode based on ideas
for the incoming Trump team, about how they could win in Ukraine.
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemysl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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Jan 17, 2025 • 12min
Silicon Bites #82 - Russia Plans 'Acts of Chaos' Across Europe to Disrupt Allied Support for Ukraine
Edition No82 | 17-01-2025 - Russia is a terrorist state. We’ve been
saying this for three years on the channel. But Russia constantly
reminds of this fact. The latest is an allegation that Russia plotted
terror attacks on airlines around the world. According to Polish PM,
Donald Tusk this bombshell news has come from US intelligence sources.
"I can only confirm that Russia planned acts of air terror, not just
against Poland but against airlines across the globe," said Tusk during a
meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
U.S. intelligence warned the White House that Russia was planning to
smuggle incendiary devices onto cargo planes heading to the US. This
sounds very similar to the devices apparently planted on DHL delivery
places, that are alleged to have caused two warehouse fires. According
to The New York Times report The White House, warned the Kremlin to stop
the operation. Tusk did not provide details to underpin the allegation,
but it was felt serious enough to put his reputation on the line by
stating it emphatically, in public, and in the full glare of the world’s
press, given that he was with Zelenskyy at the time. "All I can say,
and I will not go into details, but I can confirm the validity of these
fears," said Tusk.
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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NEWS SOURCES:
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-planned-terror-attacks-airlines-around-world-donald-tusk-says/
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/russia-planned-acts-of-terror-in-the-air-polands-tusk-says/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4717j21kko
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/azerbaijan-airlines-flight-was-downed-by-russian-air-defence-system-four-sources-2024-12-26/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-olympics-train-vandalism-cause-b2586422.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13675809/French-train-arson-Putins-new-terror-tactic.html
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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemysl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
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Jan 17, 2025 • 56min
595. Oleksandr Mykhed - Language and the Battle for Reality in Context of Russia's War Against Ukraine
Oleksandr Mykhed is a Ukrainian writer. Until March 2022, he lived in
Kyiv; he is now enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He is the
author of nine books; selected essays and excerpts from his books have
been translated into ten languages. He has participated in literary
residencies in Finland, Latvia, Iceland, the USA and France, and a
virtual residency at Oxford University. He has written for publications
including The Financial Times, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and The
Guardian, and has appeared as a guest on CNN and NPR. He is a member of
PEN Ukraine, and anyone who has heard him speak, such as at the event in
Waterstones in London with Luke Harding, will know how compelling he
is.
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LINKS:
https://x.com/mykhed_o
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/303637/oleksandr-mykhed
https://pen.org.ua/en/autors/myhed-oleksandr
ARTICLES:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/30/the-language-of-war-by-oleksandr-mykhed-review-ukraine-russia-a-painful-piece-of-history
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqWDfx4XtRY
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
----------
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.

Jan 16, 2025 • 1h 16min
594. Sergej Sumlenny - Ukraine's Kursk Offensive Points Towards the Future of Warfare with Drone Swarms
Sergej Sumlenny is founder of the European Resilience Initiative Centre
and a former Regional Director for Ukraine and Belarus at the Heinrich
Böll Foundation. He is based in Berlin, Germany and is an expert in
Energy and Security Policy, Human Rights, and International Business
Consulting. He is also an expert in the Central and Eastern Europe
region, with a Ph.D. in Political Sciences. Fluent or native in German,
English, Ukrainian, and Russian.
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LINKS:
https://twitter.com/sumlenny
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergej-sumlenny-4502aa5/
https://european-resilience.org/
https://www.boell.de/en
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
----------
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.

Jan 15, 2025 • 57min
594. Cormac Smith - Putin Seeks to Replace Rules Based Order with a new 'Disordered' Age of Imperialism
Cormac Smith has worked in Public Relations and Corporate Communications
for over three decades. In 2016 he travelled to Ukraine to take up a
special appointment as the ‘Strategic Communication Advisor’ to Pavlo
Klimkin, then the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. He was attached to the
British Embassy in Kyiv but was embedded in Ukraine’s Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, the first foreigner to hold such a position. While in
Kyiv, he also advised and provided training for five other government
ministries and worked directly with three other cabinet ministers:
Health, Education and the Deputy Prime Minister.
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LINKS:
https://defencebrink.uk/
https://x.com/CormacS63
https://x.com/philipingmbe
----------
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
----------
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.

Jan 15, 2025 • 8min
Silicon Bites #81 - Ukrainian Drones Pound Russian Infrastructure on a Totally Unprecedented Scale
Edition No81 | 15-01-2025 - Ukraine has steadily been increasing its
strikes against targets deep within Russia since the conclusion of the
US election. But before we get into the details of the latest strikes
over the weekend, let’s review how this started last week with the huge,
'multi-day’ targeting of Russia's Engels airbase infrastructure.
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
Ukraine has targeted Russia's Engels airbase and associated
infrastructure in 'multi-day, comprehensive operation'. This was
reported by Kyiv's 14th Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment reported on
Jan. 14. This unit is part of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces; they
claimed the attacks were intended to "reduce the enemy's strategic
aviation capabilities".
It’s also been reported, and footage on social media seems to attest to
this, that they struck aviation fuel tanks at the Kristal oil plant used
to supply Russian long-range bomber aircraft.
"We are doing our best to ensure that Engels fire crews, who have just
put out the flames after the previous attack, are not left without work
in the face of the increasingly difficult economic situation in Russia."
The Ukrainian unit is quoted as saying.
The attack had also seemed to have targeted ammunition warehouses at the
airbase which store cruise missiles and glide bombs. Several explosions
were heard in the area, according to local reports from Russian
Telegram channels.
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
----------
NEWS SOURCES:
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-targets-russias-engels-airbase-in-multi-day-comprehensive-operation-drone-forces-report/
https://kyivindependent.com/drones-reportedly-attack-russian-chemical-plant-in-tatarstan/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-chemical-plants-refineries-warehouses-in-russia/
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-ukraine-targets-russian-industrial-plants-ammunition-depots-in-overnight-strike/
https://kyivindependent.com/drone-attack-damages-industrial-facility-in-russias-saratov-region/
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Jan 15, 2025 • 1h 27min
592. Live Stream with Operator Starsky and Jonathan MS - Russia Goes up in Flames in Largest Scale Attack
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
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Jan 14, 2025 • 1h 19min
591. Live Stream with Jonathan MS Pearce - Trucks for Ukraine and Why Russia Acts with Such Loathing
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At relatively short notice, we're organising two events in Ukraine in
the last week of January. Lviv (part 2) and Kyiv. The event we ran in
August 2023 was a huge success, and had a great impact. Now our aim is
even more ambitious. Two cities. Two events. Multiple panels consisting
of the best experts, and all filmed in high definition for the channel.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
But it costs. Last time the overall cost was £3,500 for Live in Lviv,
and we covered 80% of this through ticket sales. This time the costs are
higher, and there's less opportunity to sell tickets at the available
venues and studios, so I'm creating a campaign to raise £5,000 to make
this trip a reality. We also have a much more ambitious programme to
film interviews around Kyiv and Lviv for the channel. This project will
have an impact, so please help if you can.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's front-line towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
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