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Dec 2023
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110. How the nature of war is evolving

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About this episode

In this episode of Battleground Ukraine, Saul David speaks to David Patrikarakos from our sister podcast Disorder. David has just returned from Ukraine where he has been reporting on and off since the initial Russian Invasion in 2014. He discusses what he's witnessed recently and over the whole of his time in Ukraine and how the nature of warfare is changing both on the battlefield and on the propaganda front.

If you're interested in listening to David's own podcast Disorder - you can find it here: https://linktr.ee/disorderpod

If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - battlegroundukraine@gmail.com

Producer: James Hodgson

Twitter: @PodBattleground

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