What Is Life Like On The Ground In Ukraine? - Jake Hanrahan

Jake Hanrahan is a conflict journalist, documentary filmmaker and the founder of Popular Front. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been going for a week but it's felt like a year. Social media, YouTube and news channels have been awash with stories from on the ground and even the Wikipedia page has had over 500 contributors and is more than 20,000 words long. I wanted to find out what life is actually like on the ground in Ukraine from someone who's been there. Expect to learn what protection the Ukrainian citizens have access to from bombings, where civilians are getting all their guns from, how you coordinate citizen-militias with zero military training, whether world champion boxers are are actually helping the effort, how skeptical Jake is of the press coverage, how many Russians actually want this war and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on Mission’s high performance teas at https://missionuk.com (use code MW20) Get 20% discount on everything from Lucy at https://uk.lucy.co/ (UK) or https://lucy.co/ (US) (use code: MW20) Extra Stuff: Follow Popular Front on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popular.front Follow Jake on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jake_hanrahan Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #ukraine #russia #invasion - 00:00 Intro 01:45 Current Civilian Life in Ukraine 08:53 Russian Strategy 14:07 Armed Civilian Response 23:46 Logistics of Ukraine’s Defence 30:16 Polarised Views of the Invasion 36:41 Social Media Coverage 50:35 Opinionated Soldiers 56:49 The Next Few Weeks 1:07:50 Reality Check for the West 1:17:58 Where to Find Jake - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Jake HanrahanguestChris Williamsonhost

Mar 3, 20221h 19mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: March 3, 2022
Duration: 1h 19m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Jake Hanrahan is a conflict journalist, documentary filmmaker and the founder of Popular Front. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been going for a week but it's felt like a year. Social media, YouTube and news channels have been awash with stories from on the ground and even the Wikipedia page has had over 500 contributors and is more than 20,000 words long. I wanted to find out what life is actually like on the ground in Ukraine from someone who's been there. Expect to learn what protection the Ukrainian citizens have access to from bombings, where civilians are getting all their guns from, how you coordinate citizen-militias with zero military training, whether world champion boxers are are actually helping the effort, how skeptical Jake is of the press coverage, how many Russians actually want this war and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on Mission’s high performance teas at https://missionuk.com (use code MW20) Get 20% discount on everything from Lucy at https://uk.lucy.co/ (UK) or https://lucy.co/ (US) (use code: MW20) Extra Stuff: Follow Popular Front on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/popular.front Follow Jake on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jake_hanrahan Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #ukraine #russia #invasion - 00:00 Intro 01:45 Current Civilian Life in Ukraine 08:53 Russian Strategy 14:07 Armed Civilian Response 23:46 Logistics of Ukraine’s Defence 30:16 Polarised Views of the Invasion 36:41 Social Media Coverage 50:35 Opinionated Soldiers 56:49 The Next Few Weeks 1:07:50 Reality Check for the West 1:17:58 Where to Find Jake - Join the Modern Wisdom Community on Locals - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Listen to all episodes on audio: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Jake Hanrahan
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Chris Williamson
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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Jake Hanrahan and Chris Williamson, What Is Life Like On The Ground In Ukraine? - Jake Hanrahan explores inside Ukraine’s Civilian Resistance: War, Reality, And Propaganda Collide Journalist Jake Hanrahan recounts his recent reporting from Ukraine, focusing on the lived reality of civilians suddenly thrust into war as Russia’s full‑scale invasion unfolds.

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