This Week in Ukraine

News & Politics Podcasts

“This Week in Ukraine” is a video podcast hosted by Kyiv Independent’s reporter Anastasiia Lapatina. Every week, Anastasiia sits down with her newsroom colleagues to discuss Ukraine’s most pressing issues.

Episodes

Ukraine has a mobilization problem

The legal question of genocide in Ukraine

Is Ukraine running out of air defense missiles?

Ukraine’s drone campaign against Russian oil infrastructure

Will Trump abandon Ukraine if he beats Biden in November?

How Ukraine downs Russian planes

How 10 years of Russian occupation changed Crimea

Bonus: Conversation with The Telegraph’s David Knowles

Avdiivka fell to Russia. Why?

Who is leading Ukraine’s military now?

Will Putin be challenged in upcoming Russian election?

Is NATO getting ready for escalation with Russia?

Alarming campaign against free press in Ukraine

Does Russia really want to negotiate peace?

Russia’s economic war against Ukraine

After 2023, what’s next for Ukraine?

Is Ukraine ready for long war?

What’s behind the crisis at Ukraine-Poland border?

Is Ukraine losing the war?

What is behind Defense Ministry’s overhaul?