Ukraine Without Hype

Following the sacking of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov due to his conflicts with Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian civil society began daily protests across many cities. The crisis brought to the fore...

Ukrainian-Polish relations are in crisis following a high-level falling out over the question of historical memory of World War II and the extreme ethnic violence of the time. This began as a question of President...

In this episode: Russia attacks Kyiv's most important cathedral Attacks on Moscow and occupied Crimea drive fuel shortages Belarus backs down Scandal from the "Skelya" assault regiment Military reforms meet mixed...

In this episode: Russian attack damages or destroys multiple Kyiv cultural institutions Russia claims it will "retaliate" for a strike on a Luhansk college. They claim foreigners must leave Kyiv for safety. The claim...

In this episode: A critical investigation into a a Ukrainian partisan movement Catching up with post-election Hungary Ukraine's outreach to the Arab world during the Iran war Scandal over Israel importing grain from...

In this episode: The 40th Anniversary of the Chornobyl Disaster A mass shooting in Kyiv The occupied town of Oleshky is being starved by Russia The death of Kyiv Patriarch Filaret and the story of his life and...

The 16-year rule of Viktor Orban of Hungary has come to an end with the election of Peter Magyar. We look into how the election unfolded, but then focus on the effects that this will have on the right-wing landscape he...

The 2026 Winter Olympics were marred by a series of scandals involving Ukraine, which brought to the fore the idea of an absolute separation of sport and politics. That separation never existed. We look at the modern...

Our Patreon subscribers asked us questions about Ukraine, and we answered them. We talk about interesting historical what-ifs, language issues, the role of the "Manosphere, and more in this broad-ranging episode made...

In this episode: 00:06:28 - Russia losing access to Starlink contributes to a Ukrainian offensive in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions. 00:25:40 - The aftershocks of the autumn's corruption scandal lead to a...

2025 was a year of cyclical news stories in Ukraine, often built on the fluctuating whims of one man in Washington, DC. In this episode, we look at the main lessons we can take away from 2025 and the chaos we live in...

As the Russian army destroys Huliaipole in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, I wanted to tell the story of one of the most fascinating towns in Ukraine as this chapter of it comes to a close. It is most famous as the home of...

The Trump Administration has released its official National Security Strategy, and it is a bombshell. There is increased aggression in the Western Hemisphere, promotion of the far-right in Europe, and economic...

The DimWit Pact, pushed by the United States, has evolved over the past weeks but remains a significant threat to Ukraine. At home, Andriy Yermak's resignation raises questions about political reform. 00:01:34...

Radio Free America breaks down and critiques some of the top headlines from America's most reputable outlets. This week, we look at: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ CNN: US marshal and undocumented immigrant – a popular TikTok streamer – injured...