Season 2 Episode 9 of "This Week in Ukraine" features Russian military expert John Hardie, who discusses Ukrainian downing Russian planes at an increased rate. "This Week in Ukraine" is a weekly podcast hosted by the Kyiv Independent's reporter Anastasiia Lapatina, and is released on YouTube and audio platforms every Saturday. (Cover image by Nizar Al-Rifai).
Season 2 Episode 9 is dedicated to Ukraine's reported downing of more than a dozen Russian planes in just a month.
Host Anastasiia Lapatina is joined by John Hardie, Deputy Director of the Russia Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Listen to the audio version of the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, and other platforms.
“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.
Anastasiia Lapatina is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked in the same role at the Kyiv Post and has focused on politics and human rights in conflict zones and issues in Russia-occupied Crimea. She holds a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia in Canada.
