Battleground

@sauldavid66 For the first time, we’ve filmed our dispatch from the field. 🎥 Join @sauldavid66 and Julius Strauss from Ukraine as they discuss their journey through the country, the tragedy in Kharkiv, and the latest big-picture events. 🇺🇦 Watch or listen here: linktr.ee/podbattleground

Just returning from an incredibly moving and at times uplifting week in Ukraine with @PodBattleground Do watch our first filmed report, from an overnight train, as we revisit some of the high and low lights, including the aftermath of the appalling missile strike on an apartment building in Kharkiv that killed 11, including a mother and her eight-year-old son. youtu.be/uaEu09gbu5k

Highlights of @PodBattleground’s trip to Ukraine include a visit to a destroyed electricity substation in Odesa, an interview with the commander of a Khartya Corps battalion (which had recently helped to liberate Kupyansk) in his underground tactical HQ near the front lines, and a coffee with the legendary special forces operator (and star of Oscar-nominated Porcelain War) Katya —- (in pic below) who was one of the last Ukrainian soldiers to leave Bakhmut. All coming up on the pod, available with video on Spotify and YouTube. Here’s our first report: youtu.be/uaEu09gbu5k

@MsMelChen @HansMahncke @Roger_Moorhouse and @sauldavid66 did a fantastic podcast series on it on @PodBattleground.

Two years in the making and it's almost here: World War II with Tom Hanks (premiers in May). An epic 20-part series on the greatest conflict in history. Proud to be involved. youtube.com/watch?v=FL_8bB…

The BBC is rolling back its #Ukraine war coverage, including ending the popular Ukrainecast. Is this a dangerous editorial shift? @sauldavid66 doesn't hold back on the "gradual whittling away of attention" in the midst of Europe's greatest conflict since WWII. 📉 🇺🇦 #UkraineWar

100% unacceptable BBC - we need to keep the spotlight on this conflict @sauldavid66 - keep up the good work.

Never miss an update on the conflict. You can find the full episode, right here: 👇 linktr.ee/podbattleground #UkraineWar #BattlegroundUkraine

So it begins

In Ukraine trauma of Russia's war transformed balloons from toys into triggers.

Four years of fire—and Ukraine is still standing. From Zmiinyi Island to today, the message hasn’t changed. Thank you to everyone helping shield Ukraine's sky and save lives. Donate to air defence via @U24_gov_ua

Major Herbert "Blondie" Hasler & his men of the @RoyalMarines "Boom Patrol Detachment" the "Cockleshell Heroes" of Operation Frankton fame #WW2

"4ft waves monsters for any canoe crashed down on us from all directions... Two men ended up in freezing water, blue-lipped and trembling" WWII's most daring canoe raid almost ended before it began. Listen to @sauldavid66 on Operation Frankton here: linktr.ee/podbattleground

"We’re going to make this beautiful grave for our fallen soldier, and then we’re gonna mine it." This week on our special forces series @juliusstrauss1 joined @sauldavid66 to discuss his experiences embedded with Spetsnaz in Chechnya #SpecialForces #Spetsnaz #Russia

Fascinating insight from Julius

Want more insights like this? @sauldavid66 and Patrick Bishop are diving deep into the history and tactics that define special forces in our latest Battleground history series. Listen to the full story here: linktr.ee/podbattleground #BattlegroundPodcast #MilitaryHistory

Our BBC Panorama film 'Our Man In Moscow' is now available on YouTube: a year in the life of Russia and the BBC team here. youtube.com/watch?v=VZzsaq… @BBCBenTavener @BBCPanorama