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Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was a pivotable moment in history, as an unprecedented number of individual volunteers from around the world rallied behind Ukraine, ready to lock arms with their new brothers and sisters in defense of their freedom and to protect their innocent. An American war veteran, JD was among them. Listen in as JD takes you behind the scenes of a war like no other, bringing to listeners the chance to hear the stories and explore the incredible culture behind a brotherhood with no borders.

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Brandon Mitchell

Brandon Mitchell - Hospitallers Battalion (Recorded March 27, 2023)Brandon, best known as Ukraine_TBIC on his widely followed YouTube and Instagram platforms, has been in Ukraine since March 16, 2022 supporting the Ukrainian people. He sat down with JD in a vehicle at an undisclosed location in the Donbas to talk about his journey and the reality of life in Ukraine.

Apr 01, 2023•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 8

"Helly on Fire"

Olena Liashchuk - IT Project Manager and Kyiv resident (Recorded November 30, 2022) Olena, who goes by Helly_On_Fire on instagram, lives by the motto "Some women fear the fire, some women simply become it". And she lives it well. She sat down with JD to discuss life in Ukraine, the morning of the attack on Kyiv, her journey to escape and her even more determined journey to return to the country she loves.

Dec 10, 2022•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 7

Kherson Survivors

Yulia Rudeva and Tanyusik Mykhaylova - Former professional athletes and survivors of the Russian occupation of Kherson, Ukraine (Recorded November 26, 2022) Yulia and Tanyusik, lifelong residents of Kherson, represented Ukraine as professional athletes in the days before the Russian invasion. In this episode they sit down with JD in Kherson, two weeks after the Russian's were pushed out ... to discuss life inside occupied Kherson, their reason for not evacuating and their take on Ukraine's liber...

Dec 10, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 6

Dr. Artem Babenko (Part Two)

Dr. Artem Babenko - CEO Terracot Ukraine www.terracot.ua (Recorded November 19, 2022) Artem was born in Dnipro, Ukraine, before moving at a young age to his home city of Kyiv. With a graduate degree in International Finance and a doctorate in Economics, Artem sat down with JD to celebrate the liberation of Kherson and to discuss the impact of Russia's invasion on his family, his business and global economics.

Dec 10, 2022•2 hr 3 min•Ep. 5

Dr. Artem Babenko (Part One)

Dec 10, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 4

Doc & Lance

Doc Murphy / Lance Early - US Army Veterans working as volunteers with "Dark Horse Allies" inside Ukraine. (Recorded November 14, 2022) JD sits down with two fellow members of Dark Horse Allies in a location just outside the city of Donetsk, in the heart of the conflict, to discuss the paths that led them to Ukraine and their volunteer mission inside a country under attack.

Dec 10, 2022•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 3

Benjamin Busch

Benjamin Busch - US Marine Corps Combat Veteran, actor, filmmaker, photographer and published author (Recorded October 27, 2022) Known best for his roles as Anthony Colicchio in HBO's "The Wire" and Major Todd Eckloff in "Generation Kill", Ben has held roles in multiple TV productions and authored a published memoir of his time in Iraq titled "Dust to Dust". Ben was one of the first volunteers to arrive in support of Ukraine after Russia's invasion in February of 2022, has made multiple return t...

Dec 09, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 2

Adrian Bonenberger

Adrian Bonenberger - US Army Combat Veteran, published author and journalist (Recorded October 26, 2022) Adrian served in the US Army as an Infantry officer from 2005-2012, completing two tours in Afghanistan, and has published a number of articles on the topic of military and national security interests in The New York Times, Forbes Magazine, Deadspin, The Washington Post and other journalistic outlets ... to include his eerily prophetic article published in the Daily Beast on November 26, 2021...

Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 1

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