Ukraine Military History Institute
New conversations, released regularly
“If You’re Not in Ukraine, You’re Not in Defense”: Brave1 CEO Andrii Hrytseniuk
The CEO of Ukraine’s defense innovation platform — a former bank CIO — on problem statements instead of requirement documents, six laws and fifty decrees rewritten, 600 products codified to NATO standards, and why he is certain the majority of strikes will be fully autonomous next year.
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What Happens If Russia Mobilizes: Rob Lee & Francis Farrell on the Coming Winter
One of the last journalists still reporting from the zero line: Dobropillia — the most destroyed city he has seen — the Donbas fortress belt under pressure, the October–November danger window, and the mobilization question hanging over the winter.
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Russia Is Learning Faster Than You Think: The Most Sophisticated Assault of the War
Rob Lee and Dima Putiata on the war right now: have we reached a turning point? The most sophisticated Russian assault yet, 20 FPVs to stop one tank, 80% of armor losses from drones, Starlink as a single point of failure — and Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief.
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Inside GUR’s International Legion: An Elite Commander on Rat Tactics, the 80% Drone War, and the Future of Special Operations
His face is blurred and his voice is altered — he is still fighting. A GUR special forces company commander on Russia’s rat tactics, a kill zone where 80% of casualties come from drones, and why future special operations units should be max 30% infantry.
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The British Marine Who Defended Mariupol: Shaun Pinner in Conversation with Ievgen Malik
Two Marines of the same 36th Brigade battalion — one British, one Ukrainian — together for the first time since Russian captivity: the siege of Mariupol, the breakout attempts, capture, torture, the show trial — and the warning both now carry to the West.
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E-Points, Busification, and the Generals Nobody Can Fire: Inside the Army’s Systemic Crisis (Part 2)
The Fedorov panel concludes: his farewell list of the army’s systemic problems, debated point by point — E-points and its perverse incentives, the half-built corps reform, busification, the foreigners’ revolving door — and the panel’s verdicts.
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Zelensky Fires His Defense Minister: Soldiers Speak Out — Rob Lee, Ryan O’Leary & Dima Putiata on the Week That Shook Kyiv (Part 1)
Emergency panel filmed in Kyiv two days after the dismissal of defense minister Fedorov: why the streets are protesting, the case for gutting the general staff, the Fedorov–Syrskyi clash over how to fight this war — and the window for a 2026 offensive.
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Out of 650, Only 20 Have Come Home: Ievgen Malik on Russian Captivity (Part 2)
The captivity story concludes: told he was going home, Ievgen Malik was instead transferred to Prison No. 10 in Mordovia — the standing regime, ritualized beatings, scars hidden from inspectors — until Friday, September 13th, 2024, when his name was finally called.
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“Captivity Is Ten Times Worse Than Mariupol”: Ievgen Malik on the Fall of Mariupol and Russian Captivity (Part 1)
Rob Lee interviews Ievgen Malik on Mariupol’s final days: the failed April 9th breakout that killed ~400 marines in one night, the negotiation on the bridge, the surrender — and the descent through Olenivka into Ryazhsk prison, where the beatings began on arrival.
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The Making of a Marine: Ievgen Malik on Poltava, the Decision to Fight, and the Last Stand at Mariupol
The origin story before the captivity arc: Poltava, Maidan from abroad, signing with Ukraine’s oldest Marine battalion without telling his parents — and holding a Mariupol factory position for a month, knowing the only outcomes were death or captivity.
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Inside the Battalion That Killed Over 2,000 Russians in 2 Months
Rob Lee interviews Colonel “Shram” Tovstyi, commander of UAV Battalion Corsair (38th Marine Brigade): three-layer drone doctrine, Rubicon, fiber optic vs radio FPVs, UGV logistics, and the point system — from the Pokrovsk front.
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Back from the Front — Ukraine Closes the Deep-Strike Gap
Rob Lee returns from Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk & Kharkiv with a granular frontline read: corps-level Hornets, brigade reform, $4K recon drones, UGVs, AI targeting, and why Ukrainian armor assaults may return.
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The Kill Zone: Drone Warfare & Brigade Autonomy
Rob Lee and Dmytro Putiata break down the 15km kill zone, drone-driven brigade autonomy, the Dobropillia crisis, middle strike operations, and Ukraine’s path back to maneuver warfare.
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Why History Wins Wars: Blitzkrieg & Mission Command
Sam Cook and Lt. Gen. Zabrodskyi dissect the Blitzkrieg myth, elastic defense, and mission command — how the German army innovated under fire from 1916 to 1940, and what Ukraine can learn from it.
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Russia's Next Move: The Front Line Right Now
Rob Lee and Dmytro Putiata break down the 2025 battlefield — Russia's infiltration tactics, drone lines, electronic warfare, and how Ukraine is adapting.
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Why Ukraine's Military History Matters
Sam Cook and Rob Lee on why Ukraine's military past is essential to understanding today's frontline — from tracking the Russian buildup to the lessons reshaping modern warfare.
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