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Ryan O'Leary

American volunteer serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

2 episodes

An American volunteer and active service member in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who joins the podcast's current-war panels to speak from inside a serving unit.

A special guest — Ryan O'Leary, who's an active service member in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Sam Cook, introducing Ryan O'Leary — Episode 10

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Episodes with Ryan O'Leary

Zelensky fires his defense minister: soldiers speak out — Rob Lee, Ryan O'Leary and Dmytro Putiata on the week that shook Kyiv (part 1)
Episode 10 · July 20, 2026

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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E-points, busification, and the generals nobody can fire: inside the army's systemic crisis (part 2)
Episode 11 · July 21, 2026

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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