Silicon Curtain
A podcast about propaganda, digital disinformation, politics, corruption, hybrid warfare, weaponised conspiracy theories, social echo chambers and digital dystopias. It explores topics like authoritarianism, brainwashing, cold war propaganda, cyber warfare, and fake news. The show aims to uncover the mechanisms of control and deception in the digital age.
Episodes
Russia's Genocide Accelerates with Cultural Destruction - the Nazi's Burned Books too!
Silicon Bites Ep386 | 2026-08-19 | Russia cannot take Ukraine, cannot drive it to defeat. It cannot even achieve the minimal targets set by the Kremlin for a declaration of partial victory – occupation of all the Donbas. So, it is burning Ukraine's books — ten million of them since May 2026 and counting. This is not collateral damage. It is the oldest imperial policy Moscow has, if you cannot
Ukraine's Most Significant Strike of 2026?! Russia's Starlink Project is Kaputski!?
Silicon Bites Ep385 | 2026-08-18 | The whole architecture of Russian military space power runs through one building, one cleanroom in Samara. This is a central node of the terror state and its illegal war, and Ukraine just hit it. The cleanroom is no longer so clean, and with this strike, Russia’s efforts to develop an alternative to Starlink may have been consigned to the trash bin. Good riddance
Trump BETRAYS South Korea and Ukraine - No Alliance is Safe with the Mad King!
Silicon Bites Ep384 | 2026-08-17 | Trump hands Kim Jong Un the one concession he has demanded for thirty years — while Kim's shells, Kim's missiles and Kim's soldiers are killing Ukrainians. Sunday evening, Washington. Hours before eighteen thousand South Korean troops were due to begin the largest allied exercise on the Korean peninsula, the President of the United States went on soci
Wildberries is Over - Ukraine has Eliminated the Marketplace Economy of Russia!
Silicon Bites Ep383 | 2026-08-17 | Koledino is gone, Russia's consumer economy is being dismantled warehouse by warehouse. This is not a stalemate, but a systematic elimination of the modern economy that has lulled Muscovites into thinking the war is far away and does not affect them. That illusion has been demolished. At half past eight on Saturday evening, the drones started coming. They wer
1171. We ARE at War with Russia ALREADY - A Full-Scale Hybrid Attack May be Imminent!?
Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. Until recently he was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, Transatlantic relationship and international securit
1167. Russia is Learning to HACK AI with Weaponized Lies and Manipulated Information!
Andriy Kusyy is a Ukrainian machine-learning specialist and the CEO/co-founder of LetsData, a company built around detecting coordinated information operations. Before founding LetsData with Ksenia Iliuk in 2022, he led a machine-learning platform team at Grammarly. His perspective is therefore somewhat different from that of a traditional disinformation researcher: he approaches propaganda as an
Fear STALKS Putin - He Sees Plots Everywhere - Putin Paranoid, Fearful and Isolated!
Silicon Bites Ep382 | 2026-08-15 | Putin has multiple fears now. Known knowns – Ukrainian drones. Known unknowns – Foreign intelligence services. Unknown unknowns – internal rivals and opponents within the system. The drones are the fear he can name. But the others also feed his rampant paranoia. On 22 December 2025, a car bomb in a Moscow car park killed Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of
Putin TERRIFIED for his LIFE - Dictator Sees Plots and Threats Everywhere!
Silicon Bites Ep381 | 2026-08-15 | The whole apparatus of a nuclear-armed state, bent to one purpose: keeping a frightened 73-year-old man alive and in power. On the morning of 11 August, residents of apartment blocks along one road in Novosibirsk received a notice from their management company. It cited instructions from the security organs. Do not go outside. Do not approach your windows. Do not
1169. The Power BEHIND Putin - And Why the Ruling Clan Now Depend on Endless War!
Dr Yuri Felshtinsky is a prominent author, historian, and journalist, and expert on Russia and the former Soviet Union. He has appeared in hundreds of print, TV, and radio interviews worldwide, and is widely known as co-author of the book “Blowing Up Russia” with Alexander Litvinenko, a former Lieutenant Colonel in the FSB who was poisoned with radioactive polonium in London in 2006. His latest bo
1161. Russian Peace is NOT Peace - But War By Other Means with Provocation & Threat!?
Simon Smith is Chair of the Ukraine Forum Steering Committee at Chatham House. He served as British Ambassador to Ukraine (2012–2015) during the Euromaidan Revolution, Russia's annexation of Crimea, and the outbreak of the Donbas war. Before Kyiv, he was Director for Russia, South Caucasus and Central Asia at the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2005–2007), giving him extensive experience
"Destroy NATO!" Putin's Secret Order Reveals Russia's REAL AIMS of the War!
Silicon Bites Ep380 | 2026-08-14 | In December 2025, Vladimir Putin stood in front of Russia's military command and complained that European leaders were "stoking up hysteria" about the Russian threat. That was the public performance, reported from the Russian record by RBC-Ukraine. Is this just a clear-cut case of projection, or is there something more to this performative, fake out
1165. They Tried to SILENCE Konstantin - Threats and Risk to Critic of Putin's Russia!
Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russia, with no idea of when he can return there. ----
1168. This Caused CONTROVERSY - Russia's Opposition Has NO Strategy to END the War!
Nigel Gould-Davies is a senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. Between 2010 and 2013 he held senior government relations roles in the international energy industry. Previously he has also served in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where his roles included head of the Economic Section in Moscow, ambassador to Belarus, and proj
1166. North Korea Scales Up Involvement in the War - Ukraine Fights on Alone!
David DeBatto is host of the ‘No Delusion Zone’ podcast @NoDelusionZone is a retired U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent, a geopolitical analyst, writer, and podcaster. David is an Iraq war veteran who served as Team Leader of a Tactical Human Intelligence Team (THT) in operations within Iraq and is also a former police officer. David is considered too conservative for the progressive left
1164. Trump is NOT Ukraine's Friend - He is Transactional, Cynical, Abusive STILL!
Cormac Smith has worked in Public Relations and Corporate Communications for over three decades. In 2016 he traveled to Ukraine to take up a special appointment as the ‘Strategic Communication Advisor’ to Pavlo Klimkin, then the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. He was attached to the British Embassy in Kyiv but was embedded in Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the first foreigner to hold such a p
1163. Cava & Terror - Why Russia's New Strike Campaign is Terrifying - Why it Won't Succeed!
Today I’m speaking with Operator Starsky, a former Ukrainian National Guardian, blogger, and inspiration for everyone who is following the war, and supporting a Ukrainian victory. He has created one of the most popular and original YouTube channels dedicated to the international community. I’m not sure you need an introduction – I’m sure most people watching this channel will have seen your videos
Putin's REAL PROBLEMS May Not Even Have Begun - This Could End Badly (for him)
Silicon Bites Ep377 | 2026-07-31 | ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment.
1162. Is Mobilization Coming? There is 'No Limit' to How Many Bodies Putin Will Sacrifice!?
It’s my pleasure today to welcome back onto the channel Vlad Vexler, Social Philosopher, and unique YouTuber. Our previous video conversations proved to be extremely popular, and a lot has happened since we last spoke. Please do check out Vlad’s channel on YouTube, as it has a collection of the most thought-provoking and insightful videos on the Russian mindset and the roots of this war.----------
Russia Unleashes Hell on Kyiv - Western Allies 'Tolerate' and 'Enable' the Slaughter!
Silicon Bites Ep379 | 2026-08-05 | Twenty-eight ballistic missiles over Kyiv. Zero stopped. Seventeen dead. And a West that has run out of interceptors, run out of urgency, and run out of excuses. Have we also run out of compassion? Run out of political capacity to defend ourselves and our allies, run dry of strategic clarity to see and oppose our enemies – those that would seek to destroy is – an
1160. Borscht Wars, Culinary Combat and the Struggle for Ukrainian Food with Yevhen Klopotenko!
This interview is like a thick, hearty and warming Borscht - a concentrated explosion of Ukrainian character, flavour and goodness. Enjoy!----------Yevhen Klopotenko is one of Ukraine’s best-known chefs- iconic, iconoclastic, original and inventive. But as a leading figure within Ukraine’s resurgent culture, his interests go beyond food. Over the past decade—and especially since 2022—he has become
1158. The Economic Fortress - How Business is Essential to Ukraine's Survival and Victory!
Yuriy Kryvosheya is a Kyiv-based entrepreneur and investor. He is president and managing partner of the Toronto–Kyiv property complex, a co-founder and shareholder of the online bookseller Yakaboo, chair of the supervisory board of the Promprylad innovation centre, and vice-president of the Canada–Ukraine Chamber of Commerce. His business interests include hospitality, impact investment, veteran r
1159. Putin is NOT STOPPING - And There is No One in Russia Prepared to Stop Him!
Jason Jay Smart is a political adviser who has lived and worked in Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Latin America. Due to his work with the democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin, Smart was made persona non grata for life by Russia in 2010. Jason is a Special Correspondent at the Kyiv Post. It’s the state of US support for Ukraine that we will discuss today.----------LINKS:ht
Girkin's Doomiest Dooming - "Russian Defeat" and "Humiliation" Inevitable He Claims!
Silicon Bites Ep376 | 2026-07-29 | ----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipmen
What Happened in the War?! Silicon Curtain's NEW Quarterly Report and Fundraiser!
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukrainehttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaignsDzyga's Pawhttps://dzygaspaw.com/projectsSuperhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Tr
1157. False Peace with Russia Could Destroy Ukraine and Western Democracy!?
Orysia Lutsevych OBE is deputy director of the Russia and Eurasia Programme and head of the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House. Orysia’s research focuses on social change, the role of civil society in democratic transition in Eastern Europe and, most recently, democratic resilience to foreign encroachment. She is the author of several Chatham House research publications, including Resilient Ukraine: S
1156. UKRAINE STRIKES DEEP INSIDE RUSSIA | What Happens Next?
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukrainehttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaignsDzyga's Pawhttps://dzygaspaw.com/projectsSuperhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Tr
1154. Putin Facing Economic Apocalypse as 'Marketplaces' Burn Across Russia!?
Livestream with Jonathan MS Pearce. Fundraising for equipment through Dzyga's Paw, and trucks for Car4Ukraine, and to support Silicon Curtain trips to Ukraine, to record interviews on the ground.Donate to help out:https://dzygaspaw.com/projectshttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaigns----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. D
1155. Russian Logistics & Infrastructure will BURN to the Ground - Long-range Sanctions!
Today I’m speaking with Operator Starsky, a former Ukrainian National Guardian, blogger, and inspiration for everyone who is following the war, and supporting a Ukrainian victory. He has created one of the most popular and original YouTube channels dedicated to the international community. I’m not sure you need an introduction – I’m sure most people watching this channel will have seen your videos
Putin's Mobilization NIGHTMARE: Why He Will Feed All Russia Into the Meat Grinder!
Silicon Bites Ep374 | 2026-07-25 | THE MOBILISATION TRAP: Russia under Putin has become a cage. Sure, the door is half open at present but could slam shut at any moment. At a moment of Putin’s choosing. Putin has built the cage the trap Russians for the slaughter — but it still won't save him.In the space of an intense four days, and over the preceding months, the Russian state has quietly ass
1135. Lies and Murder in Putin's Russia - How the Criminal Kleptocracy Began in the 1990s!
Jamison R. Firestone is an American lawyer and businessman, born in Los Angeles in 1966, raised in New York, educated at Tulane University and Tulane Law School, and admitted to the New York Bar. He moved to Moscow in 1991, during the collapse of the Soviet Union, and co-founded Firestone Duncan, the first independent foreign law firm in Russia. He lived and worked in Russia for eighteen years, se
This is a Time of Acute Danger for Ukraine and the West is Failing to Deter Russia!
Livestream with Yuri RashkinLINKS:https://rashkinreport.substack.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rashkin-report/id1183073638----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/50foruahttps://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-silicon-curtain----------We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with
1153. Former UK Defence Attaché - Russia Must Suffer Much More Before it Capitulates!
As the UK Defence Attache to the Russian Federation from 2019 to 2022, John Foreman advised senior UK officials and ministers on Russian military and security affairs and represented the UK Chief of Defence Staff to the Russian General Staff. He had a front-row seat for the tense meetings and negotiations that immediately preceded Russia’s full-scale assault on Ukraine in February 2022.John Forema
Symbolic Terror at Site of World's Worst Nuclear Disaster - Ecocide as Military Doctrine!
Silicon Bites Ep365 | 2026-07-10 | Why Chernobyl? Of all the targets available to Russian planners, why does this state return, again and again, to the site of the 1986 catastrophe? Because Chernobyl is not just a place. It is the single most potent symbol in the Ukrainian national story — the lie that killed the Soviet Union, the wound out of which, as the liquidators themselves say, Ukrainian in
"Vova, Just Stop!" Elites Beg Putin to Pause the War - But he is Not Listening!
Silicon Bites SW26-220 | 2026-07-24 | ----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equip
Putin's Russia Collapsing Back to the 1990s | Long-Range Sanctions Winning!
Silicon Bites Ep373 | 2026-07-24 | ----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipmen
1150. Why Did Syrskyi HAVE to go?! Decisions to Ensure Path to Victory is Accelerated!
Kevin Leach is the main director for Sabre Training Advisory Group, a professional military training non-profit. Their aim is to give Ukrainian defenders the skills to come home alive. Kevin is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran, with a long history of working in Ukraine and in military affairs. He served as a sergeant from 2008-2018, specialising in armoured reconnaissance. He leads a weekly segment
1151. The WORST News for Russia - As Logistics Hubs Burn and Fuel Runs Dry!
Anna Danylchuk has been creating a war diary since the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022. Anna Danylchuk aims to tell the truth about Ukraine and Russia’s war and cut through the noise and propaganda. Anna is passionate about the beauty and independence of her country, and communicates this powerfully in her videos, in a clear and honest way.----------LINKS: @Annaf
1152. Defeat and Death STALK Putin - Which Makes Him Even More Dangerous!?
Today I’m speaking with Anders Puck Nielsen, military analyst and influential YouTuber based in Denmark. He specialises in naval warfare and strategy. His public project now spans a YouTube channel, the Logic of War newsletter, and the book The Logic of War, which he describes as an accessible introduction to modern warfare.----------LINKS:https://www.youtube.com/@UCPPfK7Nq_yQR84rn1wcTXBg https://
1149. This is APOCALYPTIC! Russia is Being Erased - One Warehouse and Refinery at a Time?!
Kevin Leach is the main director for Sabre Training Advisory Group, a professional military training non-profit. Their aim is to give Ukrainian defenders the skills to come home alive. Kevin is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran, with a long history of working in Ukraine and in military affairs. He served as a sergeant from 2008-2018, specialising in armoured reconnaissance. He leads a weekly segment
Ukraine's Secret Strategy: How Drone Strikes are Crippling Russia's Economy!
Silicon Bites Ep371 | 2026-07-20 | ----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipmen
Oligarchs Flee, Beijing Hedges: Is Putin's Era Ending?
Silicon Bites Ep372 | 2026-07-21 | They've Started Burying Putin Alive. The oligarchs are running, Beijing is hedging, the ratings are collapsing — every group that holds this regime up is quietly preparing for the world after Putin. They have not yet moved against him, but the life support for his regime is being switched off one input at a time. Soon the plug will be pulled, as Putin’s relen
1147. Protests ERUPT Across Ukraine - Calls to Remove Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi!
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukrainehttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaignsDzyga's Pawhttps://dzygaspaw.com/projectsSuperhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Tr
1146. Kash Patel in Moscow - Guest of the FSB - Is This a Match Made in Hell?!
Livestream with Yuri RashkinLINKS:https://rashkinreport.substack.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rashkin-report/id1183073638----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------Silicon Curtain is a part of the Christmas Tree Trucks 2025 c
1145. War ONLY ENDS When Putin is Dead - But What Then? Does Russia Need to LOSE?!
David DeBatto is host of the ‘No Delusion Zone’ podcast @NoDelusionZone is a retired U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent, a geopolitical analyst, writer, and podcaster. David is an Iraq war veteran who served as Team Leader of a Tactical Human Intelligence Team (THT) in operations within Iraq and is also a former police officer. David is considered too conservative for the progressive left
This is WILD - Warehouses of Russia's Largest Retailer Incinerated by Ukraine!
Silicon Bites Ep369 | 2026-07-18 | Why Russians can't have nice things — Ukraine burns the warehouses of the "Russian Amazon", and the war finally arrives at the Muscovite front door- challenging the comfort, convenience and privilege of the Russia elite population. On the morning of Saturday 18 July 2026, Muscovites woke to a black pall hanging over their capital. Not refineries thi
Has Putin Lost His Mind? Or is There is Strategic Method in the Brutal Madness?!
Silicon Bites Ep370 | 2026-07-19 | At half past one this morning, Sunday the 19th of July, the explosions started again in Kyiv. Forty-one missiles and 125 drones launched across Ukraine overnight — twenty-five of them ballistic — and most of the missiles, in Zelensky's own assessment, aimed at the capital. Three people killed in Kyiv at a minimum – 20 or more across the country. At least sixt
1143.Online Threat Education for Kids Using Minecraft Worlds of Cyber Smart City
Antonina Ria - Public Relations and Communications specialist, consultant, mentor and producer of Cyber Smart City. Before the full-scale war, she worked on commercial projects in the tech industry. In particular, she started the development of the YouControl brand, founded the social direction there, and created the company’s PR department. She helped Ukrainian startups implement PR strategies. F
Sacking of Fedorov Triggers Protests - and Delights Propagandists in the Kremlin?!
Silicon Bites Ep368 | 2026-07-16 | Could sacking Fedorov be one of the worst self-inflicted wounds of Ukraine's war? Russia is celebrating the move, which means it can’t be good, and how the decision by Zelenskyy has brought the cardboard protests back on to the streets. THE SYSTEM STRIKES BACK: Zelensky fires Mykhailo Fedorov — the most effective defence minister of the full-scale war — after
1144. Ukraine Facing a Dilemma - Unsustainable Peace or Push for a High-cost Victory!
Bert Watson is an American government-relations consultant, U.S. Navy veteran and long-standing advocate for stronger U.S.–Ukraine relations who has travelled to Ukraine repeatedly, including eight visits by June 2026. His perspective is unusual because it combines political communications, defence and energy experience with repeated exposure to Ukrainian military units, command posts, special-for
Russia's Losses on WWII-Scale - As a Result of Ukraine's Deadly Drone Saturation!
Silicon Bites Ep367 | 2026-07-14 | This episode: The Butcher's Bill. 1.4 million casualties, up to 450,000 dead — Russia is bleeding at World War Two scale for a war that isn't moving. Mobilization is now the Kremlin's only card. And it's a losing one. The numbers are now in, cross-confirmed by Washington think tanks, British intelligence, independent Russian journalists counting g
Ukrainian Drone Campaign DECIMATES Russia Logistics in the Sea of Azov!
Silicon Bites SW26-219 | 2026-07-14 | The Siege of Crimea: How Ukraine Is Sinking Russia's Shadow Fleet. For one week — from the sixth of July to the twelfth — a Russian ship was hit in the Sea of Azov, on average, one every hundred and twelve minutes. And it’s still going on now. Will there be any vessels left? By the count of Ukraine's drone command, ninety Russian vessels were struck in
Russia Should be Treated as a Zone of Contagion - It's 'Culture' May Just Kill You!
Silicon Bites Ep366 | 2026-07-14 | the book and movie Stalker: enter at your own risk, assume everything is hazardous, and stop looking for redemption in the rubble. You may find things of use in the Zone of contagion, but what you find may also corrupt and kill you. ZONE OF CONTAGION: In a single fortnight, the IOC has reinstated the Russian Olympic Committee, Netflix has expanded a Russian carto
1142. Escaping Erasure of Identity by the Russian Soviet Project - Becoming Ukrainian is Hard!
Dara Lutsai is a Ukrainian cultural communicator, researcher and content creator who explores Ukrainian history, literature, identity and popular culture for contemporary audiences. She is the founder of Hart (Гарт), a cultural media project devoted to rediscovering and explaining aspects of Ukrainian history and culture that have often been obscured, marginalised or distorted by imperial and Sovi
1141. Are There NO Constraints on Putin? Why is Russia Allowed to Murder with IMPUNITY?!
LINKS:https://www.youtube.com/@AllOutontheEasternFronthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterina-shengeliya-8753a5171/----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Car4Ukrainehttps://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaigns
1137. Inside Ukraine's Most Effective Charity — Ensuring More Warriors Return from War Alive!
Kate Leschyshyn is an international partnerships and defense support specialist who serves as Head of International Partnerships at the Come Back Alive Foundation, one of Ukraine's largest and most prominent organizations supporting the country's defense forces. In this role, she develops relationships with international donors, civil-society organizations, businesses and institutional par
1138. The Moscow 'Spy Church' in Ukraine - A Network of Influence, Coercion and Occupation?!
Liubov Velychko is a Ukrainian investigative journalist based in Kyiv. Her reported areas include corruption, Russian disinformation, Russian intelligence-service influence operations, sanctions circumvention, energy politics, environmental crime and money laundering. She published in major Ukrainian outlets including LIGA.net, Mind.ua, Slovo i Dilo, and as a member of OCCRP and N-vestigate. Since
1089. Surviving on the Zero - Increasing the Chances of Survival of Ukrainian Soldiers
Adam McQuire and Holly Tann are British humanitarian volunteers from Liverpool who co-founded the non-profit organization Casus Pax. They have made numerous trips to Ukraine, delivering medical supplies, first-aid equipment, and educational materials to front-line regions including Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk.Beyond delivering life-saving aid, they have integrated into the local community and educati
1120. Russia's War to Erase Ukrainian Identity with Words as Weapons & Historical Myths!
Eugenia Kuznetsova is a Ukrainian writer, translator, media researcher, and language researcher. She was born and spent her childhood in Khomutyntsi, central Ukraine; studied at Kyiv National University; completed a PhD in literary analysis / intercultural studies at the University of Deusto in Spain; and has worked on media research, conflict-sensitive journalism, and research on disinformation a
1117. Putin is Becoming RECKLESS and DESPERATE - in a Way that Soviet Agents Were NOT!
Guest: SEAN M. WISWESSERCIA Senior Operations Officer (Ret.) / Consultant / Author and LecturerSean Wiswesser has thirty years of experience working as a national security professional with intelligence, foreign service, and defense organizations. He served on multiple overseas tours and many other deployments on temporary duty, including service in conflict zones and denied areas. He was a Chief
1114. The Information War is Real - This is How NOT to Lose it to Authoritarian States!
Ksenia Iliuk is the co-founder and COO of LetsData, an AI-powered narrative-intelligence and influence-operation detection platform that tracks coordinated information threats across 50+ countries. She has over a decade of experience countering digital threats and has worked with European governments, NATO and EU-linked bodies on resilience against information warfare. She co-founded Lets Data in
1119. Why Won't They Just Surrender? Why Putin Does NOT Understand Ukrainians!
Livestream with Yuri RashkinLINKS:https://rashkinreport.substack.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rashkin-report/id1183073638----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/50foruahttps://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-silicon-curtain----------We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga’s Paw, together with
1121. All is NOT WELL in Moscow! Has a Mutiny Begun Against Russia's War and PUTIN?!
Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russia, with no idea of when he can return there.-----
1119. Russia is Burning Fiercely - and Ukraine is 'Only Just Getting Started'!
Malcolm Nance is a former career US Naval Intelligence officer specializing in counter-terrorism, intelligence and violent extremism. He has been an advisor to the US government’s law enforcement, Homeland Security and Intelligence agencies. As an Arabic-speaking special intelligence collections operator, field interrogator he provided top secret anti and counter-terrorism support to national inte
1118. What's REALLY Happening in Russia Right Now?
Jason Jay Smart is a political adviser who has lived and worked in Ukraine, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Latin America. Due to his work with the democratic opposition to Vladimir Putin, Smart was made persona non grata for life by Russia in 2010. Jason is a Special Correspondent at the Kyiv Post. It’s the state of US support for Ukraine that we will discuss today.----------LINKS:ht
Russia EXHAUSTED - But Absurdly Claims "We're Only Just Started" to Fight!
Silicon Bites SW26-218 | 2026-06-25 | We Haven't Started Yet. The empty-threat doctrine: Putin reaches for Istanbul 2022, and his ministers promise the "real" war – claiming once more that Russia “has only just started’ fighting – a claim that is getting hollower and more absurd by the day — while Moscow's own refinery burns and there is no hidden gear left to find.On the morning
1112. Is Ukraine WINNING War for Defense Tech, Deterrence and Security the West is LOSING?
Dr. Joshua E. "Bugsy" Segal is Co-Founder and Vice President for Strategy and Innovation at Deft9 Solutions, a Washington-DC-based national security consultancy. He carries a PhD in Russian Studies from George Washington University. His career has run for more than thirty years across military, civilian, and intelligence positions in US national security. He served as a naval officer and
1109. Russia is on a Path to DEFEAT - Majority of Casualties Inflicted by Ukrainian Tech!
H. Perry Boyle Jr. is the CEO and co-founder of MITS Capital LLC — Military Innovation Technology Solutions — and chairman of MITS Industries, the Danish-Ukrainian defence-tech joint venture announced in September 2025. He divides his time between Kyiv and Ketchum, Idaho. Boyle came to Ukrainian defence technology from three decades on Wall Street. He held senior positions at SAC Capital and Point
This is SERIOUS - Zelenskyy's ULTIMATUM to Belarus to Disarm Immediately!
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1116. Political INSTABILITY in UK and Divisions Among Allies is a Gift to Putin's Russia!
David DeBatto is host of the ‘No Delusion Zone’ podcast @NoDelusionZone is a retired U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent, a geopolitical analyst, writer, and podcaster. David is an Iraq war veteran who served as Team Leader of a Tactical Human Intelligence Team (THT) in operations within Iraq and is also a former police officer. David is considered too conservative for the progressive left
Crimea is Lost - Life for 'Russian Colonists' Is NOW Inconvenient - Soon It'll be Untenable!
Silicon Bites Ep357 | 2026-06-22 | When the island runs dry: how Ukraine turned Putin's crown jewel into his most exposed nerve — an Achilles heel rather than a strategic asset – and why the pumps going dry on Russia Day's weekend is the moment the myth of Putin’s invincibility died. At nine o'clock this morning, in occupied Crimea, the petrol stopped. Not only rationed. Not accepting
1115. It's All Kicking off "On the Eastern Front" - Lively Debate with with Ekaterina Shengeliya!
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1113. Is Laura Loomer now Pro-Ukraine? What Made Her Flip and What are the Implications?!
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Moscow Oil Refinery on FIRE - Z-Patriots, Regime and Population Don't React Well!?
Silicon Bites Ep356 | 2026-06-20 | On 12 June 2026, Vyacheslav Markhayev — Communist Party of the Russian Federation, sitting State Duma deputy, former Buryat OMON riot-police commander, former colonel of the Russian Interior Ministry — published a Telegram statement that, by the standards of the Russian state in 2026, should have produced an immediate Article 280.3 dissemination-of-false-informat
1111. What's WRONG with Russia? Why it Always Returns to Violence and Conquest?!
David Satter is a journalist and historian with unique insights into how the deformation and repression of the past, is having terrible consequences for present day Russia. David has written extensively about Russia and the Soviet Union, especially the decline and fall of the USSR and rise of post-Soviet Russia. David Satter became the first American journalist to be expelled from Russia since the
Putin has Lost Control of the War, the Narrative and Maybe is Losing his Regime?!
Silicon Bites Ep355 | 2026-06-19 | A communist deputy from Buryatia has just told Putin the country is on the brink of a social explosion. How did it come to this, when Kyiv was supposed to fall in 3 days? No sirens, no shelters, no truth: why the Russian state no longer protects its own people, why the Z-bloggers are being forced to cover it up.On the morning of Thursday 18 June 2026, approximate
Putin's Missing Banker - HUGE Implications for Collapse of Putin's War Economy!
Silicon Bites Ep354 | 2026-06-18 | Where is Nabiullina? — Russia’s central banker vanishes, triggering rumours and uncertainty. Two weeks of unexplained absence, surrounding a figure that has done more than anyone else to keep Putin war economy going, through 4+ years of full-scale war in Europe. She supposedly didn’t attend SPIEF, and an important rate cut has been signalled without her presence.
1110. Help Rick the Ukrainian to Expel the Invaders - with Maximum Volunteer Transparency!
@ricktheukrainian is from Ukraine, and every Sunday gets together with his community online (the Rick Rollers), to make video content and raise funds for the Defense Forces of Ukraine. Rick is originally from Makiivka in the Donetsk area, and lived under Russian occupation for several years following the 2014 invasion of Crimea and Donbas. His weekly streams are attended by different Ukrainian a
Black Rain's A-Gonna Fall on Moscow - But They Dare NOT Tell the Boss Putin!?
Silicon Bites Ep354 | 2026-06-18 | Moscow Burns While Ukraine Seizes the Initiative. The Russian State Tries to Censor the Reality on Its Own Streets. Moscow under fire – the attack on the Pechersk Lavra now has a response. Ukraine has reversed Russian momentum on the battlefield through drone-innovation scale, and Zelenskyy says publicly that Ukraine is seizing the initiative. The numbers are una
1097. Volodymyr Sheiko - Ukraine's Wartime Culture Feels Like a Miracle - But is Also Scarred!
Volodymyr Sheiko is the Director General of the Ukrainian Institute, Ukraine’s national cultural-diplomacy institution operating under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He became the Institute’s first Director General and was re-elected in 2021. Before leading the Institute, he worked for the British Council in Ukraine, where he was involved in arts management, cultural programming, communications,
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