Proto Kitbag 1: Dr. John O'Brian and the War in Ukraine

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Dr. John O'Brian is the director of a faith-based humanitarian mission in Ukraine. Arriving in 1997, Dr. O'Brian dedicated his time to assisting orphans and the blind until the annexation of Crimea (2014) and subsequent war in Donbas (2015). Since then, Dr. O'Brian has been an active volunteer assisting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and wounded members from Ukraine's military with non-lethal humanitarian aid. In this episode, we discuss: -Russo-Ukrainian history -The Russian road to war -Strategic importance of Kharkov -The Propaganda war -Current situation on the ground -And next steps from both the Russians and Ukrainians