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Ukraine Military History

Samuel Cook, Rob Lee
Drone Warfare
Ukraine
Borderlands Foundation
Rubicon
Russia
Ukraine–russia Conflict
Ukraine Military History Institute
Military History
Defense Technology
German Military Doctrine
Blitzkrieg
Middle Strike / Operational Depth
UAV Battalion (38th Marine Brigade)
Drone Line
NATO / Western Allies
World War I
Elastic Defense
Mission Command
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Logistics (aerial/ugv)

Ukraine Military History is a podcast about how wars are actually fought, and won. Co-hosts Rob Lee and Dmytro Putiata — both Marines and respected military analysts — break down the war in Ukraine in the operational detail headlines miss: drone warfare, force structure, and what's really happening along the front. Host Samuel Cook, who taught Russian military history at West Point, widens the len... more

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On April 9th, 2022, the Ukrainian garrison in Mariupol attempted a mass breakout. Around 400 men were killed in a single night. The attempt failed. Three days later, Senior Sergeant Ievgen Malik's unit — cut off, out of food, out of ammunition — made... more

Ievgen Malik grew up in Poltava — one of the most historically loaded cities in Ukraine, home to the 1709 battle that ended the last independent Ukrainian hetmanate. He studied international relations in the Czech Republic, watched Maidan from abroad... more

Rob Lee sits down with Lieutenant Colonel Vladyslav "Shram" Tovstyi — commander of UAV Battalion "Corsair" within Ukraine's 38th Marine Brigade, operating in one of the hottest sectors on the Donetsk front. Tovstyi built the Corsair battalion from sc... more

Rob Lee is back in Kyiv after another round of frontline visits — from Zaporizhzhia to Donetsk to Kharkiv — talking directly with frontline commanders and the R&D teams building the war's newest capabilities. In this episode Sam Cook stands in for Dm... more

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Recent Guests

Vladyslav Yuriych Tovstyi
Colonel, commander of the UAV battalion, Corsair
38th Marine Brigade, UAV Battalion
Episode: Ep 6 – Battalion That Killed Over 2,000 Russians in 2 Months – Rob Lee × UAV Commander "Shram"
Rob Lee
Ukraine military analyst and regular podcast guest
Independent analyst/Ukraine Military History Podcast contributor
Episode: Ep 5 – Rob Lee: Back from the Front — Ukraine Closes the Deep-Strike Gap (June 2026)
Dmytro Putiata
Marines and respected military analyst
Ukraine Military History / Front-line analysis
Episode: Ep 4 –The Kill Zone: Drone Warfare & Brigade Autonomy – Rob Lee & Dmytro Putiata (Part 2)
Mykhailo Zabrodskyi
Lieutenant General in the Ukrainian military, former commander of the Airborne Forces, strategic advisor
Ukrainian Armed Forces / Minister of Defense
Episode: Ep 3 – Why History Wins Wars: Gen. Zabrodskyi on Blitzkrieg & Mission Command

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Sam Cook
Co-host and founder; focuses on historical context, doctrine, and defense technology ecosystems.

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Ep 6 – Battalion That Killed Over 2,000 Russians in 2 Months – Rob Lee × UAV Commander "Shram"
Q: Can you introduce yourself and talk about your background?
I am Colonel Vladyslav Yuriych Tovstyi, commander of the UAV battalion Corsair, who previously led the defense group and created our UAV crew, focusing on practical deployment of BPA devices and drones to support frontline operations.
Ep 1 – Welcome to Ukraine Military History — Sam Cook & Rob Lee
Q: What is the vision for the podcast and what are our main objectives in doing these episodes?
Sam and Rob articulate a plan to study lessons from the current war for the benefit of military forces, policymakers, defense companies, and historians, combining field reporting, historical analysis, and technical insights.
Ep 1 – Welcome to Ukraine Military History — Sam Cook & Rob Lee
Q: Rob, just a little bit of backstory on, I want to just give us both a chance to introduce ourselves and how we got to be sitting here. How did you get into this line of work?
Rob describes his Marine background, deployments, and how his focus on Eurasia led him to become a prominent Russian military analyst, collaborating with Sam and engaging with Ukrainian defense and academic communities.

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This show analyzes how modern conflicts unfold at the operational level, with a focus on Ukraine. Episodes consistently center on drone warfare, force structure, front-line dynamics, and the evolving use of unmanned systems, as well as the organizational and doctrinal shifts that shape contemporary warfare. A distinctive thread is the way guests—ranging from field-level analysts to high-ranking military leaders and researchers—bridge historical lessons with current and near-future battlefield realities, and how tech and logistics (including Starlink and miltech ecosystems) drive decision-making. The format often pairs rigorous, on-the-ground reporting with historical context, making it valuable for listeners in defense, government, military... more

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