34. Putin's War: The Battle for Kyiv (Ep 4)

The Rest Is Classified

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4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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What did the West know about Russia’s invasion before it happened? How did Ukraine prepare for a war they weren’t sure would come? And why did Moscow underestimate its opponent so disastrously? Western intelligence agencies warned that Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine - but even they were surprised by how badly Moscow’s strategy would unravel. From supply chain breakdowns to failed attempts at a decapitation strike on Kyiv, the war’s first days exposed deep weaknesses in Russia’s military machine. Listen as Gordon and David conclude their series on the Russia-Ukraine War and reveal the hidden intelligence failures and military miscalculations that shaped the war’s opening moments. ------------------- Order a signed edition of David's latest book, The Seventh Floor, via this link. ------------------- Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ www.nordvpn.com/restisclassified It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @triclassified Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by 20th Century Studios, The Amateur. Now, Gordon, we have seen the
0:09.6	trailer for the amateur and it looks brilliant. It does. It's a perfect film for us that the rest is
0:14.6	classified. It's about a CIA officer, Charlie Heller, who's a desk agent and he's on a high-risk mission to avenge his wife
0:22.3	who's killed in a terrorist attack. It looks like it's got everything that you want on a spy thriller.
0:27.2	It's got a bunch of wild action, and it stars Oscar winner Rami Malik and Oscar nominee,
0:33.3	Lawrence Fishburn. So make sure you see it on the big screen, the amateur only in cinemas and
0:39.2	IMAX from April 11th.
0:49.1	Good evening, everyone. I want everyone to know that we are still in the capital, in our home.
0:54.4	The leader of the presidential party is here. The leader of the presidential party is here.
0:56.5	The head of the presidential office is here.
0:58.6	The prime minister is here.
1:00.2	The president is here.
1:01.7	We are all here.
1:03.5	Our soldiers are here.
1:05.1	Citizens are here.
1:06.5	We are all here protecting our independence and our country,
1:10.0	and it will stay like that.
1:11.7	Glory to the heroes.
1:13.4	Glory to Ukraine.
1:15.2	Welcome to the rest is classified.
1:16.7	I'm David McCloskey.
1:17.9	And I'm Golden Carrera.
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