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. He was most recently a Senior Advisor to Human Rights First, until
summer 2023, and serves as NATO Senior Mentor for Logistics. Until
recently was the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, at the Centre for
European Policy Analysis, specialising in NATO, the Transatlantic
relationship and international security.
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CHAPTERS:
00:01:25 Summary of the year - War in Ukraine hits 'Stalemate'
00:04:27 Ukrainian successes have been played down by the media
00:06:15 Symbolism of Storm Shadow attack on Black Sea Fleet HQ
00:09:04 Are we limiting Ukraine's ability to achieve military success?
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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
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