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Patrik Baab talks with Russian writer and former Donbass commander Zakhar Prilepin about the war in Ukraine, the 2014 Donbass uprising, and the 2023 assassination attempt Prilepin barely survived. The YouTube player has an English (US) audio track — if you hear German, open the gear menu and choose Audio track → English (US).
Prilepin describes his path from literature to the front, the role of local commanders such as Alexander Zakharchenko, and what he calls a shadow war involving Western specialists and mercenaries in the early years of the conflict.
Prilepin describes his path from literature to the front, the role of local commanders such as Alexander Zakharchenko, and what he calls a shadow war involving Western specialists and mercenaries in the early years of the conflict.