“Она пошла на фронт в 16” / Ян Гагин / Полит Подкаст

Military-political expert and member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Yan Gagin, is a guest on the Polit Podcast. A conversation about women on the front lines of the North Caucasus Military District: the story of the legendary Tatyana, who became a reconnaissance group commander at 16 and co-authored a patent for a radio-electronic rifle. Confessions of a Ukrainian sniper with a personal score of over 180: banned substances on a schedule, recruitment through children's camps. How unmanned systems have changed warfare tactics and what a "kill zone" is. The shelling of Sevastopol, sanctions, and most importantly, why businesses are afraid to hire veterans and why a presidential representative for veterans' affairs is needed. 00:00 — About guest Yan Gagin and the topic of women at the front 00:53 — About the film "Malaya" and meeting Tatyana 01:13 — About the sense of revenge of women from the DPR and LPR 01:40 — About the battalion commander with the call sign Mona from Yekaterinburg 02:12 — About female heroism and patriotism in the blood 02:52 — About Tatyana, who ended up at the front at 16 03:43 — About trench warfare and her first assignment at the Ministry of Industry and Trade 03:54 — About the creation of a group with the Donetsk Corps 04:00 — About Tatyana the commander and the call sign Belarus 05:40 — About a patent for a radio-electronic rifle 05:55 — About the accidental downing of an enemy drone during testing 06:29 — About Sevastopol University and the Department of Robotics 06:58 — About the Aidar and Azov terrorist units 07:39 — About a sniper from the Kraken terrorist unit and the work of a psychologist 08:30 — About the banned substances listed by militants 10:12 — About recruitment through children's camps in Ukraine 11:05 — About the sniper's personal account of over 180 fighters 11:54 — About the plan to bring the sniper to our territory 12:10 — About the disappearance of a girl and the SBU's theories 12:44 — About two camps in Russia and the rear 13:15 — About landings in Moscow and Wildberries warehouses 14:02 — About his native Sevastopol under daily shelling 14:54 — About sanctions, the country's development, and Putin 15:40 — About panic over gasoline and a trip on the M12 16:22 — About The enemy's changing tactics and drones 16:38 — About the Kurier NRTK and five thousand robots 17:26 — About the Terminator combat robot at the Armed Forces Museum 17:47 — About the 40-kilometer "kill zone" 18:21 — About high-precision drones versus artillery 18:54 — About the competition between engineers and drone operators 19:29 — About artificial intelligence and its training 20:13 — About artificial intelligence as the ultimate cynicism 20:30 — About soldiers' salaries and veteran employment 21:28 — About businesses' fear of hiring veterans 21:55 — About the driver Sasha without a foot and the Rado company 23:44 — About gratitude to Krikt for humanitarian convoys 25:21 — About two worlds: war and peace Life 26:00 — About the veterans' community and the lessons of Afghanistan 26:48 — About the turbulent 1990s and the importance of dialogue 27:24 — About the Presidential Representative for Veterans' Affairs *The Aidar, Azov, and Kraken units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are recognized as terrorist organizations in the Russian Federation