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In this episode, Aga sits down with Francis Farrell - an Aussie who ended up working as a frontline reporter for The Kyiv Independent. They discuss plenty of war-related topics, including the liberation of Kherson, life in the occupied and frontline areas, and the current struggles linked to Russia's mass attacks on Ukraine's energy grid.

There's also a couple of bonus questions for our patrons, in which Francis reveals more details about his work as a journalist in wartime Ukraine.

Follow Francis on Twitter @francisjfarrell. If you want to find his recent publications, check out:

- The Kyiv Independent at https://kyivindependent.com/author/francis-farrell

- Lossi 36 at https://lossi36.com/author/francis-farrell/