# 390. The Invisible Frontline: Power, Trauma, and Resilience in Odesa

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/battleground-5307466/390-the-invisible-frontline-power-trauma-and-resilience-in-odesa
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/battleground-5307466/390-the-invisible-frontline-power-trauma-and-resilience-in-odesa.md
Podcast: [Battleground](https://stenobird.com/podcast/battleground-5307466)
Published: 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7690101216.mp3?updated=1776275135
Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7690101216.mp3?updated=1776275135
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/battleground-5307466/episodes/390-the-invisible-frontline-power-trauma-and-resilience-in-odesa
Duration seconds: 2999

## Resource

You can watch this video on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/Khbr9JD_q98 In this special episode from Ukraine, the Battleground team visits Odesa to document the devastating impact of Russia’s winter strategy on the city's critical infrastructure. We go inside a key electrical substation—one of over 40 hit by drone attacks—to witness firsthand the "horrendous" damage caused by waves of Shaheed drones and speak with the resilient workers keeping the lights on in freezing conditions. The episode also explores the war's "harder to see" wounds through a visit to a discreet clinic in Odesa. There, we meet Olga, a former London-based professional who returned home to establish a unique rehabilitation centre. She shares her mission to treat the psychological trauma and physical scars of returning soldiers and their families, operating under extreme conditions where even the clinic’s location must remain a secret for safety. If you would like to support Olga and her team you can do so here - https://www.caresukraine.com/vsesylini_donate/ Join the Conversation: If you have a question about the war in Ukraine or any of the conflicts we cover, email us at podbattleground@gmail.com Follow us on: X - @PodBattleground Instagram - podbattleground TikTok - battlegroundukraine Producer: James Hodgson A Goalhanger Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/battleground-5307466/episodes/390-the-invisible-frontline-power-trauma-and-resilience-in-odesa/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/battleground-5307466/390-the-invisible-frontline-power-trauma-and-resilience-in-odesa.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.