# Exclusive: ‘Killing Russians is fun’ – First ever interview with a Ukrainian resistance leader Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/exclusive-killing-russians-is-fun-first-ever-interview-with-a-ukrainian-resistance-leader Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/exclusive-killing-russians-is-fun-first-ever-interview-with-a-ukrainian-resistance-leader.md Podcast: [Ukraine: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588) Published: 2026-04-23T16:42:45+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/ukraine-the-latest/episodes/exclusive-killing-russians-is-fun-first-ever-interview-with Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583012e715d5300169dcdcb/e/69ea450b6eeb59e2ba02d688/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/episodes/exclusive-killing-russians-is-fun-first-ever-interview-with-a-ukrainian-resistance-leader Duration seconds: 2704 ## Resource Day 1,519. Today, in a global first, we bring you an exclusive interview with a leading member of Ukraine’s resistance movement operating inside Russian-occupied territory. We also give you updates as President Zelensky arrives in Cyprus met with confirmation that the European Union has not only formally approved the €90 billion loan for Ukraine, but also a 20th package of sanctions against Russia. We report on Ukrainian strikes against a major Russian counterintelligence unit, before examining how the US military has begun deploying Ukrainian counter-drone technology at an air base in Saudi Arabia to defend against Iran. Contributors: Francis Dearnley (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @FrancisDearnley on X. Dominic Nicholls (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @DomNicholls on X. With thanks to Petro of the Ukrainian resistance, and Dr Jade McGlynn and the Centre for Statecraft and National Security at King’s College London for assisting with this interview. NOW IN FULL VIDEO WITH MAPS & BATTLEFIELD FOOTAGE: Every episode is now available on our YouTube channel shortly after the release of the audio version. You will find it here: https://www.youtube.com/@UkraineTheLatest    CONTENT REFERENCED: Dom’s Video Interview: ‘Inside the Ukrainian resistance in Russia’s occupied territories’: https://youtu.be/nLERq02oexs   My grandfather ended Stalinism – now Putin has labelled me a ‘foreign agent’ (Iona Cleave in The Telegraph): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/21/nina-khrushcheva-putin-bringing-back-stalinism-russia/   US turns to Ukrainian counter-drone tech after Iran attacks, sources say (Reuters): https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-turns-ukrainian-counter-drone-tech-after-iran-attacks-sources-say-2026-04-22/   Russia co… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/episodes/exclusive-killing-russians-is-fun-first-ever-interview-with-a-ukrainian-resistance-leader/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/ukraine-the-latest-5108588/exclusive-killing-russians-is-fun-first-ever-interview-with-a-ukrainian-resistance-leader.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.