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War & Conflict with Preston Stewart
Hosted by Preston Stewart · EN
Glad you're here! I'm Preston, and I break down war, conflict, and geopolitics to make it easier for people to understand. I'm a former U.S. Army officer and West Point graduate with a degree in International Relations, and I've served as an officer in the 101st Airborne Division, the Texas National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve in Tennessee. Hope this podcast helps make sense of things going on in the world!
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Zelensky Just Fired His Defense Minister
Jul 1600:23:32Tap to summarizeIn a shocking move, the popular, but more importantly, highly successful Ukrainian Defense Minister Federov was removed from his post yesterday. This prompted pretty significant pushback and today we’re seeing Ukrainians take to the streets to protest this surprising move.Today we’re joined by Kateryna Lisunova to discuss what happened and what this means.Kateryna is a journalist at Razom for Ukraine who has the contacts and background to understand what exactly is playing out here. Be sure to follow Kateryna here:https://x.com/KaterynaLishttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kateryna-lisunova-312584133/https://www.instagram.com/kateryna_lisunova_ua/?hl=enLearn about our truck fundraiser with Car4Ukraine here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-offensive-2026Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"Getting Worse By The Day" - Russians Frustrated Over Crimea Situation
Jul 1500:15:00Tap to summarizeUse code PRESTONFB50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus free breakfast for 1 year at https://bit.ly/4p7pfAAThe situation for Russia in Crimea is spiraling. Gas is $17 a gallon, if you can find it. Some areas are without water, there are rolling electrical blackouts and the trucks set up to protect fuel convoys from Ukrainian drones, are running out of gas. In fact the complaints are piling up on Russian Telegram channels. The citizens are livid, the milbloggers are dooming and the Russian government, from what we can tell, seems unable to stop these Ukrainian strikes. For Russia, the situation in the south is getting bad, fast.Sources:https://x.com/414magyarbirds/status/2077267966387687450?s=20https://t.me/strelkovii/7509https://t.me/romanov_92/54748https://t.me/atesh_ua/10703Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Staggering Russian Losses in June
Jul 1400:15:06Tap to summarizeCheck out our truck fundraiser here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensive28,000 Russian Soldiers were killed or wounded in June according to a new announcement from the Ukrainian Defense Minister. For some context, that’s more casualties than the US suffered over 20 years of war in Afghanistan according to t the defense casualty analysis system. No wonder there’s more and more rumors about Russian mobilization.Sources:https://t.me/zedigital/6862https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oef/byCategoryhttps://t.me/DeepStateUA/23612https://t.me/creamy_caprice/12352https://t.me/icpbtrubicon/2007Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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US Just Launched New Attacks Against Iran
Jul 1300:13:53Tap to summarizeSo it looks like we’re back at war with Iran. Or maybe more specifically, we’re in a war over the Strait of Hormuz. In just the past few days the US has struck around 300 targets and Iran has fired as many as 500 drones and missiles at US and allied locations in the region. Pretty clear the sole focus right now is the Strait of Hormuz. These strikes didn’t pick back up because of the Iranian nuclear program, their ballistic missile program or their support for proxies. It is because Iran exerted control over the key waterway. MOU text: https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5863027/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding-full-textStore: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"The Situation Is Bleak" - Russians Complain About Ukrainian Strikes
Jul 1200:14:16Tap to summarizeCheck out our truck fundraiser with Car4Ukraine: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensive14 more Russian ships were hit last night which makes 90 in the past six days. That led one Russian reporter to say, “The picture is bleak: logistics are under constant pressure, infrastructure is being hit, and supply routes are becoming more complicated.” In fact he goes on to explain how, if this continues, the Russian front lines will face a systemic supply shortage. Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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"Ukraine Has Started Winning" - Major Shift at NATO Summit
Jul 1100:20:39Tap to summarizeCheck out our truck fundraiser through Car4Ukraine here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensiveTrump likes winners. And Ukraine, recently, has started winning. That was a NATO official explaining why we saw some pretty significant changes from the US at the summit this past week and honestly, it went way better than I thought it would.Bottom line: good news for the United States, good news for NATO and good news for Ukraine. Sources:https://www.ft.com/content/907c26d7-9c1e-4bac-8da0-28216445d860?syn-25a6b1a6=1https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/official-texts-and-resources/official-texts/2026/07/08/the-ankara-summit-declarationStore: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Great Fuel Tanker Blitz of 2026
Jul 1000:18:30Tap to summarizeDownload the FREE Upside App at https://upside.app.link/PRESTON to get an extra 25 cents back for every gallon on your first tank of gas.Learn about our truck fundraiser here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensiveI was out for like three days and Ukraine just about shut off the Sea of Azov. I mean this looked like a turkey shoot. Fuel tankers trying to reach the besieged Crimean peninsula were easy targets and in four days, 35 ships were hit. USF Footage:https://x.com/usf_army/status/2075602199049118186?s=20https://x.com/usf_army/status/2075159415896887452?s=20https://x.com/usf_army/status/2074767966227382621?s=20https://x.com/usf_army/status/2074427979631820933?s=20Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Pressure Mounts Across Kherson
Jul 800:32:56Tap to summarizeSave Kherson civilians from Human Safari: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-kherson-civilians-from-human-safariKherson Help: https://khersonhelp.wordpress.com/As the middle strike campaign plays out there’s one area at serious risk of getting cut off. I mean Crimea, yea, but in terms of the front line, it’s Kherson.To get anything here, logistics have to travel further and directly towards increasingly more Ukrainian drones. If the Middle Strike campaign really starts affecting front line operations, we should expect to see reflected here.To help understand what’s going on in this sector of the front we’re joined today by Brendan Kelly. Brendan is a researcher for Tochnyi and runs the Substack newletter Kherson Weekly.Follow Brendan on Substack: https://brendankelley.substack.com/and X: https://x.com/kelley7622Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Russian Airborne Ambushed During Flag Planting Op
Jul 700:12:07Tap to summarizeDzyga's Paw shirts and posters (100% of profits go to support their organization and fundraisers): https://prestonstew.shop/collections/dzygas-pawLearn about our truck fundraiser here: https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/preston-stewart-summer-offensiveRussia says that the situation in west Zaporizhia continues to deteriorate. You know why? Because they lied about progress again, and are, again paying for it in blood. I mean how many times are we going to see this? Little lines on a map mean nothing to you and I but when they’re off by 10-20km and they’re used to plan missions, a lot can go wrong.BBC article: https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/c4gyw21r4lnoStore: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Former Ambassador on What’s Happening in Venezuela Today
Jul 500:33:38Tap to summarizeSix months ago the US military carried out a daring operation to capture Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro. Then we all just sort of moved on.Now a tragic earthquake has brought Venezuela back into the news a bit but so many questions remain. Like how much has really changed?To help unpack the current situation we’re joined today by Ambassador Jimmy Story. Story served as the ambassador to Venezuela from 2018 to 2023 and remains very closely tied in with what’s happening in the country and their relationships with the United States.We get into the devastating effects of the recent earthquake, what’s different after this change of power and more.https://globalfrontieradvisors.com/linkedin.com/in/james-story-ambassador-retired-a4968a6Store: https://prestonstew.shop/Join the community on Substack: https://prestonstew.substack.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/prestonstew_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@prestonstewInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/prestonstew_/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Preston-Stewart/61584740132063/Unclassified Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4YmaFZihykI0iov9XgQ0uD?si=efe0b3bd89b6421dYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheUnclassifiedPodContact: preston@warstories.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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