Ukraine Uncovered: Life on the Front Line with Combat Medic Brandon Mitchell #21

1,300 miles separate London from Kyiv, a distance that affords us the luxury to conveniently ‘forget’ that Ukraine remains under attack.Brandon Mitchell is not given that same luxury - a combat medic who’s seen the very best that humanity can give, and the very worst that war strips from us.He’s returning to continue his heroic work, having survived a land mine explosion, but while he’s in the UK we have the chance to hear him share the reality of war that we seldom see in the news.CONTENT WA...

1,300 miles separate London from Kyiv, a distance that affords us the luxury to conveniently ‘forget’ that Ukraine remains under attack.

Brandon Mitchell is not given that same luxury - a combat medic who’s seen the very best that humanity can give, and the very worst that war strips from us.

He’s returning to continue his heroic work, having survived a land mine explosion, but while he’s in the UK we have the chance to hear him share the reality of war that we seldom see in the news.

CONTENT WARNING: Some of the topics in this episode are discussed in graphic detail which some listeners may find distressing.

This episode covers

• Brandon’s challenging family upbringing
• Recovering from substance abuse and starting his 11 years of sobriety
• Answering the call for help in Ukraine
• Determining the value of a human life
• Surviving a blast from two anti-personnel mines
• The everyday heroes evacuating scores of civilians
• Hypocrisy within media coverage of the war

Brandon Mitchell
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Ty Temel:
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