Radio War Nerd EP #642 — Mapping The Ukraine War, feat. AMK Mapping
Guest: AMK Mapping
Recorded: October 14, 2026
Continuing our series with our favorite OSINT journalists, Mark talks to Ukraine War researcher AMK Mapping about his craft, the pitfalls, Starlink and other hardware, and the gruesome realities of this war of attrition under a sky swarming with murder drones.
First - Mark pays tribute to two RWN guests: journalist Leonid Ragozin, who was expelled from Latvia for thought crimes; and researcher Ori Goldberg, who died of cancer.
At 15:55 - AMK Mapping joins the pod.
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Further listening:
-RWN 533: Ori Goldberg on The Banality of Israel
-RWN 518: Leonid Ragozin on Russia, Ukraine & War Entrepreneurs
Total time: 1:42:09
Direct link to this episode's mp3 here
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Comments (12)
I've been very annoyed with all the left-shitposter podcast I listen to who dismiss Musk as a charlatan with rockets that explode when most serious observers understand the since about 2017 their rockets are *unbelievably* good and now him and his companies have one of the most important weapon on the battlefield It's fine to hate him, I do, the grouping of engineers and capital known as SpaceX and owned by a certain Elon Musk, no matter how stupid you think the guy is and how much of a fraud he is, is actually kind of a top tier military supplier except they actually sell a valuable product
Great episode. Sad to hear whats happening to Leonid Ragozin too.
Thank you, great episode
Ragozin is a truly heroic journalist and maintained his integrity throughout. I saw his transformation from the initial days of war to the present. He followed evidence and the logic. He is similar to those 19th century and early 20th chroniclers untouched by modern day liberal culture
He appeared to have shed some of the liberal illusions he started out with. Intellectual honesty - changing your position based on a better understanding of the situation is rare , particularly when so much is at stake.
So sad to hear that about Ori Goldberg. He seemed liked a really humane, decent, knowledgeable and intelligent person. And takes a lot of courage to keep those values when you’re surrounded by total zombies who want you dead. Vale Ori.
Nauseating (but on brand) behavior from Latvia.
The technical episodes are interesting, but also so alien.
this, what AMK is talking about and using and doing, is the internet in its best way, the information. the shear amount of personal learning and education freely out there.
If the Russians had their finger on the pulse of politics instead of their asses, they’d immediately welcome Leonid “home” like a fucking hero.
Love all the freedom the western governments are embracing, like the UK and Palestinian action
You guys are pulling all the best posters this year lol