The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak

Hunger on the frontlines: how soldiers eat in the trenches; Tim released from hospital

Soldiers spend days without proper food. We join a unit for a meal after days of combat, and talk undernourishment in combat. Meanwhile, Tim experiences the Ukrainian public hospital system.

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Aug 20, 2023
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Editor’s Note: Thank you to everyone for all the support while I was hospitalized earlier this week. I’ve written an update on my experience down below. Your paid subscriptions to The Counteroffensive do more than just support us abstractly – it helps us get safety gear, pays for gas so we can report, and yes, it covers our medical bills and insurance. …

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