Steve Schmidt sits down with retired U.S. Naval aviator and combat correspondent Ken Harbaugh, straight from his reporting on the frontlines in Ukraine. Ken shares harrowing, firsthand accounts and deep strategic insights that mainstream cable news rarely covers:


The 20-mile “death zone” and drone warfare: Inside the lethal frontline corridor where kamikaze drones make any surface movement nearly impossible — and why rotating troops has become the single most dangerous evolution of modern combat.


The “iron sarcophagus:” The ingenious, harrowing Ukrainian-engineered armored capsule designed to crawl across mine-strewn kill zones to evacuate wounded soldiers when all conventional armored vehicles fail.


The true toll and Russia’s manpower crisis: An unfiltered look at the staggering 1.4 million estimated Russian casualties, the recruitment of foreign fighters and North Korean troops, and the contrast between Ukraine’s fight to preserve lives versus Russia’s doctrine of mass attrition.


Global ramifications and U.S. leadership: How the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are directly connected through Russian intelligence sharing, alongside an unflinching critique of Pentagon leadership, military accountability, and what’s at stake for American democracy.

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Steve Schmidt sits down with retired U.S. Naval aviator and combat correspondent Ken Harbaugh, straight from his reporting on the frontlines in Ukraine. Ken shares harrowing, firsthand accounts and deep strategic insights that mainstream cable news rarely covers:
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The 20-mile &ldquo;death zone&rdquo; and drone warfare: Inside the lethal frontline corridor where kamikaze drones make any surface movement nearly impossible &mdash; and why rotating troops has become the single most dangerous evolution of modern combat.
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The &ldquo;iron sarcophagus:&rdquo; The ingenious, harrowing Ukrainian-engineered armored capsule designed to crawl across mine-strewn kill zones to evacuate wounded soldiers when all conventional armored vehicles fail.
</li>
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The true toll and Russia&rsquo;s manpower crisis: An unfiltered look at the staggering 1.4 million estimated Russian casualties, the recruitment of foreign fighters and North Korean troops, and the contrast between Ukraine&rsquo;s fight to preserve lives versus Russia&rsquo;s doctrine of mass attrition.
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Global ramifications and U.S. leadership: How the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are directly connected through Russian intelligence sharing, alongside an unflinching critique of Pentagon leadership, military accountability, and what&rsquo;s at stake for American democracy.
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Ukraine's Death Zone | Steve Schmidt & Ken Harbaugh

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