Zarina Zabrisky - The American in Kherson

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, host T. A. Mullis speaks with Zarina Zabrisky, an American war correspondent and filmmaker reporting from the frontlines of Kherson, Ukraine — a city living under daily Russian drone and artillery attacks.Zabrisky, who has spent a decade documenting Russia’s hybrid war against the West, reveals the horror of what she calls a “human safari” — Russia’s use of FPV drones to hunt civilians for sport. She discusses the collapse of truth in the AI age, the Kremlin’s psychological warfare against democracies, and why she continues to risk her life to tell these stories.Together, they explore:Life and survival in Kherson under drone siegeThe UN’s findings that short-range drone attacks are war crimesRussia’s mastery of psychological and information warfareHow AI and disinformation are eroding democratic resilienceThe meaning of freedom and democracy through the eyes of someone who escaped totalitarianismZabrisky’s documentary Kherson: Human Safari is available free at KhersonHumanSafari.comYou can find more of Zabrisky’s work at Byline Times and Euromaidan PressGuest Links:Website: KhersonHumanSafari.comSupport the show