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That’s right, the Three Things is back with the 18th segment of the show, courtesy of The Corners () and CDDI (), not to mention your host, Polish-licensed detective and risk intel investigator Preston Smith. This week’s edition features the long-expected “letters segment,“ as well as a focus on those baddest of the bad, the vory v zakone. This is followed by the war in Ukraine update--with a glance at the maps and latest developments. The Three Things focuses on organized crime, politics, spy intrigue and more in Central and Eastern Europe. Each segment lasts from 15-20 minutes (or more), and time stamps are featured below: 3:12 The First Thing--i.e. the letters. Yes, some of you have written in (to various accounts), and Yours Truly addresses a subset of the most interesting (and least offensive) letters to... Yours Truly. 30:11 The Second Thing . the vory v zakone primer--this is a short history of the infamous thieves-in-law organization, with a bit of backstory and a recent bust thrown in for good measure. 50:44 The War in Ukraine Update--the Ukrainians are on the defensive in Kupiansk and Avdiivka (and not only), but they are still pushing down in Krynki. The stalemate may be on... or not. Cool links: The Financial Times article on drug smugglers commandeering logistics chains: Statista and tanks supplied to Ukraine: Photo attributions: Photo of Ded Hasan/Khasan by Photo of Usoyan by unknown - Original publication: unknownImmediate source: , Fair use, Scam drawing byJoseph Morewodd Staniforth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Thief by George Fitzmaurice Productions / First National Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Photo by SakartvelosGaumarjos, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Kremlin photo by , CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Ukrainian refugees Kamil Czaiński, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Gulag by Antonu, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Gulag map by Trinitrix, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Gulag photo by missyleone from Everett, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Artillery photo by Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. All maps by DeepState UA.
