From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 525):
For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup with foaming wine, well mixed,
and he pours out from it, and all the wicked of the earth shall drain it down to the dregs.
But I will declare it forever;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
Psalm 75:8-9
Last night, in the middle of the night, 37 Iranian-made kamikaze drones attacked Ukraine. Our air-defense shot down 23 of them. Ukraine’s large territory is an advantage when it disrupts the enemy’s logistics, but it’s also a great challenge for air defense. Thanks to our partners and the provided military aid, most strategic locations are protected, but it’s still easy for the enemy drones and missiles to find breaches. We need more air-defense systems, but it’s a challenge as no one was ready for a war of this scale.
One of the main targets during last night’s attack was grain-exporting ports on the Danube river. About 40 thousand tons of grain to be shipped to Israel, China, and some African countries burned down. This different dimension of the same brutal cruelty is beyond me. Besides the poor countries that won’t receive Ukrainian grain, the rest of the world will be affected by plummeting grain prices. After last night’s attack, wheat prices on the Chicago Stock Exchange jumped by 6.5%. That’s one more reminder of how tightly connected we are and that Russian aggression is not just Ukraine’s problem — it affects the whole world.
Voice of Ukraine 
2 responses to “8/3/2023 – Russian aggression is not just Ukraine’s problem — it affects the whole world”
The enemy apparently doesn’t care who is affected. Bring Your power to bear, O Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One!
Praying for Ukraine daily!
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David, a soldier and refugee, wrote in Psalm 27:13-14
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!
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