Voice of Ukraine

From: Ira Kapitonova (Day 1403)

The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me;
to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!
Psalm 50:23

It was an insane night for Kyiv.

519 drones (489 were shot down) and 40 missiles of various kinds (29 were neutralized). The attack came in waves to overpower our air defense and lasted for ten hours. There were multiple air raids during the day as well.

The vicious plan was to send drones at low altitudes so that they would definitely hit apartment buildings. There is no doubt that it was intended. It’s evident from the videos where drones hit residential buildings and from the previous history of hitting civilians during the holiday season to crush our spirit and send us into terror and panic.

Several locations in our city district were hit this night, so I’m glad we are still at grandma’s (even though my night was still sleepless as I was trying to monitor the situation). Our apartment building (as well as the majority of Kyiv) hasn’t had electricity since morning (almost 20 hours). The water supply and heat were also interrupted during the attack, but were restored within a few hours. They hope to restore the power supply within the next day, but they make no promises.

I can imagine the rejoicing across the border as they achieve their blackout plan. However, we will restore electricity within a few days or weeks, but their hearts will remain consumed by the darkness and wickedness. And that’s a lot more concerning.

On days like this, it’s easy to fall into despair, which is why kindness shines even brighter.
My parents were on the way to my grandma’s (they live 400 km away), and their car broke down while they still had about two-thirds of the way to go. They were hoping to get the car towed to the nearest service station, but the tow truck refused to come. They thought they had to cancel their plans and find a way to return home when a car pulled over. The man asked if they needed help. While checking the car, they found out that he is a serviceman and he comes from a town next to my grandma’s, so he decided to help them. He called his friend, who found a quick solution and sent them to a car shop in the nearest town. They got their car fixed, and the men at the shop charged them no money. They told my parents they wanted them to have hope that there are people out there ready to help.
It is nothing short of a Christmas miracle, which became a special encouragement on a day like this.

The evil may triumph for a day, yet the victory and glory belong to the Lord!