Author: Dal Stanton
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8/9/2023 – Soldier Daria Filipieva, call sign “Blyskavka” (Lightning), was killed on the front lines…

From Euromaiden Press: Soldier Daria Filipieva, call sign “Blyskavka” (Lightning), was killed on the front lines. Before the outbreak of war, she had worked as a translator. To be eligible for military service, she underwent surgery to correct her poor eyesight. Her journey into the army commenced in 2019, fueled by a profound sense of…
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8/9/2023 – European Commission to recommend starting talks on Ukraine’s accession to EU – media

A journalist familiar with the matter says the European Commission will draft an EU enlargement report in October with recommendations for Ukraine and Moldova to start EU accession talks. From Euromaiden Press – BYYURI ZORIA: Europe Editor of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Rikard Jozwiak reported on Twitter that the European Commission would recommend in the…
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8/9/2023 – Four unnerving signs for Ukraine as it heads for fall

The forthcoming fall and winter will be critical for Ukraine and, therefore, Europe. If Russia can destroy Ukraine’s air defense, the West will need to reconsider its stand on military intervention. From Euromaiden Press – Article BYHANS PETTER MIDTTUN: While Ukraine is fighting for its right to exist and paying the price in blood, Europe…
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8/9/2023 – Has anybody heard UN condemning almost daily ruzzian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities that kill and injure hundreds of people?

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (531st day): Yesterday ruzzians targeted a multi-storied residential building again. This time their missile strike hit a building in Pokrovskoye, killing 7 people and injuring 82. Pokrovskoye is a city where our Avdiivka Church Without Wall (pastor Alex Zaitsev) evacuated after the town of Avdiivka had been completely destroyed by…
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8/9/2023 – The real reason Russia calls everyone Nazis

Russia is branding all opponents of its fascism as fascists and Nazis, but why? Look to the Soviet deformation of history, which conjured the “eternal war of the West against Russia” From Euromaiden Press – Article by Oscar Clarke: Ever since launching his full invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has claimed he is “denazifying” his…
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8/9/2023 – 15 Years Ago The World Turned a Blind Eye

15 years ago, Russia invaded and occupied Georgia. The world turned a blind eye; this emboldened Russia to invade and occupy Ukraine in 2014, and later launch a full-blown war in 2022 using the same blueprint. These are the hybrid war tactics Russia used to get away with its crimes. Today, it still occupies roughly…
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8/9/2023 – I was struck with the realization that Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Belarus today are in the same position as Ukraine was in 2008…
From Ira Kapitonova near Kyiv (Day 531): I would soon subdue their enemies and turn my hand against their foes.Those who hate the Lord would cringe toward him, and their fate would last forever.Psalm 81:14-15 I remember this day 15 years ago (08/08/2008). We were celebrating our friend’s wedding, but the discussion at our table…


