Author: Dal Stanton
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5/24/2023 – Russians loot Byzantine gold from the Chersonesos Museum in Crimea

From Euromaiden Press: Russians looted Byzantine gold from the Chersonesos Museum in Crimea The temporarily occupied Crimea has witnessed the looting of the ancient reserve museum of Chersonesos Taurica by Russian forces, as reported by the Office of the President of Ukraine in Crimea. The occupiers plundered the museum, including artifacts such as ancient bone,…
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4/24/2023 – Amputee decided to continue teaching children acrobatics…

From Euromaiden Press: Good morning World! Good morning Ukraine! At the outset of the full-scale invasion, 33-year-old athlete, dancer, and coach, Oleksandr Chaika, joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine and was assigned to the 24th Mechanized Brigade in Popasna, Luhansk Oblast. However, on April 6, 2022, an enemy shell struck the trench where he was…
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5/24/2023 – “Putin must realize he can’t win this war…”

From Euromaiden Press: “Putin must realize he can’t win this war,” UK defense secretary says in surprise visit to Kyiv In a meeting with Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov in Kyiv on Tuesday, Wallace asserted, “Putin should realize that he cannot win this illegal war he has started, no matter how many Russian soldiers he…
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4/24/2023 – Aid for Kherson Region

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (454th day): Here is a photo overview of our recent trip to the Kherson region. We distributed food and supplies in three villages. When sorting through the pictures, what struck me was a dissonance between the ruins of all the houses in those villages and the smiles I saw on…
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5/24/2023 – “So let us live so that our stories can also become an inspiration to someone…”

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 454): Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!You have given me relief when I was in distress.Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!Psalm 4:1 Mankind became the highest point of God’s creation. We were created in His image and in His likeness. We cannot avoid…
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5/24/2023 – News from Ukraine

From Lyuda Betina in Belgorod Dnestrovsky (Day 455): Last week was a mixture of many emotions and thoughts that were anxious and calm, joyful and sad at the same time. We are constantly monitoring what is happening at the front and waiting for the messages of the relatives and friends who are there. Paul Lukoshkin,…
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5/23/2023 – The Lord sustains us

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 453): I lay down and slept;I woke again, for the Lord sustained me.Psalm 3:5 Every night since the beginning of the full-scale war, we go to bed, wake up and recognize that God sustained us. However, this truth applies to everyone – we live and breathe only because the…
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5/23/2023 – 30 Years of Grace in Ukraine: The Backstory on a Country That’s on Every Front Page

From MTW Global by Andrew Hess The story of MTW Ukraine is a story of how Christ continues to build His Church through many successes and setbacks. In late February 2022, just prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion, MTW Ukraine leadership met to assess the threat, form a crisis team, and establish a support account, which…
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5/23/2023 – Unable to fight now, two Ukrainian amputees walk to raise funds for a military hospital

From AP News by By SAMYA KULLAB: KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The task for the Ukrainian war veterans was clear: From different cities, Oleksandr Shevtsov and Serhii Khrapko would walk 120 kilometers (75 miles) and meet somewhere in the middle in honor of their comrades wounded in Russia’s war against their homeland. Their walk was…
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5/22/2023 – Former Green Beret from Boise, Idaho, killed in Bakhmut by combatants from the Wagner Group

From Euromaiden Press: Nicholas Dwain Maimer, a former Green Beret from Boise, Idaho, was reportedly killed in Bakhmut by combatants from the Wagner Group. The soldier’s death contributes to the increasing number of American casualties in the Ukrainian war. Since the invasion last year, at least 12 Americans have lost their lives. Maimer initially enlisted…