Author: Dal Stanton
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5/18/2023 – “When we lose someone in a battle, we not only lose a soldier, we lose an artist, a photographer, a teacher, a scientist…”
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 448): Praise the Lord from the earth,you great sea creatures and all deeps,fire and hail, snow and mist,stormy wind fulfilling his word!Mountains and all hills,fruit trees and all cedars!Beasts and all livestock,creeping things and flying birds!Psalm 148:7-10 When I read today’s psalm, I knew what to share. A few…
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5/17/2023 – Frontline report: Russia launched concentrated missile attack on Kyiv in an attempt to penetrate through Patriot air defense
From Euromaiden Press: Russia launched an exceptionally dense missile barrage. By rapidly changing their tactic and concentrating all of their rockets on Kyiv, Russians expected to take advantage of the fact that Ukrainians may not have enough air defense systems in one place. Usually, massive Russian missile strikes were spread out across the whole of…
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5/17/2023 – Attack pilots face extreme danger every day
From Euromaiden Press: Good morning World! Good morning Ukraine! Current buzz words flying the globe – fighter jets, aviation coalition, pilots, F-16s, air defense… Russian propaganda claimed a year ago that Ukrainian aviation was nonexistent. But this “nonexistent” aviation has proven them wrong by destroying many enemy columns, ammunition depots and positions that they had…
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5/17/2023 – Moscow moves to legislate forced deportation of Ukrainians from occupied territory to Russia
17.05.2023 From Human Rights in Ukraine by Halya Coynash: Moscow is repeating policy used under Stalin to destroy the Ukrainian identity of areas currently under occupation and to deport those who refuse to be ‘Russified’ Amendments have been introduced to Russian legislation which envisage “forced and controlled deportation of citizens” from zones where Russia has…
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5/17/2023 – “Are we supposed to get so scared that we would want to surrender?!”
From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (447th day – 11:40pm): Almost time to go to bed. Air raid started 30 min ago and it keeps spreading to more and more regions of Ukraine. We are heading for another night of missile attack. Ruzzians seem to be obsessed with these missile strikes that have the purpose of…
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5/17/2023 – “We’ve lost too many friends to this war, and we’ve cried too many tears to be broken by a missile attack”
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 447): His delight is not in the strength of the horse,nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,in those who hope in his steadfast love.Psalm 147:10-11 God showed His mercy last night. It was one of the most intense…
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5/17/2023 – News from Ukraine
From Lyuda Betina in Belgorod Dnestrovsky (Day 448): Dear brothers and sisters,Thank you for your prayers and support. Thank you for standing with us during this difficult time. We thank all countries that help us with weapons and many other things that give us the opportunity to resist in this battle. We thank medical personnel…
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5/16/2023 – “His words are raw and stir your heart deeply…”
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 446): Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,whose hope is in the Lord his God,who made heaven and earth,the sea, and all that is in them,who keeps faith forever;who executes justice for the oppressed,who gives food to the hungry.Psalm 146:5-7 During the air attacks in the…
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5/16/2023 – Ukraine’s Hidden Advantage: How European Trainers Have Transformed Kyiv’s Army and Changed the War
From Foreign Affairs by Alexandra Chinchilla and Jahara Matisek: In the 14 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, analysts have expressed recurring doubts about the strength of Europe’s commitments to Kyiv. Through much of 2022, many noted that Germany dragged its feet in supplying arms to Ukrainian forces and took months to come around on tanks.…
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