Author: Dal Stanton
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4/16/2023 – “Teenagers and their life during the war: attitudes, values, future”

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (415th day of ruzzzian ivazion): It was encouraging to read today in Ukrainian Pravda the results of the all-Ukrainian sociological study “Teenagers and their life during the war: attitudes, values, future” that was presented by the charitable foundation “Klub Dobrodiyiv”. The Kantar company interviewed teenagers aged 13-19 from all over…
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4/16/2023 – He is risen!
From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (416th day): Easter celebration at our church. The most common greeting on this day: Christ is risen! He is risen indeed. You could hear these words not only in a church. That’s how neighbors greet each other, or you could hear that exchange of greetings between a customer and shop…
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4/16/2023 – Resurrection Day in Ukraine

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 416): For you have delivered my soul from death,my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.Psalm 116:8-9 We know that Christ was crucified on Friday and was risen on Sunday. But what happened on Saturday? Was God passively…
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4/15/2023 – Ukrainian Easter means preparing pysanky

From Euromaiden Press: Good morning World! Good morning Ukraine! Getting ready for Ukrainian Easter means preparing pysanky Master pysanka artist and craftsman Oleh Kirashchuk from Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast creates amazing pysanky. A war veteran, Oleh served in the 128th Brigade, fighting at Debaltseve, Stanytsia Luhanska, etc. Today, Oleh is once again fighting for Freedom with…
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4/15/2023 – UN report accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine: torture, sexual violence, and murder revealed

From Euromaiden Press: RUSSIAN WAR CRIMES Russian attacks on Ukrainian unarmed civilians – torture, sexual violence, murder, and forceful detainment — are war crimes. Furthermore, Russia’s systematic human rights violations could indicate genocide and crimes against humanity, the UN-backed Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a report released on March 16. In…
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4/15/2023 – Remembering a brother

From Pastor Sergei Nakul (Big City Church in Kyiv): One year ago.. Let us remember… The only hope is in the risen one.. One year ago: Brother in Christ Andrey Shostak was murdered in Motizhyní… His body was found near his brother’s grave… One of his favorite books (which you can see in the picture),…
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4/15/2023 – “I don’t know how we are alive today”

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 415): Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory,for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!Psalm 115:1 It’s Good Friday according to the Orthodox tradition, but there was little good for Ukraine today. The Russian army shelled Sloviansk (Donetsk region), damaging…
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4/15/2023 – Crates for Ukraine – continuing to make a difference

From MTW Team L’viv Updates: First aid kits and medical supplies for soldiers, first aid kits given to Kupyansk ambulance – Kharkiv region, and first aid kits and tactical medicine – Sumy and Bakhmut. For more information: www.CratesForUkraine.com
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4/15/2023 – “Are we there yet?”

Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (414th day of ruzzzian invazion): “Are we there yet?”We traveled with kids from their very young age. We also did a lot of hiking with them which were not “a walk in the park”. During long trips or challenging hikes this question “are we there yet?” was a popular one. Kids…
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4/14/2023 – Disappointment in US intelligence documents

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (413th day of ruzzzian invazion): In the last few days, media space is filled with news about leaks of highly sensitive and classified US intelligence data about the war in Ukraine. The breach – which has sparked a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice – includes classified information about…