Author: Dal Stanton
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4/5/2023 – “Putin’s meatgrinder tactics are destroying a generation of Russian men”
From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (404th day of ruzzzian invazzion): I open news digest and see headlines like this: It sounds good. We are all praying for and anticipating the spring counteroffensive of our army! We are praying for the defeat of ruzzzian army. The world will be a better and safer place after that.…
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4/5/2023 – New Testament saves a life

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 405): Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;make known his deeds among the peoples!Sing to him, sing praises to him;tell of all his wondrous works!Psalm 105:1-2 This psalm so appropriately tells us to tell of God’s wondrous works. When we are surrounded by grief, trauma, and…
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4/4/2023 – Banksy and Beauty from Ashes

By Tim Challies: Not too long ago I read that the mysterious artist Banksy had created several new murals in Ukraine. Going to locations that had experienced the fury of war, he found broken and damaged buildings and used them as his canvas. In one a gymnast practices a handstand upon shattered walls and in…
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4/4/2023 – Not forgotten

From Euromaiden Press: Join us every day, at 9am (Kyiv time), as Ukrainians and others stand and observe a minute’s silence in honor of the soldiers, men, women and children who perished in this savage war. They laid down their lives not only for Ukraine, but for all of Europe! RIP – Ivan Halchenko (26yrs),…
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4/4/2023 – Visiting where Russians committed war crimes, killing people and holding them in a basement

From Euromaiden Press: Ukraine’s President, German Vice Chancellor and Secretary General of the Council of Europe visited Yahidne village, where Russians committed war crimes, killing people and holding them in a basement. Later, they also visited the city of Chernihiv, met with wounded soldiers and inspected German medical aid. As was reported, Germany’s Vice Chancellor…
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4/4/2023 – The ‘ordinary’ day of medics
From Euromaiden Press: Medics at one of the stabilization points near Avdiivka saved 28 Ukrainian soldiers in 3 hours This is their ordinary day of work. Evacuation brings the wounded here before sending them further to hospital. A surgeon & an anesthesiologist are usually on duty
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4/4/2023 – “Oh, how I long for the day when the Lord will restore His justice”

From Ira Kapitonova (Day 404): May my meditation be pleasing to him,for I rejoice in the Lord.Psalm 104:34 A year ago today, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the Chernihiv region. A small village in that region has a beautiful name, Yahidne (Berry Village), but a horrible story. Before the occupation, the town had a…
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4/4/2023 – Devastation began in 2014

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (403rd day of ruzzzian invazion): Facebook reminded me today of the trips we were taking in April 2015 to the east of Ukraine which was already devastated by the hybrid war ruzzia started against Ukraine in 2014. We were taking trips to Avdiivka, Maryinka, Opytnoye, Peski, Krasnogorovka and bringing help…
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4/3/2023 – Loss of Ukraine’s children

From Euromaiden Press: The Prosecutor General’s Office has reported that 467 Ukrainian children have been killed and 944 injured since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022. The number of casualties is not final, as Ukraine still verifies information from active fighting zones, liberated areas, and Russian-occupied territories. Earlier, Ukraine’s Ministry for Reintegration…
