Author: Dal Stanton
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3/26/2023 – “Kids” of Ukraine

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (394th day): I want to share some big numbers. Don’t let the size of those numbers numb you to the immense pain they represent! As of the morning of March 23, 2023, 465 children died and more than 940 were injured of various degrees of severity in Ukraine as a…
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3/26/2023 – Heroes never die

From Euromaiden Press: Join us every day, at 9am (Kyiv time), as Ukrainians and others stand and observe a minute’s silence in honour 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 – Azov fighter Eduard…
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3/26/2023 – Actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom arrived in Kyiv to support Ukrainian children

From Euromaiden Press: 💙💛 Actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom arrived in Kyiv to support Ukrainian children “I arrived in Ukraine today for my first trip back since 2016. I would have never expected the war to have escalated throughout the country since I was there. But today, I was fortunate to hear children’s…
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3/26/2023 – A defiant flag: affirming Ukrainian identity

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 395): For the Lord is a great God,and a great King above all gods.In his hand are the depths of the earth;the heights of the mountains are his also.Psalm 95:3-4 I had a long drive today going to a different region of Ukraine. Despite the rainy weather, I could…
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3/25/2023 – Kremlin’s emissary Lukashenka catalyzes axis of evil around Belarus

From Euromaiden Press: 2023/03/25 – 17:43 • ANALYSIS, INTERNATIONAL Article by: Oleksandr Kalinichenko No longer Putin’s little helper, Lukashenka has not only turned Belarus into a vital rear base for Russia’s war against Ukraine, but is building a sanctions-circumvention scheme with Iran and China to bolster Russia’s depleted arsenal. As demonstrated by the 2020 presidential…
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3/25/2023 – Medvedev admitted that Russia has become a rogue state

From ‘Meanwhile in Ukraine’: Medvedev admitted that Russia has become a rogue state “We are in a unique situation. I don’t even know what to compare it to – maybe the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s. Because then came the Warsaw Pact. When there was the tsarist regime, the empire, we had allies,…
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3/25/2023 – How does one make plans?

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 394): For the Lord will not forsake his people;he will not abandon his heritage;for justice will return to the righteous,and all the upright in heart will follow it.Psalm 94:14-15 According to a recent survey, 37% of Ukrainians have relatives or close friends (military or civilians) who have been killed…
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3/25/2023 – Italian PM cuts through the bilge (video)

From Doug Shepherd in L’viv: Can’t improve on this. The Italian Prime Ministery, Georgia Meloni, cuts through the bilge to articulate the road to peace and Russia being an invader. Master class in rhetoric here. Watch video
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3/25/2023 – War and trying to read a book

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (393rd day): When Danny and I were together, we were talking about how hard it has been since the invazion started to find a book that would capture and keep your attention. My mind keeps drifting away from the story in the book. When I try to read something light…
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3/24/2023 – I’m not a warrior by profession, but a warrior by spirit

From Euromaiden Press (Text/photo: Maryna Mirzaeva https://www.facebook.com/maryna.mirzaeva): Good morning World! Good morning Ukraine! I’m one of the many women who enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I’m not a warrior by profession, but a warrior by spirit. Perhaps this is one of the key traits that prompted me to enlist. I was a researcher…