Category: Updates
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6/9/2023 – “The realities of life in Ukraine continue to be, in many ways, surreal…”
From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (470th day): When getting ready to go out for a walk with a child Ukrainian parent or grandparent has to check not only the weather but also double-check to make sure there is no air raid on. Playgrounds are usually very busy in the evenings, but if air raids start…
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6/9/2023 – The tragedy of the past few days exhausted me…
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 470): Some trust in chariots and some in horses,but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.They collapse and fall,but we rise and stand upright.Psalm 20:7-8 The tragedy of the past few days exhausted me. Today, I had a busy day away from home, which allowed me…
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6/9/2023 – Russia files lawsuit against Ukraine in The Hague for the alleged destruction of the Kakhovka HPP
Russia has filed legal proceedings against Ukraine with the International Criminal Court and the International Court of the United Nations for the alleged destruction of the Kakhovka HPP by “massive artillery fire”. Source: BBC News Russian Service,Prosecutor General’s Office Details: The occupiers, who seized the Kakhovka HPP at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, said that Ukraine…
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6/9/2023 – Some seem to be confused about who blew the dam. Let me build a case…
From Jamie Peipon (Day 469): What you’re seeing in this picture is the Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine that is underwater because russia blew up the Nova Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant. The fact that the area, including people’s homes, is flooded is terrible. But that’s not even half of the consequences. Many lives have been…
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6/9/2023 – “When we were running away from the water, the Russians were still firing at us…”
From Lyuda Betina in Belgorod Dnestrovsky ( Day 471): News from Ukraine The last few days have been full of news, anxiety and despair. All we talk about is a blown dam, thousands of tons of water, flooded houses, water everywhere, help to people and animals. As a result of the destruction of the dam…
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6/8/2023 – Eyewitnesses recall hearing explosions on night when Nova Kakhovka dam
From Euromaiden Press: We got in touch with residents of Russian-occupied Nova Kakhovka who were awakened by explosions on the night of 6 June, when the dam of the Kakhovka Hydropower station collapsed from what Ukraine says was a Russian detonation. Here are their stories. In the deep night of 6 June, residents of the…
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6/8/2023 – 1335 houses are completely under water on the right bank of Kherson region…
From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (468th day): We went to bed at 1am to the sound of air raids and reports of explosions in the Kyiv region. In the morning, we found out that all 35 missiles of ruzzian terrorists were destroyed by our air defense! But a massive missile strike was not the only…
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6/8/2023 – “We knew it was possible, we knew the Russians could do it, yet we refused to believe it…”
Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 469): The law of the Lord is perfect,reviving the soul;the testimony of the Lord is sure,making wise the simple;the precepts of the Lord are right,rejoicing the heart;the commandment of the Lord is pure,enlightening the eyes;the fear of the Lord is clean,enduring forever;the rules of the Lord are true,and righteous altogether.Psalm…
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