Category: Updates
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1/30/2025 — It’s getting harder and harder to write about the war…

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1071) Though they plan evil against you,though they devise mischief,they will not succeed.For you will put them to flight;you will aim at their faces with your bows.Psalm 21:11-12 It’s getting harder and harder to write about the war. Just because it has seeped so deep into our lives that…
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1/29/2025 — Scoop: U.S. sending dozens of Patriot missiles from Israel to Ukraine

From: Axios by Barak Ravid — The U.S. military transferred around 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from storage in Israel to Poland this week in order to deliver them to Ukraine, three sources with knowledge of the operation tell Axios. Why it matters: Getting more Patriot missiles to Ukraine has been a top priority for the Pentagon to help Kyiv…
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1/29/2025 — In a split second, Russia wipes out three generations of a Ukrainian family

From: BBC by Orla Guerin – Senior international correspondent Sophiia Buhayova, 27, Adam Buhayov, 17 months, and Tetiana Tarasevych, 68, were all killed in a Russian bombing attack in Zaporizhzhia Teddy bears – large and small – are clustered around the grave of Adam Buhayov as if keeping him company. But the 17-month-old is not…
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1/29/2025 — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called Zelensky an enemy of Slovakia

From: Roman Sheremeta (Professor of Economics, Board Member, Founding Rector of American University Kyiv) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called Zelensky an enemy of Slovakia: “Our enemy is Zelensky. Zelensky caused the problems we are facing. I don’t like him because he is harming Slovakia.” Let me reinterpret: The enemy of Slovakia is Fico.…
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1/28/2025 — Ukrainian intelligence launches cyberattack on Russian telecom giant

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Cyber specialists from the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry conducted a significant cyberattack on the systems of MegaFon, one of Russia’s largest mobile and internet operators, NV sources reported on Jan. 25. The attack, which occurred the morning of Jan. 24, resulted in disruptions not only…
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1/28/2025 — A powerful perspective from Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces

From: Euromaiden Press — A powerful perspective from Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Today, in 2025, Ukraine is not just fighting for its survival, Zaluzhnyi writes for Ukrayinska Pravda, – Ukrainians are battling against tyranny in the heart of Europe. While dictatorial regimes can quickly mobilize…
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1/28/2025 — Around 20,000 people are known to have been killed in Mariupol, but exact numbers remain unknown, Zelensky stated.

From: Meanwhile in Ukraine 🇺🇦 — Around 20,000 people are known to have been killed in Mariupol, but exact numbers remain unknown, Zelensky stated. The President of Ukraine made this remark in an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Foglio. “I think it’s impossible to determine without proper on-site investigations. We had information that Russians…
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1/28/2025 — US halts Ukraine refugee program

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 The United States has suspended the United for Ukraine (U4U) program, which allowed Ukrainians fleeing the war to temporarily settle in the country, the Voice of America reported on Jan. 28. The decision to suspend the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s acceptance of Form I-134A applications, the online petition for assistance,…
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1/28/2025 — U.S. and U.K. affirm support for Ukraine against Russian aggression

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy to discuss the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine, the U.S. State Department announced on Jan. 27. The statement noted that both leaders expressed a shared commitment to beginning joint efforts to achieve their many…
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1/28/2025 — Four scenarios for the end of the war in Ukraine

From: Roman Sheremeta (Professor of Economics, Board Member, Founding Rector of American University Kyiv) — “The 1991 borders are unlikely to return” – The Times magazine outlines four scenarios for the end of the war in Ukraine. Defeat. This is the worst-case scenario, involving russia continuing the war for an extended period while avoiding negotiations.…