Category: Updates
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11/17/2024 — True justice comes from the Lord, and the reward awaits those who are true to their convictions and faithful in all circumstances.
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 997 – 3923 days since the occupation of Crimea) O you who love the Lord, hate evil!He preserves the lives of his saints;he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.Light is sown for the righteous,and joy for the upright in heart.Psalm 97:10-11 I sometimes envy the wicked because…
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11/16/2024 — Russian Forces Entered Kupyansk in Ukrainian Uniforms but Were Repelled by Ukrainian Forces
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro Summary of the Day: Russia faces deepening economic and military challenges as it enters 2025. Putin has significantly reduced compensation for wounded soldiers, with severe injuries now receiving 4 million rubles ($40,136) while minor injuries get just 100,000 rubles ($1,015). The policy shift reveals mounting pressure from war costs and…
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11/16/2024 — Zelenskyy seeks in-person meeting with Trump to understand his policy on Ukraine
From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he could understand Donald Trump’s approach to resolving the Russo-Ukrainian war only after meeting the U.S. President-elect face-to-face, Zelenskyy said on Nov. 15. Zelenskyy made the remarks while speaking to students and faculty staff of Columbian universities. He said he’s “uncertain” how U.S. policy might…
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11/16/2024 — It is “russia” not “Russia.”
From: Roman Sheremeta (Professor of Economics, Board Member, Founding Rector of American University Kyiv) — People still ask me why I write ‘russia’ with a lowercase letter. A terrorist country that commits genocide, bombs civilians, castrates soldiers, kidnaps children, and seeks to eradicate the entire Ukrainian nation does not deserve the dignity of a capital…
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11/16/2024 — Negotiating the cease-fire with ruzzia right now will not bring true peace…
From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (996th day) — Since the end of Aug,ust drone attacks have been daily. Ruzzia found a cheaper way (than missiles) to keep terrorizing Ukrainian cities and to sow the destruction of residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. Since the beginning of invasion, they used up their storage of missiles and now…
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11/16/2024 — I was talking to God, wondering why He’s been so slow to answer our prayers. Are 1,000 days not enough?
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 996) Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;tremble before him, all the earth!Psalm 96:9 You might have noticed that I haven’t posted that regularly lately. It could be the busyness of everyday life. Or the effect of many nights spent in the hallway because of air raids. Or…
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11/16/2024 — Our Church in Odesa damaged
From: Clay Quarterman posted yesterday (retired MTW Ukraine missionary) — Our church windows BLOWN OUT when their next door civilian neighbors hit today by a Russian missile in Odesa, Ukraine! Thankfully not the stained glass, but civilians were killed and wounded! Stop the insanity that supports Putin! And pray for the Presbyterian church in Ukraine!…
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11/15/2024 — ‘Yesterday a missile hit. Tonight, we have poetry’: the writers drawing crowds on Ukraine’s frontlines
As Ukraine remains under Russian bombardment and the election of Trump adds a new level of fear, its residents are turning to the power of literature to console and inspire in even the darkest days From: The Guardian by Iryna Tsilyk As a film-maker and a poet, I like strange, whimsical contrasts, and as a…
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11/15/2024 — Russia’s economically vital energy sector is Vladimir Putin’s Achilles’ Heel
From: Atlantic Council By Oleksiy Zagorodnyuk The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is now approaching the three-year mark, with no end in sight to a war that is widely recognized as the largest European conflict since World War II. So far, the Western response to the invasion has focused on providing military aid to Ukraine while…
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11/15/2024 — Freezing the front lines in Ukraine would condemn millions to Russian occupation
From: Atlantic Council By Mercedes Sapuppo As the world prepares for Donald Trump’s return to the White House, many are now expecting to see a new push for negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. While Trump has yet to clarify his vision for a potential settlement in Ukraine, allies including vice president-elect JD Vance have suggested that…
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