Category: Updates
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9/26/2024 — Russia installs Starlink on its kamikaze drones

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 The most recent Russian modification of Iranian-designed Shahed-136 one-way attack (or kamikaze) drones includes Starlink satellite communication terminals, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express reported on Sept. 25. Journalists obtained photos of the debris of one of the drones Moscow used to attack Ukraine earlier on the same day. The wreckage contained fragments…
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9/26/2024 — Putin introduces changes to Russia’s nuclear deterrence doctrine

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has proposed to “clarify” the conditions under which Russia could use nuclear weapons, state propaganda agency RIA Novosti reported on Sept. 25. During a rare public session of Russia’s Security Council on nuclear deterrence, the dictator announced that the amendments concern scenarios where Russia is attacked…
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9/26/2024 — God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

From: Ira Kapitonova (Day 945) God is our refuge and strength,a very present help in trouble.Psalm 46:1 Terror, the paralyzing fear that makes you incapable of making wise decisions, is the best tool of terrorists. We saw a new wave of nuclear terrorism coming from Russia today. It wasn’t to threaten Ukraine. We’ve lived through…
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9/25/2024 — Russia Can Only Be Forced Into Peace, Zelenskiy Tells UN Security Council

From: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security Council on September 24 that Russia can only be “forced” into peace, and denounced Iran and North Korea as “accomplices” who have helped Moscow by providing weapons it has used in attacks on Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has “broken…
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9/25/2024 — Ukrainians face growing homelessness crisis at home and abroad, report finds

War damage to 2m homes has led to significant rise in rough sleepers and millions of refugees at growing risk in Europe From: The Guardian by Liz Cookman Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered a significant rise in homelessness, according to a new report, with almost a quarter of those sleeping rough or in emergency…
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9/25/2024 — Ukraine’s expanding drone fleet is flying straight through Putin’s red lines

From: Atlantic Council By Giorgi Revishvili Ukraine conducted one of the largest and most effective drone attacks of the entire war in the early hours of September 18, causing a blast at a weapons depot deep inside Russia that was large enough to be picked up by earthquake monitoring stations. According to Ukrainian sources, the attack involved more than one…
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9/25/2024 — Kyiv Warns of Imminent Russian Strikes on Nuclear Sites, Calls for Global Action

According to Ukrainian intelligence, critical infrastructure, including open switchgear and transmission substations at all nuclear plants are at risk. From: Kyiv Post — Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, citing intelligence sources, warned that Russia is planning strikes on Ukrainian nuclear facilities ahead of the coming winter. He called on the United Nations and Ukraine’s allies to establish permanent monitoring…
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9/25/2024 — There can be no sustainable peace in Europe without security for Ukraine

From: Atlantic Council By Mykola Bielieskov Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is due to present his widely anticipated Victory Plan to United States President Joe Biden later this week. While the details of Zelenskyy’s plan have yet to be made public, it should already be obvious that any serious peace proposal must include a significant boost in…
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9/25/2024 — The childhood in Kharkiv is being targeted and destroyed day after day.

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 944) Rise up;come to our help!Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!Psalm 44:26 I was looking through the pictures I took today on my phone. One seemed especially cute – my students brought their plushies to school but set them aside on a beanbag not to be…
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9/24/2024 — Global Axis of Evil – Do We Have a Strategy? Wesley Clark, Radoslaw Sikorski, Niall Ferguson

From: Victor Pinchuk Foundation