Voice of Ukraine

9/21/2024 — Ukraine’s innovative defense industry can play a key role in Western security

From: Atlantic Council By Pavlo Verkhniatskyi It is often said that armies always prepare to fight the previous war. This rings particularly true in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The sheer scale of the war unleashed by Vladimir Putin in February 2022 has exposed a lack of preparedness among the Western defense establishment, which…

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9/21/2024 — Dispatch from Kyiv: The Kursk offensive is working, but Ukrainians are worried about US wobbling

From: Atlantic Council By John E. Herbst KYIV— The mood here is largely upbeat, as I discovered after two days in Kyiv to attend the twentieth anniversary convening of the Yalta Economic Summit (YES). The conference, founded by Ukrainian businessman Victor Pinchuk (a member of the Atlantic Council’s International Advisory Board), brings together the country’s political…

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9/21/2024 — Compromising with the Kremlin in Ukraine will only embolden Putin

From: Atlantic Council By Kateryna Odarchenko, Elena Davlikanova If Donald Trump wins the United States presidential election in November, he has pledged to bring the war in Ukraine to swift end by brokering an agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump himself has yet to elaborate on the terms of any…

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9/21/2023 — Tulips & Ashes: lament, resilience, and hoping Ukraine | Iryna Kapitonova

VOA: Ira’s post have led off our day for most of this war because her posts focus on faith and God’s promises. After publishing her book, she did this interview. From: 100HuntleyPlus

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9/20/2024 — Inside Russia’s propaganda machine aimed at United States — opinion

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 by Demian Shevko – World Affairs Editor and Correspondent at New Voice of Ukraine (English), Research fellow at National Institute for Strategic Studies On Friday, Sep. 13, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Kremlin is using Russian state media outlet RTto conduct cyberintelligence and covert influence operations worldwide, while also helping to secure…

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9/20/2024 — Ukraine’s Defense Minister fires 20 top officials for outdated methods

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is planning to dismiss, or has already dismissed, around 20 generals and senior officials. Ukrainska Pravda (UP)reported this on Friday, Sep. 20, citing sources within the Ministry of Defense. According to UP, the primary reasons for these dismissals are “ineffectiveness, a Soviet-era approach, and a lack of results in…

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9/20/2024 — High Wages, Heavy Losses: Russian Volunteers Account for 20% of War Dead

Russian volunteers, mostly from poorer regions, make up 20% of war casualties. They are often deployed to the most dangerous front lines with promises of high salaries and social benefits. From: Kyiv Post—Russian volunteers, initially civilians, who joined the armed forces after the war began, now represent the largest share of battlefield casualties since Moscow’s…

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9/20/2024 — Removing Russia from the UN Security Council nearly impossible — State Department

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 The UN Charter makes any attempt to exclude Russia as a permanent member of the UN Security Council “incredibly difficult,” U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a press briefing on Sept. 19. Miller was responding to a corresponding call recently made by Finnish president Alexander Stubb. “If you…

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9/20/2024 — Russia attacked a geriatric nursing home in Sumy

Out of 211 patients, at least 12 were severely wounded, 1 was killed From: withukraine — On the afternoon of September 18, Russia struck a geriatric home for the elderly in Sumy with guided bombs. More than 300 people were in the building at the time of the attack: 211 patients and almost 100 staff.…

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