Category: Updates
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6/21/2024 — Ukraine’s culture ministry explores how art helps cope with trauma amid war

The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy is collaborating with the World Health Organization to investigate how the government can use art to support the recovery and reintegration of individuals who have experienced trauma due to war. From: Euromaiden Press BY VIRA KRAVCHUK Ukraine’s acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy, Rostyslav Karandieiev, met with…
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6/21/2024 — Blackouts

From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (848th day) After last night’s missile and drone attack the blackout hours are even longer today.
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6/21/2024 — The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 848) The Lord has made known his salvation;he has revealed his righteousnessin the sight of the nations.Psalm 98:2 Last night’s drone and missile attack targeted energy infrastructure objects. Our air-defense forces shot down all drones but missed several missiles. But blackouts are not a new concept for us.At the…
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6/20/2024 — Russian think tank’s “relocant” pitch clashes with unmasked spy couple in Slovenia
A purportedly independent Russian think tank is urging Europe to welcome millions of wealthy Russian emigres as “relocants” amid Russia’s war in Ukraine to bolster European economy. But that proposal collides with the recent exposure revealed in The Wall Street Journal of an undercover Russian couple working for years as Kremlin spies residing in Slovenia.…
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6/20/2024 — Ukraine’s peace summit offers solidarity but no breakthroughs

From: Atlantic Council By Mercedes Sapuppo Over the weekend of June 15-16, almost one hundred representatives of countries from around the globe and several international organizations gathered in Switzerland for a Summit on Peace in Ukraine. Described by some commentators as “the largest diplomatic effort” in Ukraine’s history, the summit was designed to rally international support…
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6/20/2024 — Ukraine’s recovery cannot begin without enhanced air defenses

From: Atlantic Council By Edward Verona “United in defense, united in recovery, stronger together,” was a key slogan at the 2024 Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) held in Berlin on June 11-12. It is an apt summation of Ukraine’s aspirations as it copes with the unprecedented destruction of approximately half of the country’s electric power and district…
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6/20/2024 — The view from Kyiv: Why Ukrainian NATO membership is in US interests

From: Atlantic Council By Alyona Getmanchuk In his recent interview with TIME magazine, US President Joe Biden indicated that his skepticism about Ukrainian NATO membership is deep-rooted and goes far beyond any practical opposition to granting Kyiv an invitation to join the alliance while the current war with Russia is still ongoing. It would seem that President Biden…
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6/20/2024 — Holding Putin’s propagandists accountable for crimes in Ukraine

From: Atlantic Council By Kristina Hook, Anna Vyshniakova At dawn in May 2020, a French police raid on a sleepy village near Paris ended a 26-year manhunt for one of the Rwanda genocide’s most notorious fugitives. By October 2022, 89-year-old Felician Kabuga was standing trial in The Hague for crimes without a statute of limitations: Genocide, direct and public incitement to genocide, and…
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6/20/2024 — US firm to start ammunition production in Ukraine

Northrop Grumman has announced plans to manufacture medium caliber ammunition in Ukraine, a first for a US defense firm in the country. From: Euromaiden Press BYMARIA TRIL According to Dave Bartell, the director of international business for Northrop’s defense systems sector, the American military-industrial corporation Northrop Grumman intends to start producing medium-caliber ammunition in Ukraine. Breaking…
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6/20/2024 — War is always inhumane and illegal, but even in this anarchy, there are rules for conducting hostilities in some territory.

From: Ukraine.ua 🇺🇦 War is always inhumane and illegal, but even in this anarchy, there are rules for conducting hostilities in some territory. These rules are defined by the Geneva Conventions and protocols, which almost all countries have ratified. The use of sexual violence shows the inhuman cruelty of the Russian military. The phenomenon of…