Category: Updates
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6/13/2024 — Ukraine: New Findings on Russia’s Devastation of Mariupol

War Crimes Inquiry Needed into Massive Loss of Civilian Life, Infrastructure From: Human Rights Watch The Russian military assault on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol between February and May 2022 left thousands of civilians dead and injured, including many in apparently unlawful attacks, and trapped hundreds of thousands for weeks without basic services, Human Rights Watch, Truth Hounds, and SITU Research said…
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6/13/2024 — G7 leaders to Agree to Tap Frozen Russian Assets, France Says 

From: Meanwhile in Ukraine 🇺🇦 G-7 leaders are set to reach a political agreement to provide Ukraine with $50 billion of aid using the profits from frozen Russian assets, according to a French official
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6/13/2024 — Every act of kindness matters—it sends a ripple effect much further than you might ever know.

From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (840th day) The Movie One Life is incredibly touching, equally heart-breaking, and uplifting. It shows how one ordinary person can make an incredible difference in what seems like an impossible situation. One person did more than international organizations with resources and influence did because he saw the need and couldn’t…
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6/13/2024 – So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 840) (I just realized my post didn’t go through last night) So teach us to number our daysthat we may get a heart of wisdom.Psalm 90:12 Tuesday night did bring a combined drone and missile attack, and Kyiv was its main target. We heard the shots of air defense…
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6/12/2024 — ‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history

Some analysts believe Kyiv is buying the west time on the precipice of a world war. Is it being used wisely? From: The Guardian by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor When big history is self-evidently being written, and leaders face momentous choices, the urge to find inspiration in instructive historical parallels is overwhelming and natural. “The only…
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6/12/2024 — Reconstructing Ukraine at war: The journey to prosperity starts now

From: Atlantic Council By John E. Herbst, Olga Khakova, and Charles Lichfield Introduction Rebuilding the Ukrainian economy after years of war will be a monumental task that the country’s allies and partners know they must assist. Helping Ukraine to prosper should be just as big a priority for those who believe Ukraine’s victory is key to preventing further…



