Category: Updates
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1/9/2024 – Three generations of one family died in one of the houses – parents, children and grandparents.

From: Lyuda Betina in Belgorod Dnestrovsky (Day 685): Yesterday we woke up again to the sounds of air alarm. It’s the third massive attack in the new year. The news showed dogs searching for people under rubble. And although it’s hard to shock us with anything after what we’ve already seen, the tragedy in Pokrovsk…
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1/9/2024 – This first week of 2024 has been pretty intense, but we know why we are ready to endure it.

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 684): For the Lord God is a sun and shield;the Lord bestows favor and honor.No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.Psalm 84:11 The weather outside is indeed frightful. With strong winds, -15°C (5 F) feels much worse than it is. We know that our…
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1/8/2024 – Russian President Vladimir Putin reveals country’s new ‘enemy’

New York Post By News.com.au Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot accept that his incompetent army has failed in its invasion of Ukraine. So he’s desperately trying to spin a story to his people that they’re already at war with the West. First, Putin insisted his invasion was to “de-nazify” the Kyiv-based Ukraine government – despite President Volodymyr…
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1/8/2024 – The expected cold front hit us today with snow, strong winds, and about -9°C (15 F) – Pray!

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 683): O God, do not keep silence;do not hold your peace or be still, O God!Psalm 83:1 The expected cold front hit us today with snow, strong winds, and about -9°C (15 F). The roads are icy, and a snowstorm warning has been issued for tomorrow. While we worry…
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1/7/2024 – SAKY Air Force Base Destroyed, & Where is Gerasimov?

From: Anna From Ukraine 🇺🇦 Vlog 568: War in Ukraine
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1/7/2024 – Finically Times: Russia won’t stop in Ukraine, warns Latvian FM

Latvia’s foreign minister stresses Russia will pursue new targets despite Ukraine outcome, given enduring imperialist ideology, necessitating long-term NATO containment strategy. From: Euromaiden Press BY YURI ZORIA Latvia’s Foreign Minister, Krišjānis Kariņš, stressed the necessity for an enduring Western strategy to counter Russia. He pointed out that Moscow’s imperialistic ideology would drive its pursuit of…
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1/7/2024 – He chose our ordinary to fill it with his unusual!

From: Sergei Nakul (pastor of Big City Church in Kyiv and military chaplain): Today was the usual service, with the usual songs, with the usual sermon, with the usual reading of St. John. Letters, with ordinary prayers, with ordinary donations, with ordinary church members, with ordinary pastor. But in all this seemingly ordinaryness shone the…
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1/7/2024 – Our lives are too fragile to be handled carelessly during peaceful days, but how much more fragile they get…

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 682): Give justice to the weak and the fatherless;maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.Rescue the weak and the needy;deliver them from the hand of the wicked.Psalm 82:3-4 We are still enjoying our family reunion over the Christmas break. Today, my son and niece painted some pictures…
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1/6/2024 – Ukrainian forces near Belgorod & attack on Crimea headquarters

From: Anna From Ukraine 🇺🇦 Vlog 567: War in Ukraine
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1/6/2024 – “Neighbor’s House on Fire” by Timothy Snyder

From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (681st day): Long read, but please, read. “Neighbor’s House on Fire” by Timothy Snyder. You have a good neighbor. He does a lot for you. He keeps the street clean around your house. He mows your lawn when you are away. He signs for your packages and brings them to…