Category: Updates
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4/14/2923 – 1000 Posts on VOU
From Dal Stanton – MTW Ukraine team: When the war escalated in Ukraine in February of ‘22, Beth and I were supposed to have arrived in Kyiv to help Pastor Ivan and the various ministries in Kyiv. That plan changed. One of the ways it changed is that we were asked to create this website…
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4/13/2023 – “Remember when the news could be about new movies?”
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 413): From the rising of the sun to its setting,the name of the Lord is to be praised!Psalm 113:3 Someone posted a trailer announcing a movie coming on screens in 2024. They wrote, “Remember when the news could be about new movies?” This phrase sent a shock wave through…
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4/12/2023 – Frontline update: Russian progress in Bakhmut has stalled
From Euromaiden Press: In our daily frontline update, we pair up with military blogger Reporting from Ukraine to briefly tell you what’s happening on the battlefield in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Day 412: April 11. Today there is a lot of important news from the east. Here, the Russian private military company Wagner Group has been…
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4/12/2023 – Religious persecutions are part of an ongoing Russian cultural genocide and ethnic cleansing campaign
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 412): For the righteous will never be moved;he will be remembered forever.He is not afraid of bad news;his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.Psalm 112:6-8 I wish I could say I am not…
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4/11/2023 – Imprisoned Ukrainian civic journalist could lose hearing because of Russian brutal torment
From Human Rights In Ukraine By Halya Coynash Iryna Danilovych has, thankfully, ended her life-threatening hunger strike, after she was promised a medical examination and treatment. She is, however, in danger of losing her hearing because of the Russian occupation prison’s failure to provide timely medical treatment for an ear inflammation. Iryna had seen no…
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4/11/2023 – “As soon as we win, I will immediately return to Bakhmut and set up a tent if I have nowhere else to live”
From Hromadske By Наталія Мазіна “As soon as we win, I will immediately return to Bakhmut and set up a tent if I have nowhere else to live,” says 58-year-old Svitlana Kravchenko. “I am a hereditary Bakhmut resident, from my Ukrainian great-grandfather. This is the most valuable thing I have. I think about my city…
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4/11/2023 – Knowing that God is at work and seeing glimpses of what He is doing gives us the strength to persevere
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 411): Great are the works of the Lord,studied by all who delight in them.Psalm 111:2 If I could see God face to face and ask Him just one question, I would ask Him to show me all the great things accomplished for His glory during this war.We’ve seen glimpses…
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4/10/2023 – Russia’s ‘Barbaric’ Logging Of Ukraine’s Forests Will Have ‘Catastrophic Consequences,’ Kyiv Says
From Radio Free Europe By RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service: Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar says Russian forces are carrying out “uncontrolled, barbaric” industrial-scale logging in Ukraine that will “inevitably lead to catastrophic consequences for the environment.” Much of the forestland being destroyed by Russian forces and entrepreneurs in occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhya, Kherson, Donetsk,…
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4/10/2023 – Deportation as a crime: how human rights defenders document evidence and help Ukrainians escape Russia
From Euromaiden Press: Russia is thought to have deported roughly 1 million Ukrainians from territories they occupied, including 16,000 children. We talk to the human rights activists who collect evidence of this war crime and help deported Ukrainians escape. Continue Reading
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4/10/2023 – Christ is risen!
From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 410): Christ is risen! Easter is the feast of the greatest hope. It is about the victory of life over death, victory of Light over darkness, and victory of hope over despair. It is about God revealing His majesty and power and restoring His justice. It is about everlasting…
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