Category: Updates
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6/19/2025 — But, my God, their wings…No matter what, These people won’t give up their wings, At any price.
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1211) As I sat down to gather my thoughts for my daily update, I came across the poem of Liudmyla Gorova. She has the gift of weaving the words together in a way that touches the deepest strings in your heart. As I read her poem, I knew I…
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6/18/2025 — North Koreans fighting for Russia against Ukraine have grown skilled in drone warfare
From: NPR By Joanna Kakissis and Volodymyr Solohub Ukraine’s special forces found documents, military tickets, notes, phones and equipment early this year on the bodies of North Korean soldiers killed in Kursk, a Russian region that borders Ukraine. Anton Shtuka for NPR SUMY, Ukraine — During more than three years of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine,…
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6/18/2025 — Russia and Ukraine are locked in an economic war of attrition
From: Atlantic Council By Anders Åslund As the Russian army continues to wage a brutal war of attrition in Ukraine, the two nations are also locked in an economic contest that could play a key role in determining the outcome of Europe’s largest invasion since World War II. A little noticed fact is that the Ukrainian…
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6/18/2025 — Putin’s Kyiv blitz sends message to G7 leaders: Russia does not want peace
From: Atlantic Council By Peter Dickinson As G7 leaders attended a summit in Canada on Monday, Russia unleashed one of the largest bombardments of the Ukrainian capital since the start of Moscow’s invasion more than three years ago. The overnight Russian attack on Kyiv involved hundreds of drones and missiles targeting residential districts across the city. Dozens of…
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6/18/2025 — Parents stood by the rubble for hours, hoping their son would be pulled out alive. Instead, rescuers found his lifeless body. (VIDEO)
From: Mariia Mykhaliyk in Kyiv — After last night’s brutal ruzzian missile strike, parents stood by the rubble for hours, hoping their son would be pulled out alive. Instead, rescuers found his lifeless body. This is what “peace” looks like when it’s defined by Trump’s admiration. Since Trump began publicly praising putin and pushing for…
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6/18/2025 — Lord, help us always choose your justice and love!
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1210) O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;you will strengthen their heart;you will incline your earto do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.Psalm 10:17-18 It was another scary night. God was merciful, so I…
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6/18/2025 — Russia’s Deadliest Kyiv Attack Kills 22 as Trump Leaves G7 Summit Unaware of Strike While Ukraine’s New Ballistic Missile Enters Mass Production
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / June 18, 2025 As Moscow Unleashes One of Its Deadliest Strikes on Kyiv, Trump Remains Silent While Ukrainian Forces Advance and New Weapons Enter Production Summary of the Day – June 17, 2025 The early hours of June 17 brought a nightmare that will haunt Kyiv for years to come. In…
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6/17/2025 — Russian drone attacks released nearly 2,000 tons of toxins into Kyiv air
From: New Voice of Ukraine by Demian Shevko Nearly 2,000 tons of harmful pollutants were released into the air over Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast as a result of massive Russian drone attacks from June 6 to 10, Ukraine’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources reported on June 16. The ministry said the Kyiv region became…
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6/17/2025 — Russian strike destroys two Kyiv Ukrposhta branches
From: New Voice of Ukraine by: Demian Shevko Ukraine’s national postal service Ukrposhta lost two of its branches in Kyiv—03124 and 03126—during Russia’s overnight missile and drone attack on June 17, company CEO Ihor Smilianskyi announced. Despite some team members losing their own homes in the strike, the company is already working to restore services, Smilianskyi said.…
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6/17/3025 — Why Russia Just Abandoned Iran—to Gain in Ukraine
Jason Jay Smart Russia just abandoned Iran—and the world should be paying attention. As Israeli precision strikes decimate Iran’s drone factories, Moscow, Tehran’s so-called ally, remains silent. No warnings. No defense. No response. Why? Because this is how the Kremlin operates. Russia used Iran to fuel its drone war on Ukraine. Now, with Tehran under…
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