Category: Updates
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5/5/2025 — As Russia trains abducted children for war, Ukraine faces uphill battle to bring them home 
From: Kyiv Independent by Daria Shulzhenko Around the world, abducting a child is a serious crime punishable by years behind bars. But when the kidnapper is Russia, justice remains a distant hope. So does the child’s return home. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has identified over 19,500 childrenwho have been forcibly deported to Russia, Belarus,…
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5/5/2025 —Ukraine, Czech Republic Sign Mental Health Pact
The agreement links Ukraine’s national mental health program, “How Are You?”, with the Czech Republic’s National Institute of Mental Health. by Kyiv Post Ukraine and the Czech Republic signed a memorandum on Sunday, May 4, to expand cooperation on mental health services, Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska reported on X. The agreement, signed by Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko and…
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5/5/2025 — ❗️Trump: Russia will have to give up all of Ukraine
From: Ukraine: News — When asked about potential concessions from Russia in the context of a peace deal, Trump responded: “Russia will have to give up all of Ukraine. Because Russia wants all of Ukraine. And if I hadn’t intervened, they would still be fighting for the entire country. Russia doesn’t just want the piece…
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5/5/2025 — Ending the war with Ukraine could spell disaster for the Kremlin.
From: Roman Sheremeta — Putin has driven the country into a dead end: his war goals remain unachieved, the economy survives solely on militarization, and hundreds of thousands of russians make their living off the front — from factories to trenches. Economists warn: without the defense sector, russia is already in a recession. Everything is…
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5/5/2025 — Russian Reality Check: Kremlin’s War Aims Unchanged as Drones Strike Kyiv
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 5, 2025 Putin Reaffirms Maximalist Goals in Documentary as Eleven Injured in Capital Attack, While Czech Artillery Support and U.S. Air Defense Reinforcements Strengthen Ukraine’s Position Summary of the Day – May 4, 2025 Putin reinforced Russia’s maximalist war aims in a new documentary today, while Russian drone strikes hit…
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5/5/2025 — I used to wonder how people could live in times of war…
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1166) Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;our God is merciful.The Lord preserves the simple;when I was brought low, he saved me.Psalm 116:5-6 I used to wonder how people could live in times of war. Now, I am so grateful that you can truly LIVE even amid war. Our life…
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5/4/2025 — Ukrainian Churches Offer Hope Amid War: Faith Rising from Devastation
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 4, 2025 When Russia’s brutal invasion shattered Ukraine in February 2022, an extraordinary network of compassion emerged from the rubble. Local pastors in Uzhhorod didn’t hesitate—they flung open their church doors to families fleeing the violence, creating sanctuaries of safety in a world turned upside down. Transform Ukraine quickly rallied behind…
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