1. Let me start by thanking all Christians who support and help Ukraine again. Until 2022, I never thought that Ukraine would receive such wide support in Western democratic societies. I am sincerely grateful that the governments of Western countries support Ukrainian society regardless of the incompetent actions of the Ukrainian government. As you already know, the Russian army has launched a new offensive in the east of Ukraine. Please pray for God's support for Ukrainian defenders. There are two reasons for increasing Russian military operations.
The first reason is that the Russian government knows that in two months the Ukrainian army will receive Western aid, so the Russians are trying to occupy more Ukrainian territories. Without artillery ammunition, the Ukrainian army is slowly retreating. Ukrainian artillery has only 5-7 artillery shells per day (it is nothing), Russian artillery has ten times more artillery shells per day. Without the support of Ukrainian artillery, it is difficult to hold the front line. Therefore, 90% of Russian military equipment is destroyed by Ukrainian drones. Ukrainian soldiers can only use asymmetric methods.
The second reason for the Russian offensive is the increase in support for military actions after May 9. For Russians, it is the day of victory in the Great Patriotic War. Russian propaganda uses the term "Great Patriotic War" as a substitute for World War II, as it attributes the victory in World War II mostly to the Russians (without allies). While Western countries have Remembrance day with the slogan "never again", Russians celebrate victory with the slogan "We can do it again". Watch ""Victory Day" in Russia" https://youtu.be/OyJ-PpUvgQ0?si=OQxEMeut4-aHNlu4
Russian politicians traditionally use this holiday to consolidate Russian society, to distract people from internal problems in Russia. Russian propaganda replaced the attitude to war as mourning for the dead with the idea of war as victory over all enemies. It is truly terrible that Russian children are playing war and are preparing to die for the "tsar and fatherland". Unfortunately, there are 35,000 kidnapped Ukrainian children in Russian military camps for children.
This war is not a war between two states, it is a war between two nations. Here you can read about the high level of support of Russian society for the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine. https://www.levada.ru/en/2024/05/07/conflict-with-ukraine-assesments-for-february-2024/
2. I pray for Israel. I cannot understand how Western Christian countries have allowed anti-Semitism to grow. How is it possible that young people organize pro-Palestinian actions with calls to kill Jews? How do they support Hamas, if the real Hamas would immediately execute them for their sexual orientation, for their religion, for their appearance? Why did young westerners stop sympathizing with Jewish children, women and men who were kidnapped, raped and killed? I can explain it only by the influence of enemy propaganda. By the way, supporters of the Russian world almost disappeared in Ukraine only after Russian missile attacks and war crimes committed by Russian soldiers. The terrible reality forced Ukrainians to realize what propaganda is.
3. I call you to fight Russian and enemy propaganda, especially in your own countries. Remember God is truth, God is love. Lies, fear, hate, anger are the influence of the devil. As Christians, we must resist evil and speak the truth. Even if the truth is unpleasant. Last time I wrote to you about how Russian propaganda lures Westerners to Russia using various arguments. Today I will describe to you a new case. Russian spies lured a military officer from the US base in Korea. He is from Texas. He arrived in "friendly" Russia and was immediately arrested. This is already the 3rd arrest of US citizens in Russia in the last two weeks. Russian propaganda wants to see you in Russia, they can kidnap you and blackmail your government and exchange you for some Russian spy or criminal. Be careful! God bless you!!! Read more "2 U.S. Citizens, Including Soldier, Join List Of Americans Being Held In Russia" https://www.rferl.org/a/32935533.html or watch video "How Not To Be Honeypotted By Foreign Spy" https://youtu.be/8KOr0r5BmFE?si=Jn3CTt-s2EJSIBa9
