1. Thanks to everyone who supports Ukraine and pray about peace and God`s help for Ukraine. We see results of your prayers every day. We ask you to pray for the return of Ukrainian orphans who were kidnapped by the Russians (after the murder of their parents) and are being prepared to be transferred to Russian families. Currently, Ukrainian children are accepted into family groups in four regions of Russia. They are trying to make them "love Russia". Russia refuses to return the children despite official requests from Ukraine
Please pray for victims of war crimes. The number of victims in the territories that were under Russian occupation is still counted. For the last two weeks, we have been living with news about the terrible mass burials of people who were tortured, raped, castrated and shot. Most of them were civilians, among the killed people were children. It`s not about settlements in Kyiv region. It`s about the Kharkiv region, which was recently liberated from Russian soldiers. The beautiful city of Izyum. Before the war, 48 thousand people lived in Izyum, now Izyum is known for mass graves of shot and tortured people. I still cannot understand in which Russian families these ordinary Russians were born, who consider it acceptable for themselves to kill peaceful citizens and children simply because of a different nationality and language. Most of all, I expect and fear the moment when Kherson, Zaporizhia, Donetsk, Luhansk regions and Crimea will be liberated. Because ordinary Russian soldiers have been there for a long time, I can't stop thinking how many civilians they killed in our areas and hid their bodies. Because bodies of victims of war crimes are still being found in Kyiv region. It's genocide in the 21st century. https://youtu.be/aUAfPKRt04I
2. This war is so nightmarish that the consciousness of Ukrainians is incapable of realizing the deaths that have happened and are occurring every day. In fact, there are three things that help the citizens of Ukraine to hold on during this war: constant prayers, fundraising to support our army, and jokes. That's why we trust in God and joke a lot about the war, about the nuclear attack that the Russians have been promising us for 8 years, about the failed mobilization of the Russians, about the annexation and about the future that we Ukrainians hope to see.
About mobilization in Russia. Last week we watched as Russians fled from mobilization. The funniest thing is that most of them flee to the countries against which Russia fought - Georgia and Kazakhstan. At the same time, citizens of these countries are not happy to see them, as Russian refugees provoke conflicts with locals. Some Kazakh and Georgian political scientists expect serious conflicts, since the Russian refugees are men who are unemployed, homeless and have limited financial resources. There are so many Russian refugees that the locals are afraid of the same fate as in Ukraine, where Russia "came to protect the interests of Russian speakers".
3. Only God can stop this war, because the Russians don`t want to change the situation in their country. Unfortunately, 7 months of war, news about mass murders of Ukrainians, numerous rapes and tortures, the order to mobilize Russians, none of the reasons led to mass protests in Russia. I read sociological studies about the attitude of Russians to the war. In March 2022, 80% of surveyed Russians supported the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine, now in September it’s 72% of respondents. You can read more here https://www.levada.ru/2022/09/29/konflikt-s-ukrainoj-sentyabr-2022-goda/
According to the latest research, 60% of Russians believe that everything is going in the right direction. Also, Vladimir Putin's rating does not change: 83% of respondents approve of him, 15% disapprove. This ratio has also been maintained since March. Similarly, the attitude towards the government has changed slightly. 68% of respondents approve of his activity today (71% in July), 28% disapprove (27% in July). Read more https://www.levada.ru/en/2022/09/14/approval-of-institutions-ratings-of-politicians/
4. You can find more information about wars here:
- The main verified source of official information about the current news in Ukraine. https://t.me/ukrainenowenglish
YouTube channels of Ukrainian journalists and activists (with English subtitles or voiceover)
- Denis Kazanskyi https://www.youtube.com/c/DenisKazanskyi/videos
- BIHUS info https://www.youtube.com/c/BIHUSinfo/videos
5. PLEASE Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine! The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The central bank’s decision comes after the Ukrainian government imposed martial law throughout Ukraine in response to armed aggression by Russia and the renewed threat to Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity. This account accepts multiple currencies. It has been established and opened to receive transfers from international partners and donors in both foreign currency (U.S. dollars, euros, UK pounds) and hryvnias. Link: https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi
and INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION "COME BACK ALIVE" https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate-en/#donate-army-card-monthly
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.