Ukraine Prayer # 437

Ira Kapitonova
Why are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God;
for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God.
Psalm 42:11

Thankfully, last night's snowstorm left the territory of Ukraine, leaving behind broken power lines and snowed-in roads. We are grateful that it didn't hit Kyiv as hard as expected.
 
I came across two reports today. In the first one, the UK Defense Intelligence stated that Russian casualties averaged 931 per day through the month of November, this being the highest rate of this invasion so far. This is insane! In the attempt to take over Avdiivka and present at least a semblance of victory, they have already lost dozens of thousands, and we can only guess how many lives of Ukrainian defenders they took! I wonder if anything in this world could stop them and make them reexamine what they are doing, having no mercy on their own.
 
Another report came from the Air Forces of Ukraine. They were finally at liberty to announce that back in May, they successfully downed 5 Russian aircraft vehicles within 5 minutes using Patriot systems. How many lives have been spared! I remember how we were begging the world leaders to shield our skies and provide Ukraine with air defense systems. It took them a while to hear our pleas, yet I shudder every time I read statistics after an air raid and imagine what could have happened if Ukraine hadn't received this military aid. We are not taking it for granted!
 
Pray for an end to the senseless killing, so many young lives being wasted.

Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team