Ukraine Prayer # 544

Ira Kapitonova
“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalm 46:10
I was too tired last night to write an update, especially since the news reports were heartbreaking.
Yesterday, Russia attacked Odesa with a missile that came with a cluster bomb. They hit a popular location – a Health Trail, an alley with sports grounds, children's playgrounds, and jogging tracks that goes along the sea, connecting the two largest beaches. This place is usually busy with pedestrians taking a stroll and enjoying the scenery. Is that a military threat?
They hit this location in the middle of the day, and the cluster bomb was intended to cause more casualties among civilians. As a result of the attack, four people and a dog were killed. Another man died of a stroke caused by the attack. 32 people, including two children and a pregnant woman, were injured. Six people are in intensive care now, and a 4-year-old girl is in critical condition.
I can't think of words to describe my feelings. This missile strike was an intentional, cruel terrorist attack, but it didn't scare us. It's mostly disgust and fury that we feel.
 
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Pray  for this city that has been struck so much, a beautiful city that continues to suffer. Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team
 
Today's picture – the site of the attack in Odesa. Picture by Reuters / Sergey Smolentsev