Hello from Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains
In a moment of peace, in a land at war ...
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Near-Daily War Journal Podcast, 8 August: Greetings from Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains
Part of the Speak Freely/Speak Sh*tty Podcast, from Ukrainian Freedom News The conversation ends in silence. You can interpret why.
Two friends, Zakhar Pikh, Ukrainian bartender before the war, and Joe Lindsley, American writer in Ukraine since the pandemic started, share a near-daily audio journal about life in a time of war, with occasional guests.
Usually speaking from different locations in Ukraine, in this show they speak together from Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains.
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In a Moment of Peace, in a Land at War, Looking for Fish to Eat
WESTERN UKRAINE—In the fog, hidden from some of the realities of the world for a little while. As with eyes in a dark room, the ears begin in the silence to hear new symphonies, the different sounds of different parts of the water striking different rocks. A moment of peace in a land at war, looking for fish to eat.
The rivers are low. Is it deforestation, natural drought, the drying of springs? Do the storks know there is a war? “The whole earth is our hospital / endowed by the ruined millionaire,” wrote TS Eliot.
“I run like river right down to the sea … I run ‘cause I must leave that dog in the dust … trying to stay out of that dark reach” —Johnny Flynn, “Ten Degrees of Strange”
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Daily Situation Summary: U.S. Congress pushes to call Russia a terrorist state; Ukrainians neutralize Russian recon groups
by PAVLO VITENKO, Ukrainian Freedom News
Summary by Oblasts (regions)
LUHANSK REGION
Over the past night, the Russians hit our positions with seven rockets, carried out two airstrikes, shelled 11 times with barrel artillery and rocket salvo fire systems, used mortars three times, and tank troops joined the assault four times. In order to improve the tactical position, the enemy once again tried to organize an offensive in the Verkhnokamyanske area, but again retreated. As in four other directions, each of these attempts to break through the defense of our armed forces was unsuccessful: the Russians were forced to retreat with significant losses.
Enemy reconnaissance groups were also detected and neutralized near four settlements.
DONETSK REGION
During the day, Avdiivka, Slovyansk, Bakhmut, Vuhledar, Selidove, Selidove and other settlements were shelled. 23 private residential buildings, five high-rise buildings, six garages, a warehouse and box of the Avdiivka coke chemical plant were damaged. The region remains without gas and partly without water and electricity. Evacuation continues. Five people died and 17 were injured in the region during the day.
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION
The enemy again shelled the Nikopol and Kryvyi Rih districts. Nikopol was attacked three times during the night. The Marganets community was hit by "Hrad". There were no casualties. Two rockets landed in the Chervonogrigorivka community, damaging premises, equipment and transport of an agricultural company. Nine private houses were mutilated. People were not injured.
The enemy shelled the Zelenodolsk community of the Kryvyi Rih district with barrel artillery. Without victims and destruction. …
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🎙🎙🎙 Chicago WGN Radio Daily Ukraine Report:
From 8 August:
Russia is playing dangerous games with Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, located in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory, just across the river from the still-free city of Nikopol. A resident of that city texted Ukrainian Freedom News’s Joe Lindsley saying, “it’s very scary” and asking for help sharing this reality with the world. You can listen here.
From 5 August:
Joe Lindsley speaks with guest-host Wendy Snyder about how hypocrisy of American and Hungarian “freedom fighters” meeting at a conference in Texas who side more with Russia than with Ukraine. He also discusses Amnesty International’s bizarre report claiming that Ukraine, instead of Russia, is endangering civilians. Listen here.
Here’s a Ukrainian Song For You:
The music of the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine, by one of Ukraine’s legendary composers