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Day 900: Hope over despair

Aug 12, 2024

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It’s the 900th day of Russia’s full-scale war and now the seventh day of Ukraine’s first-ever advance into the Russian region of Kursk
An American among Ukrainians reports from the Paris Olympics
Margaret Thatcher’s 2000 warning about Putin after the Kursk submarine disaster
Putin’s red lines seem to be a chimera

Want to know what’s happening in Ukraine? Read on for the real intelligence and mood, from the most informed voices including Joe Lindsley’s daily 10 minute report on Chicago’s WGN Radio with Bob Sirott—the only American show live from Ukraine every weekday of the war

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WAR DAY 900: Ukraine's Kursk Advance Is Not a Fluke

KYIV—It's been seven days since Ukraine's intrepid and first-ever advance onto Russian soil, and instead of some big scary response it seems Russia is scrambling to hold on.

🎙️ On WGN Radio with Bob Sirott in Chicago and Joe Lindsley in Ukraine: The only American show reporting live from Ukraine every weekday of Russia's full-scale war. | Monday 12 August 2024

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DW Phillips - Ukraine's Performance at the Paris Olympics Shows the Power of Hope Over Despair

DW Phillips is a documentary filmmaker and constitutional attorney with Ukraine Story, a nonprofit foundation for journalism and documentary reporting in Ukraine. He and his documentary team have been filming conducting interviews in Ukraine with victims of Russian atrocities, and reporting stories of courage, defiance and perseverance of the Ukrainian people.

KEY POINTS

"More than 480 Ukrainian athletes have been killed by Russians. Some of them would've been Olympic contenders. They're not here today. That's on the mind of every single Ukrainian athlete that's gathered here."
"Every single time a Ukrainian athlete wins, the first thing they do is talk about their love for their country. The first thing they do is to remind the world that 500 Ukrainian gymnasiums and athletic facilities have been blown up by Russians."
"We are Ukrainian. We cannot think about that because it's our country. We are citizens of Ukraine and we want the war to stop as soon as possible and to rebuild all."
"Some athletes, they lost someone. Some athletes are on the front line. We have some athletes who died in the war and they can't be here. So of course it's difficult. It's on the heart, on the soul, but we are here for all Ukrainians."
"For the people of Ukraine, this is a gold because any win we have here is a message to all of Ukraine: We are present. We are not giving up. We are fighting."

Igor Sushko, retired racecar driver:

Kyiv: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is recruiting trained F-16 pilots for Ukraine from all NATO nations: "If you're a retired F-16 pilot and you're looking to fight for freedom, they'll hire you here!"

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