Putin/Rasputin
What happens when a Russian missile hits your building?
Want to know what’s the latest reality in Ukraine? Read on …
UKRAINIAN FREEDOM NEWS: Please consider sustaining us at $10/month. Donations welcome here.
If you send $100/month, we’ll include you “Café Resistance,” in our private Signal chat with exclusive updates and discussions from our circle of Ukrainians and volunteers working for victory.
Music for while you read:
What's So Strange About the Ukraine Document Leak?
LVIV—On Greek Catholic Good Friday, later than in the West, Joe describes scenes of life on a peaceful day in a country at war. Plus: Just as Ukraine seems stronger than ever, this American intel leak seems designed to undermine the victory effort ...
War Day 420: What happens when a Russian missile hits your building?
In Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Russian rockets have ripped through high rise buildings. And still, across the hall, people repair their flats and keep living, joined by people from all over the world bring their skills to help: such as the cooks at the Front Line Kitchen. Everyone pitches in. Maybe USA could learn?
Tyrants in Beijing, Moscow are waiting for tired world to give up on freedom
BY JOE LINDSLEY
LVIV—In a café, I was reading about the Women’s Tennis Association’s decision to reverse its 2021 ban on tournaments in China. The WTA had taken a strong stance against Beijing after the disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who had accused a top Chinese official of assault.
So what changed? Was Peng freed? And why is this relevant to Ukraine?
No, Peng has still not been seen out of Chinese control. The WTA’s abandonment of their previously principled stand should be a warning to Ukraine: The longer Russia’s war drags on, the more people who have voiced support for Ukraine will get bored, tired, or afraid—and lose their resolve.
As with Moscow, as with Beijing: They know well enough of the allure of money and the flimsy character of global leaders. Just keep slowly bleeding out those you want to destroy—whether it's Ukraine, Peng, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or so many others—and eventually the world will begin to yawn.
How quickly we forget. And this is why Never Again never works.
Read the full story at Poland’s TVP World.
A Little Sordid History of the Putin Family
What's stronger: the will to destroy or the will to be free? That's the great and epic test of Russia vs Ukraine. Russia, vertical and dictatorial, vs Ukraine, horizontal and democratic. Plus: How is Putin connected to Raputin? His grandfather, who was also chef to mass murderer Joseph Stalin, cooked meals for the shady Russian monk.
Regular Resources:
Air-Raid Alert Map
State of the War Map: shows Russian positions and what Ukrainians have taken back; updated daily
“[It's something rare in our world of corporate and automated radio regular, real humanity.”
—Neil Steinberg, in the Chicago Sun-Times, on Joe Lindsley’s daily Ukraine reports with Bob Sirott of Chicago’s WGN Radio. We invite you to follow on YouTube.
*UKRAINIAN FREEDOM NEWS: Please support us by subscribing and sharing this newsletter with your friends, colleagues, and family. Donations welcome here.*
ABOUT US: Ukrainian Freedom News: The wild story—so far—of free people standing for democracy, faith, dignity
"Joseph Lindsley's reports are enlightening, frightening, heart-wrenchingly and poetically descriptive." —a regular listener to the daily report from Ukraine on Chicago's WGN Radio with Bob Sirott
“I just returned from three months in Ukraine. Not my first time there, and certainly not my last; a powerful experience for me personally, but I must say that JOE’s REPORTING, HIS INSIGHTS, and, OBVIOUSLY, HIS HEART, ARE SPOT-ON.” —Jim, a Telegram follower of Ukrainian Freedom News
American journalist Joe Lindsley, in Ukraine since 2020, leads the Ukrainian Freedom News team of Ukrainians and foreigners on a mission to share real talk and real life in war-time with the world. Every weekday since late February 2022, he has reported live from Ukraine on Chicago’s WGN Radio with host Bob Sirott. You can listen to all episodes at UkrainianFreedomNews.com or via our YouTube channel.
Spread the word and join us in sharing the reality of democracy and culture in Ukraine, which Russia is seeking to destroy.
We welcome your financial support via Paypal (to sustain our operations) or U.S. tax-deductible donations (for delivery of supplies and reporting missions) through our friends at Ukrainian Freedom Fund.
Follow us across various social media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or via UkrainianFreedomNews.com.
Please support us by sharing this newsletter with your friends, colleagues, and family.
UKRAINIAN FREEDOM NEWS
Truth to the World | Supplies to Ukraine
Joe Lindsley, Editor-in-chief
Vitalii Gulden, Creative Producer
Beata Szrom, Operations Director
Pavlo Vitenko, Chief Reporter
Anton Hutyriak, Associate Editor
Jean-Baptiste Besson, Field Editor
Brennan Phillips, War Columnist