Ukraine—the boldest democracy in the world?
20 August summary: Russia blackmails supply gas, Putin spoke with Macron about Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
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Near-Daily Ukraine War Journal: Ukraine—the boldest democracy in the world?
Aug 13, 2022
Part of the Speak Freely/Speak Sh*tty Podcast, from Ukrainian Freedom News with Zakhar Pikh, Volodymyr Kebalo, and Joe Lindsley
In war-time, two friends, Zakhar Pikh, Ukrainian bartender before the war, and Joe Lindsley, American writer, started a near-daily audio journal about life under Russian threat. Today they speak with their friend Volodymyr Kebalo, a Ukrainian who in both pandemic and war has led an effort to help citizens access and take care of nature. It's called the Zarinok. Topics:
—How Ukrainians have taught their government to be accountable
—"Civil society patches the holes in our not perfect house"
—"Euromaidan woke up our ability to self-organize."
—”For society to work you can't just scream from your window; you have to care about your government , garden, solutions"
—"I just now understood that our war is much bigger than I thought before. I thought we just had a war with the Russian federation, but now I can understand that no, also we have the west front... We are fighting the information war with the people who cannot understand what is going on."
—"Does the world need strong and independent Ukraine?"
*Includes explicit language, because the goal is to share honest thoughts and the mood of the moment.*
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Daily Situation Summary: Russia blackmails supply gas, Putin spoke with Macron about Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Kharkiv / Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine
by PAVLO VITENKO, Ukrainian Freedom News
Summary by Oblasts (regions)
MYKOLAYIV REGION
Last night, Mykolaiv once again came under massive rocket fire. It is known beforehand that the enemy struck the city with S-300 missiles. No casualties. Damage information is being updated.
On August 19, during the day, the enemy shelled the Pervomaisk community. In the evening, the hits were outside the village. Kostyantynivka, mainly in open areas. There are no casualties.
Yesterday during the day and tonight — shelling of the village Shyroke. Three residential buildings were damaged. Also yesterday evening, the village was shelled. Polyana hits were mainly in open areas. There are no casualties.
The shelling of the territory and nearby settlements of the Berezneguvate community continues. Information on victims and damage is being clarified.
KHERSON REGION
In general, the situation remains difficult in this Ukrainian territory occupied by Russia. In addition to daily hostilities, air raids, and the destruction of infrastructure facilities, psychological and physical pressure continues on the territory of the Kherson region with new cases of kidnapping every day. The opening of the "Social pension card" project was announced by the occupiers in the Kherson region.
The first cards are promised to be issued to pensioners, and the occupiers plan to transfer pensions to them. On the territory of the region, the Russians are trying to remove the hryvnia from circulation, they are seizing terminals, prohibiting the work of market "money changers", demanding to sell goods in two currencies.
WORLD: Putin agreed to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit the Zaporizhzhia NPP after a telephone conversation with Macron
The EU joined the case of Ukraine against Russia at the UN International Court of Justice
Read the full report at Ukrainian Freedom News.
🎙🎙🎙 Chicago WGN Radio Daily Ukraine Report:
From 19 August:
Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War, including talks of a possible radiation attack and how the Telegram app works. You can listen here.
Great articles but seems that some links appear and them when you go back they disappear. For example. Top 10 Joe Places in Lviv, and travel tips like getting from airport, getting around cannot be found 2nd time around, seems trivial in light of war going on and great pods but little annoying. Good work