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Russia-Ukraine war now has dragged on into two years this This coming Saturday will be the two year anniversary

of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What has changed? Is there a path to peace and how difficult

has it been for the church in Ukraine.

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Joining us to discuss the two-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War.

Dr. Yachikaslav Horpensheck.

He's Bishop of the Ukraine Lutheran Lutheran

Dr. Horpenschukk welcome. Thank you for this opportunity and

greetings to all of you in the name of the Lord

Jesus Christ. What do you remember about the day of the initial invasion? I actually I was on that day I was ill with COVID, but I remember the sounds of sirens and then

shockwave that went through a place and then shockwave that went through place

and then fires and places and then first reports about that civilians and destroyed

apartment buildings and killed soldiers in action.

And I remember vividly how I was going around and driving a bus and a van and going and visiting some families

that lost the soldiers and trying to bring some comfort of the gospel, praying with them, and hugging little children that those parents also remember how we try to organize assault defense so that we could defend ourselves against Russians.

And then I had reports from my son who was trying to escape the

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