KEY MESSAGES ON RUSSIA’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE (03.05)

https://warinua.ucu.edu.ua/news/key-messages-on-russias-war-against-ukraine-03-05/

as of 3 May

(69th day of war)

  1. WAR SITUATION 1
  2. HUMANITARIAN SITUATION 4
  3. RUSSIA’S RESPONSIBILITY 6
  4. DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS 9
  5. ACTIONS BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY 11
  6. ECONOMIC RECOVERY 13

1. WAR SITUATION

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Russia’s original invasion plan directed in particular at simultaneous seizure of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, with the aim to change power in Ukraine, has failed. The Russian side has regrouped the major part of its troops to eastern Ukraine with the aim to occupy the entire territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and to secure the land corridor to Crimea across the city of Mariupol (despite earlier statements that it had no territorial ambitions in Ukraine), preferably until 9 May. Ukraine’s coast of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov is blocked. In the meantime, Russia continues launching missile and bomb strikes on military and civilian infrastructure throughout Ukraine:

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With the sound of sirens: Taizé brothers pray with UCU students Support Ukraine News With the sound of sirens: Taizé brothers pray with UCU students

https://warinua.ucu.edu.ua/news/with-the-sound-of-sirens-taize-brothers-pray-with-ucu-students/

Brothers from the Taizé international Christian community traveled to Lviv to show Ukrainians their support. On 4 May they prayed with students and people of Lviv in UCU’s University Church of the Holy Wisdom of God.

With their wartime visit, the Taizé brothers wanted to show their solidarity with all Ukrainians who suffer and to encourage the people who are helping those who were forced to leave their homes. Three brothers came from France to UCU. During the prayer service they explained how they expected to see here people depressed by the war, but instead were impressed by Ukrainians’ courage, endurance, and strength of spirit. The brothers came to Lviv during an air attack, as Russia fired cruise missiles at the city the evening of 3 May.

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The war Russia initiated against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, is the most broadscale in Europe since World War II. The moment Putin’s army invaded Ukraine, Europe has changed. Our global security, values, and future are in grave danger.

Ukraine has proved its alliance with the democratic world many times. For Ukrainians, safeguarding democracy is above everything else. Now Ukraine needs help of other democratic countries to defeat the dictator of enourmous-sized country that poses a threat to the whole world.

The people of Ukraine are in urgent need of our help – and the time to act is now. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, people are being forced to flee their homes. Families are being torn apart.

The people of Ukraine are incredibly grateful for the military and financial help provided by the world.

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14th Ecumenical Social Week. Report.

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International Online Forum

14th Ecumenical Social Week

«Promoting the Common Good: Towards the Sustainable Development of Society»

October 5-9, 2021, Lviv

 

Within 5 days, October 5-9, the 14th Ecumenical Social Week (ESW), dedicated to the issue of the sustainable development, was being held in Lviv. ESW united the attendees from various spheres: educators, scholars, representatives of religious, non-governmental, state organizations, journalists, businessmen and experts in Environmental Studies, Economy, Interreligious and Interdenominational dialogue. The International Forum was held in a hybrid format. The majority of attendees joined the events via ZOOM, YouTube andFacebook platforms, some speakers, attendees and moderators attended the Forum offline in Lviv.

The events were held in the Ukrainian Language, some of them simultaneously interpreted into English.

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Events (update)

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