Massive Attack

This weekend, Ukraine launched its largest-ever drone attack against Russia.

Russia says it intercepted 84 Ukrainian drones over six regions, including 34 near Moscow, forcing flights at the capital’s three major airports to be grounded. Moscow’s governor described the strike as a “massive attack,” and said a 52-year-old woman sustained critical injuries when drones ignited fires in residential areas southeast of the city. 

Retaliation was swift. Russia launched a record-breaking 145 drones launched towards every part of Ukraine, which reported two injuries.

Russian forces in Ukraine have reportedly made their largest territorial gains since March 2022, but U.K.’s defense chief says it has come at a high human cost; the U.K. estimates Russia has suffered 700,000 casualties during the war, including 1,500 “every single day” last month.

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Verse to consider when the darkness in our world feels overwhelming… “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.”
John 1:1, 4-5 (CSB) (read full passage)