The Church in Ukraine needs to respond to the emotional and spiritual needs of its people as the ongoing extension of the mission of God. An aticle by Kristy Williams, Ruslan Maliuta and Yuriy Kulakevych.

The shared view of Russia as a lasting potential threat made CEE countries sympathise with Ukraine, especially since 2014. An article by Rafał Piekarski and Barbora Filipová.

The pandemic, and the war in Ukraine made the society more skeptical of the mainstream views and opened a door for Christian politicians.

In Europe, we have become used to the arrival of asylum seekers and refugees, most notably when some 2 million people fleeing the conflicts in Syria and Afghanistan. Yet the Ukraine migration crisis has been different.

As winter looms, churches in Ukraine work to get help for the most vulnerable in a context of hiking prices.

Even when governments hinder access to certain technologies, TWR is able to reach beyond the barriers.

The unholy alliance of the Russian church and state is a lesson for Christian nationalists everywhere.

The church had been searched by military personnel of the Russian-backed authorities. Relatives and church members have not received answers.

In the midst of a Europe dying of scepticism and shrinking back in fear and pain, there is still room for hope, and that hope is brought by the children of God.

Civil targets hit in the worst attack in months. Putin blames Ukraine for bridge explosion in Crimea as Belarus announces a joint military force. Christians in Kyiv react with Bible verses.

Patriarch Kirill defends Putin in what he calls a “fratricidal war”. Meanwhile, tens of thousands continue to leave Russia to avoid military mobilisation.

European leaders denounce “a parody of democracy”, NATO speaks of “dangerous escalation”, and the United Nations General Assembly seeks dialogue-based solutions.  

Most Christian mission projects rely on Western support. As soon as a given nation or a critical part of a given society turns against the West, financial support will dry out or even criminalised.

Nearly a hundred people have been killed in recent days after the military confrontation between the two countries resumed.

Putin views his predecessor as the architect of the disintegration of the Soviet Union. He denied the former Soviet leader the national day of mourning and grand state funeral.

Who knows how we might view the outcome of Putin’s ‘special operation’ when the dust finally settles? 

The European and World Evangelical Alliances also release a joint statement, suggesting several reasons to pray on Ukraine's independence day.

The Baptist Theological Seminary cooperates with care centers to serve the community and  “bring hope to the hopeless”. 400 Baptist churches were lost.

The Russian military seized a group of 10 Orphan’s Promise volunteers and refugees. Three remained detained and other is in the hospital.

This isn’t anything to do with the war, other than that the number of ‘inmates’ has increased. This is the legacy of the old soviet system. We have to do something.

“The majority of refugee aid in Poland is provided by churches. If they weren't so committed to, the aid would have collapsed long ago”, a pastor says. An article by Johannes Reimer  and Manuel Böhm.

Ukrainian missionary Mariana Laskava talks about her experience of leaving Kiev and continue serving refugees. “Every opportunity is used to preach the gospel”.

The Security Council of the Russian Federation uses the war to justify further restrictions of religious freedom whenever “religious dogmas are used for negative purposes”.

New Life Radio in Odessa laments new laws restricting freedom of the press. The team had to start broadcasting from Romania after the Russian invasion.

The organisation is flexing its muscles after the Madrid summit and announces the expansion of its borders and greater militarisation. Voices from the Evangelical and Protestant spheres analyse the new scenario.