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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-TILEFxPA0 Drones occupy a broad category, hard to define comprehensively, except by saying that they are unmanned and either autonomous or guided; that is, they can be either pre-programmed or remotely controlled.   However, you know one when you hear its engine, then silence when that engine cuts out, then, after a short interval, an explosion. Welcome to a new mode of warfare which is relatively cheap and turns artillery and tanks into clum

In the Donbas, the two main age groups you encounter are the soldiery, who are young to middle aged and mostly men, and older residents who have not fled the fighting, who are mostly women. There is not much in between, and children are a rare sight.   Therefore, when we visited an Evangelical church in the battered city of Izium, and were shown around its improvised premises, in use but still a building site, it was a surprise to be shown a stripped-out space, and to be told

Until recently, the Ukrainian Army had a recognizable corps of military chaplains, who wore military uniform with a clear mark of their religious function. But when I encountered an Orthodox chaplain the other day, he just looked like an ordinary soldier.   The reason is that he now is just an ordinary soldier. He has been ordered to put off his chaplaincy role,  and take up arms. I am told this is now the general situation, as the Army tries desperately to bolster numbers. I

Homelessness, in the current Ukrainian context, is usually to do with displacement by the enemy, who either overrun your home, or make it too dangerous to inhabit. We have already visited this problem in our blog on drones.   When you have to evacuate, you may be taken out by a special bus, but usually no help is given on finding a new place to stay. You go where you can, call in favours from family and friends, and hope to find a safe billet where you are welcome. Failing th

What is charitable aid for? Let us go to Christian Aid for a definition. Its aims and objectives, as currently advertised, seem to be all...

Many people, indeed, many governments, think it is time that the Ukraine war came to an end, and that it would be worth ceding some land...

There were six in our team (counting me), four being ministers, or pastors.  I wish you could meet them. They were always cheerful,...

90% of men in the Donbas are in uniform. That informal statistic, which I have only as hearsay, is probably not too far from fact. Almost...

There are two main sorts of flak jacket that you can buy: a very expensive one with metal inserts, and a rather less expensive one...

My personal starting point for our road journey was Cluj Airport, in Northern Romania. From there, we went across the border into Ukraine...

'near Bistritsa. Sun out. Had no sleep last night as on the road. By the time we get to Cluj will have covered 3300km in 4 days plus...

'The area was previously occupied by Russians, with destruction on a huge scale. The people we met at Borova have hung on when most...

Last night - 18th September Message from James 'At Dnipro for the night. We are staying in a newly-built 700-seater Baptist church....

Wednesday 18th September 2024 Message from James ‘We are making good progress across Ukraine. All well. Love from James Above all the...

Here is the video and a couple of stills - quite some effort. James will arrive tomorrow afternoon.

On Tuesday 17th September at 10.55hrs Ryanair Flight FR2485 will be taking James to Cluj in Northern Romania. He will be met by Adi and...

Events are fast changing on the Ukrainian front line. In short their incursion into Kursk region has added 1000 square kilometres to...

From the United Nations report on 9th June 2023' 'In the early hours of the 6th June, the Khakhova Dam in Ukraine was breached causing...

We are very sad to announce the death of Dana, in Romania. She had been diagnosed with cancer only a few months ago, and was working...