on this today, it was all the news of the economy during the war, we come out on weekdays at 8 o'clock with a repeat at 11 o'clock, i'm andriy yanitskyi , the espresso tv channel, together we will win on the air from washington, the program of the ukrainian service with the voices of the crayfish time, i'm yuliya yarmolenko, congratulations from the beginning of the full-scale russia's invasion the united states has already allocated almost $7 billion in security aid to ukraine and almost $ 8 billion since the start of the biden administration 3 the most recent aid packages include, among other things, eight himers systems and their ammunition two anti-aircraft missile complexes alone with 150 thousand

shells for howitzers and counter-artillery radars , according to the pentagon, the latest weapons will help the ukrainians to have a qualitative impact on the battlefield, and borg johnson is the prime minister of great britain of another country that will provide ukraine with powerful military support during during a telephone conversation with president zelensky, he said he believes that ukrainian troops will be able to return the territory recently captured by russian troops. ostap yarysh joining the ostap broadcast. congratulations to ostap. how do american analysts assess the course of the war at the moment and what influence do they think western weapons have on the capabilities of the ukrainians? indeed, the institute for the study of war is an analytical center that here in washington, its analysts closely monitor the progress of combat operations. actions since the first days of the full-scale invasion, they give an assessment of the hostilities now in ukraine and i want to draw attention to three main points. first, they say that

now after russia entered lysychansk most likely, the advance of the russian troops will either stop or slow down because the russian troops are now exhausted, they actually need time to restore their strength and they have really suffered a lot of losses . the russian troops at a very high price, the russian troops lost a lot of their equipment, they lost the same number of personnel, and although there are certain gains now, the price of these gains is really high the third point - it is important, analysts determine that western weapons, in particular , heimers missile launchers, they are already showing the first results, in particular, they note that these installations were used by ukraine to attack anti-aircraft ammunition in russian ammunition warehouses in the kharkiv region, as well as in the donetsk region, in snizhny and in melitopol, analysts note that

even these four installations, although they are the first to come to the front line, are already showing the first effective results and ukrainian military and use them quite effectively . ostapa, however, according to analysts, is the armament currently sufficient for the ukrainian military to be able to dislodge the russians to the position of february 23? yuliya, various experts say that for an effective counteroffensive, an advantage in armaments or at least parity is not available now, because if short at this stage it is not enough, but even as i said, the first four units that arrived at the front line, we know that there will be four more in july, later we expect to see more of such supplies that they are already showing their first results regarding what they say more specifically that former general a-a ben-guchi or former also general e philip breedlove who are now military experts says that it is necessary to supply more and very importantly it is necessary to supply more ammunition and do it on time let's listen to what

philipridlav has to say in the voice of america commentary ukraine can push out the russians if the west dusty and what is needed this question depends entirely on the actions of the west, our senior leadership in the usa and nato have repeatedly stated that we will give ukraine everything they need at the moment we are not doing that we are giving them enough to stay in this fight but if we want them to actually push russia out we have to give them more and at a faster pace and we have to make sure that the supply chain the right weapons are not interrupted, in the right place and at the right time, provide them with it. so that the ukrainians can defeat ostap , we have a minute left. sweden to the alliance, which is called a very important step, how are they reacting to this historic step in washington and what to expect next, in fact it will be different, the next step is to ratify this accession of

sweden and finland to nato in the parliaments of all 30 countries that are members of the alliance, we know that canada has already ratified and became the first country, tomorrow is also expected what will estonia do and janstout merg called this step historic and said that the accession of sweden and finland will strengthen the alliance and will be a huge contribution to common security as well the representative of the united states, julian smith, responded, she said, she confirmed that this is a historic step and expressed the hope that the congress of the united states will also ratify the accession of these two countries to nato in the near future. that is, we will watch when it happens yulia, we really will. thank you ostapa for contacting us from the studio was ostap yarosh in lugano, switzerland, the first conference on the reconstruction of ukraine ended, the leaders of more than 40 countries of the world and 20 international organizations signed a declaration promising to support ukraine in the process of recovery after russian aggression, both in the short and long

term, in the document, the participating countries also welcomed innovative approaches to the recovery of ukraine, such as digital transformation, the transition to green energy and various sources of reconstruction financing, including the use of possible reparations and contributions from private donors, signatories also agreed with the need to carry out broad reforms in ukraine to increase transparency and fight corruption, the president of switzerland, ignatius okasis, as one of the hosts of the conference welcomed this declaration as the first key step on the long road to the recovery of ukraine , what we have achieved in the past two days lays the foundation that in the long term will allow not only to rebuild the destroyed infrastructure of the country and restore the means of livelihood of its people, our work is preparing for the post-war period, although the war is still ongoing this should give people in ukraine hope and confidence

that they are not alone, because the restoration of ukraine requires the revival of stability and the renewal of institutions ready for the future of the ukrainian government emphasizes the importance of western aid for the reconstruction of ukraine as a world power, one of the speakers of the conference, people's deputy of ukraine alyona shkrum, is convinced that they should look at this not as charity, but as an investment opportunity, because ukrainians say they don't just want to rebuild the old they are fighting for the best future that's what she she said in the morning broadcast of the voice of america briefing that recovery should be built on the principles of partnership and on the principles of investment attractiveness. that's why it won't happen, well it won't happen charity and it will be a partnership, it will be an investment, and it will be money that will work for ukraine and for european donors, for european partners, it is very important to record , unfortunately, it is a terrible story that the war destroyed up to 55% of our economic ecosystem, and

the economic system, but this and gives huge opportunities to those investors who come first they get the city at the table they get specific preferences they get all the help they get, well, in a good sense, a sandbox where you can implement their coolest ideas, and which they can not do in other places or do not want to do in other places, and we must be open to the future, not to the past, in order to restore what we had, this is definitely not why ukrainians are now fighting in this war, and for the best russia is the future, or is it for the past, for some ussr, or for a country there, for kiev, such a one was found. i will never exist. we are fighting for the future. one day, the restoration of the regions of ukraine is already in the works, says alyona shkrom , it consists in the fact that individual cities and countries of the world took under their mentorship various cities and regions of ukraine and helped them with recovery. the deputy gave several examples. we had

the governor of the paris region, indica, and she just signed her minister before meeting with you. they said that france is taking for recovery. well, it is taking for recovery ah chernihiv region and she has already visited chernihiv region and super cool left because it means specific and money for restoration and specific for construction and specific strategic programs because to paris for example, the region is very cool in development, it is precisely the concept of rebuilding the development of tourist potential for the development of cultural ties. so we expect the same. other countries have already said that they take either cities or regions . britain, with which i work a lot, agreed to take the most difficult, perhaps in the past kyiv region and we expect that more and more countries will join this plan. i think that such a segmentation will be much more valuable and useful. thousands of ukrainians have already been

able to find temporary shelter in the united states for the united for ukraine program, unity for the sake of ukraine, one of the main requirements of this program is to have a sponsor in the usa, a priest from one of the catholic churches in san diego, benja manchin, mr. became such a sponsor for five ukrainian families already. he wanted to find a practical way to help ukrainians who suffered from the war and began to look for families that he could help in california, khrystyna shevchenko met him, benjamin shina, priest of the catholic church of st. catherine in san diego, during the service, the father says a prayer for ukraine, and then at home he performs another mission on his computer. the website of the us department of homeland security is open. he fills out the i134 form for sponsoring ukrainian refugees. biden opened

a window of opportunity when he presented a new program of unification for the sake of ukraine. i immediately began to act. i went to the website and researched what opportunities there are to shelter these people, to give them hope, to give them a new start, yes, father benjamin has already become a sponsor of five ukrainian family lands. i have never sponsored anyone in my life although i have been here for more than 20 years i first applied for one person and got approved right away then i started sponsoring two more i also got approved and then two more so now i have sponsored five people all the families that the pastor moved are people who tried to get to shacher from mexico and were stuck on mexican territory due to changes in immigration legislation. ukrainian volunteers introduced him to them after successful cases of sponsorship. benjamin wanted to continue the initiative and became a member of telegrams

of the channel i go to this telegram channel it 's called search you for you sponsor it's a chat and i read their stories here i choose those who really need help i asked them to wait patiently because i hoped to find sponsors for them in this way i have already found three people who are ready to sponsor them like this, the priest has already found three families in chicago , san diego and los angeles who are ready to become sponsors of ukrainians, he says that the very process of sponsoring in most cases does not mean supporting the families financially, the majority of ukrainians those who apply openly admit that they do not need housing or money, but are only looking for help with the application, this makes our task easier because when they ask for housing and food, it can be difficult for us, given the financial situation that has developed in this country, so i call on my friends to help with the submission of petitions benjamin says that despite such an unspoken

agreement, many americans are still afraid to take on the responsibility of sponsorship, he was motivated by his own story, he once came from india as a refugee with one bag in his hands and less than with 50 dollars in my pocket, someone helped me and someone supported me. god brought me to this land of hope and opportunity. now my father helps ukrainians so that they too feel the hope that he once felt in san diego. khrystyna shevchenko voice of america the day before the united states celebrated the day independence and according to tradition. on this day, oath-taking ceremonies for new american citizens took place across the country. at one of these ceremonies in the new york public library , people from 22 countries, in particular, became us citizens. from ukraine, says oleksiy kovalenko, put your hand on your heart and repeat after me the loyalty to

the flag of the united states of america to the republic it symbolizes, it is such an american tradition to lead newly-minted americans to the oath on america's birthday today, america is 246 years old, and the ranks and citizens have again increased by 40 emigrants to 22 ukrainians of the world promise to protect the american constitution and remain loyal only to this country, a little confused and proud. they represent all the continents of the planet france here georgia anna haiti sweden-ukraine great britain i hereby declare under oath that i absolutely and completely renounce all allegiance and loyalty to any foreign monarch, ruler, state or sovereign authority of which i have been a subject or citizen until this day today finally today

finally happened what millions of people dream of a new door is opening for me in fact i am very happy for you now in fact i have lived here for 25 years and today is exactly the anniversary of when i moved from japan to new york today is the perfect day to become a citizen i can now vote in elections and i have always been an active member of the community of emigrants from japan and my son grew up here i will now be even more involved in issues that concern our community according to representatives of the citizenship and immigration service all new citizens meet the requirements established by law to obtain of american citizenship, each of these 40 candidates has undergone an interview under oath and with an immigration officer, each has demonstrated proficiency in the english language, the moral character of each is worthy, each has shown adherence to the principles of the american constitution and the desire only for the happiness and prosperity of the united states.

president biden welcomes the new citizens and describes america in two words as the country of opportunities. at the ceremony, they remember the millions and migrants who have come to these shores over hundreds of years and continue to bring here their dreams , hope and their work, the swearing-in ceremony takes place in the building of the new york public library, which houses the most important american documents and the first copies of the declaration independence and about the rights of marcuse with the ouna of which democracy can be strong and viable only when citizens are well informed and involved in the life of society, when they strictly ask of their leaders, it is to be a citizen, society will function normally only when we talk to each other instead of yelling at each other as we often do today in this country libraries are a symbol of how it should be how we can learn together to solve problems together in washington naturalization ceremony

took place at the mount vernon estate, the home of the first us president, george washington, 52 people acquired american citizenship there, among them there were also ukrainians, the ceremony was attended by the us minister of finance, jonathan yellan, friends, the whole country is home to more than 1 million and 100,000 americans of ukrainian origin, they 26th largest ethnic group in the united states, among them both those who came to the usa as emigrants and those who were born in the usa but belong to the ukrainian diaspora, emigrants from ukraine make up approximately 1% of all emigrants living in the usa viktoria kupchynetska oleksiy kovalenko oleksiy osyka kostyantyn golubchyk voice of america one of the powerful cultural symbols of this war, specifically the ukrainian anti-russian invasion , was the rifle song oh in the meadow, there is a red viburnum at

the time when russian troops were approaching kyiv the soloist of the boombox band and taroboronist andrii khlyvniuk performed it acapella in an empty sofia square, in a matter of days the video spread around the world about the cultural significance of this song of the association of ukrainians and irreversible changes in society myroslava gongadze talked with andrii khlyvniuk in kyiv oh, in the meadow a red viburnum bent over, it was over there so you see a light box or what is it standing here ? how does the acoustics work, the reflection of the buildings and the square can be heard there, bam bam bam, there is a sound and

on the example of the rebel song, but of course i'm a little sly, i knew what would come of it, i just didn't know what would happen, such a scale, you understand, the feeling was in we rallied in the air, but still there was a moment when we needed some kind of push that we are all together, that we are here, that we are not well, that we are not, well, that we will not leave those dorks who stayed here and that we will compete for the city for our country was needed some kind of impetus when you go to protect your children , your family, your country, you are saving their future they will not do this well, that is, you at least every day of your work reduces the number of their

potential days of this work and people here now seem to many, not all, but to many that war somewhere it rolled back to the east and that's all well, in principle, you can say something, it's not like that three days ago, there were constant arrivals, arrivals, fascists are throwing these rockets. wherever they want, they need to understand this and to rebuild their whole lives. what are we like in a wild field? once there 1 648 but we always have to be now so armed yes, if it happens, when victory happens, yes, everyone will be happy, they will exhale, but you can live or wait for it, you can just drive away, why is it such a trauma, you just need to understand that the weapon now how was it

a screwdriver in the house there was something there, i still don’t know what’s there, a microwave oven, and now there is another tool to destroy cockroaches, er, there is a weapon yes, honey, er, armor, training in this is constant, yes, it is necessary to teach children and each other very clearly how to deal with it safely how to use it and this is another, as the americans say in basic school, pay attention to how this new reality of society has definitely transformed. uh, and after the war, today too say now, only now, now, all these shortcomings, we have to find the strength

to change the bureaucracy. yes, we have to understand that now which electoral part will be with combat experience, yes, how can we do this not only so that these people do not have a podisior, but because they will get rid of him faster, but how yes, it is necessary to realize that it will be possible. well, our ezingauer is ours. perhaps we will have our marshall plan there. yes, but for this, a lot must be done , a lot. we are fighting not to become part of the concentration camps and not to not use us and our children as cannon fodder in the following imperial companies, respectively, automatically yes, well, it seems so to me, yes, maybe they thought so during the second world war, there were soldiers who fought on the side of i don't know who, what will all this change yes, but well, let

the evolution continue for a long time yes how many years do we have 30 years of millennial culture 30 years what does this mean how much more do we have with this i have hopes for european integration for reforms under supervision eh slept with someone's stick yes yes yes do you understand it well it is somehow well if we say if we declare some values ​​what we we want to be a part of the civilized world. this probably also says that we have to, and, well, you know this maidan joke, if the country is europe, then it turns out that europe is ukraine very simply, the contingent either flees or dies, occupation, reparations are paid, visa regime

by the way, i congratulate you. finally, 30 years until the visa regime is strict and for some generations we forget about this duplicity, a worker for the empire, do you know a little more about music now? these playlists are ukrainian, they are very specific, well, of course, everything is about the war, but it's the same as you see. maybe i don't know. it 's a public interest. maybe something. what kind of feelings do you have about changes in tastes in society? well, now there's a huge wave of protest nationalism. that's normal. i actually want it to be earlier. pleases, but i still want a deeper and, er, deeper

dialogue of the artist with himself and, after all, an educational function of some kind, listen to one more enlightenment in general. like, you know ukraine, yes, war has started, horrors. yes, but this is simply incredible, you could not have expected such a thing there a few years ago. in general, it’s clear to you that the world is so a-a standing for ukraine, why do you think it’s viburnum, so it confused everyone, and everyone knew it from childhood. each of us may not have made sense. her, but we knew her, it was in my blood that we are warriors and these are free people and that this song is a long time ago a very long time ago, it was normal when the queues lined up in the square, the square was full of people saying weapons, give us weapons quickly, the enemy is coming, they are not they say where to run and what

to do, they say run according to a simplified procedure you understand, it was, well, you could be proud of it. and now i have something to be proud of. the boys are fighting heroically. if i could accurately name this period in ukraine, it is this. as if waking up from a liturgical dream, this is an awakening. this is a race. for centuries only today it is now not just a competition of some someone someone of a small share

there are some enlightened people this is a competition on this huge everything completely it is no longer just for a year some in shackles this is a country recognized all over the world country it's huge 40 million country definitely it's awakening you think it's a return it's a return you talk about it's a return final it's a return no return i don't know it's possible it's a race i hope we've learned the mistakes of the 1820s the mistakes of the 45 year there and something else. i think that we have a great chance as a society to end this once and for all, just not have any more or less value of this arab no

, uh, don't look for a metropolis anymore well, you understand in the end so become self-sufficient in one shower the highest sand and winter storks and christmas wash us all like dirt, summer we are tired, how can

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11-year-old brother calvar imagine the fate of the children nothing is known for more than three months, the last time they contacted each other was on march 21. the children were with their mother in the city of lozova in kharkiv oblast. fortunately, this region remains under the control of ukraine, but enemy missiles fly here from time to time . in total, about two dozen were recorded in the city blows and more than 200 destroyed houses, so the local administration has not recommended residents to move away to a safer place. i don't know if they listened to the advice of danyla talva's mother, or if they left lozova or still remain there because the connection with the family simply disappeared, so i am asking you to look carefully at the faces of the children, three-year-old danilo has big blue eyes and blond hair, his 11-year-old brother leo also has blue eyes and dark blond hair, if anyone has seen these boys after march 21, or does anyone know where they can