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Founder, The Counteroffensive. Based in Kyiv, trying to tell the news of the war through compelling, human interest stories. Read us at https://www.counteroffensive.news/

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Here’s what we are reading today:

The may allow military contractors to work in but says that no decisions have been made, a source tells

The troops would repair systems in Ukraine, saving time and funds as this is currently done outside of Ukraine.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/biden-administration-american-military-contractors-ukraine/index.html

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troops will be used as ‘cannon fodder’ if they join armed forces to fight against Ukraine, according to the Pentagon.

Korea’s has already announced that its engineering unit will help the Russian army in the region next month.

https://kyivindependent.com/north-korean-troops-fighting-in-ukraine-would-be-cannon-fodder-pentagon-says/

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Check out today’s issue: a REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK:

Myroslava takes us to Night, an ancient Ukrainian tradition that some argue pre-dates

The custom involves fertility wreaths, cleansing fires and late-night flower hunting — all tied to the

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What exactly is Kupala Night?

Kupala Night is one of the oldest folk holidays in Ukrainian culture and is a feature of several Slavic countries. It pre-dates Christianity (although some historians contest exactly when it emerged), when people believed in worshiping the elements or the gods.

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It was aimed at fertility, the worship of the sun, and other elements associated with crops. It originated on the day of the when the day is the longest and the night is the shortest.

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Since Kupala Night is characterized by various rituals and ceremonies related to water, the place of celebration is usually near a body of water. Whole villages would gather on the banks of a river or lake and celebrate until the early morning.

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The wreath is important to Night as they were to determine what girl's fate and when she would marry.

Weaving was considered very important: one should pick flowers in a good mood and preferably alone, and while weaving one should think only of pleasant moments.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

A top official, said that could "opt for any kind of retaliatory strike" if the U.S. continued to support This could start a “new world war,” said vice chairman of North Korea’s Central Military Commission, according to

https://www.reuters.com/world/north-korean-official-criticises-us-expanding-support-ukraine-kcna-reports-2024-06-23/

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At least 4 people are dead in occupied and more than 150 injured, after a strike was intercepted over the city of Fragments from the American-supplied ATACMS missiles led to casualties on the ground at a beach, claims.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6pppr719rlo

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The Counteroffensive has not been able to independently confirm this and Russian government sources have been known to mislead.

Russia said that there would be "consequences" for the strike, the BBC reports. Russia illegally occupied Crimea in 2014.

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….RUSSIA BLAMES U.S. FOR BEACH STRIKE: Russia summoned the U.S. ambassador in Moscow, NBC News reports, a formal diplomatic move that indicates they believe the blame should be squarely placed on America, which supposedly provided the missiles used in the intercepted attacks.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-blames-us-ukrainian-strikes-crimea-rcna158471

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Good morning to readers; remains in Ukrainian hands.

The gray zone is a two km passageway in NE Ukraine, the only way refugees can cross from into .

At 17, Sofia had to leave her mother behind for a perilous journey from occupied territory into free Ukraine.

They call it the gray zone.

Two kilometers of road that is contested by both Russian and Ukrainian forces, and controlled by neither.

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At these filtration camps, Russians check documents, belongings and phones.

They look for any indication of pro-Ukrainian politics, and then interrogate people.

Once the filtration measures and the checkpoints on the Russian side of the border near Kolotylivka have been passed, Ukrainians have to walk through the 'gray zone'.

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At one point, everybody had to go on foot alone: women, children, people with disabilities, or the elderly.

But lately, Russia has allowed volunteers to assist them.

“It was difficult because our group of evacuees consisted of 150 people. Also, we had to come and take a bed, otherwise we were left with very bad cots… I had to sleep on a cot with an old lady,” Sofia recalls the final steps of her evacuation.

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Sofia was treated with understanding, but she was left to fend for herself.

Volunteers explained everything and fed her whenever necessary until she left for Vinnytsia, a city in central Ukraine where her boyfriend’s family lives.

But thoughts of the occupation never leave Sofia, even though she is now safe.

Sofia's memories of the home taken away are still with her. She also remembers her mother, who stayed behind:

*Sofia’s name has been changed due to security concerns.

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

HIMARS strikes into Russian territory allowed to disrupt tens of thousands of Russian troops that were preparing for a new assault into Ukrainian territory, writes The Kyiv Post.

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/34732

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The Ukrainian military claims that they've destroyed a Russian base used to deploy Iranian-made drones; and, in the process, killed a number of training instructors and cadets in the process of learning how to operate Shahed drones.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c511ny02qjwo

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