:popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn :popcorn - Fair Use - 'We Need More Bibles': The thirst for hope and the spread of uncertainty have been so rampant in Ukraine that at least one Christian store has totally run out of Bibles. "As people grapple with unknown, many are experiencing the Bible's message for the first time ever," Briggs wrote. "According to [Anatoliy Raychynets, deputy general secretary of the Ukrainian Bible Society], priests and pastors over the past weeks have been flocking to the Bible Society store in Kyiv to buy Bibles." The situation has been so intense the store reportedly ran out of Bibles, with Raychynets telling Briggs their biggest challenge is getting enough copies of scripture to meet the demand. "We need more Bibles," he said. Anonymous declares cyber war against Putin amid Ukraine invasion: Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine on three fronts early Thursday, Feb. 24, “bombarding cities, towns and villages” as forces advanced toward the Eastern European country’s capital of Kyiv. Now, Anonymous, a renowned international hacker group, has declared a cyberwar against Russia, which is accused of its own cyberattacks against Ukraine. President Biden has also reportedly been given options for “massive cyberattacks” to target Russia and complicate its invasion. Alongside its military invasion, Russia has been blamed for undermining Ukraine’s cybersecurity, CNBC reported. The reported cyberattacks, aimed at both the banking system and government in Ukraine, included malware that can wipe clean data from any targeted organization and a DDoS attack on Wednesday, Feb. 23, that crippled websites of Ukrainian government agencies and financial institutions. Anonymous has joined the cyber conflict in support of Ukraine, announcing on Feb. 24 that it was “officially in cyberwar against the Russian government.” The following day, the group announced that the Russian Ministry of Defense website was down. On Feb. 26, Anonymous said it hacked into Russians’ TVs to broadcast the “reality of what is happening in Ukraine.” Forbes and The Kyiv Independent, a Ukrainian newspaper, reported that Russian TV channels had been hacked and were now broadcasting Ukrainian songs. Pentagon: Reluctant Russian troops are punching holes in their vehicle gas tanks to get out of fighting: Hampered by logistics problems, including lack of fuel and food, some Russian troops in Ukraine are reportedly surrendering en masse and even sabotaging their own vehicles to get out of the conflict, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday. In some cases, entire Russian units have laid down their arms and surrendered without a fight after encountering stiff resistance from Ukrainian troops, a senior Pentagon official said, according to the New York Times. The official indicated that a significant number of Russian troops are young recruits who have been poorly trained and were not prepared for the full-scale invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. There are even reports that some Russian soldiers have deliberately punched holes in their vehicles' gas tanks, in what the U.S. official characterized as an attempt to avoid combat. US to expel 12 Russian diplomats for 'engaging in espionage activities': A dozen diplomats from the Russian Mission to the United Nations are being kicked out of America, according to the U.S. Mission to the U.N. which said that the 12 individuals perpetrated espionage, and the move to expel them has been in the works for months. "The United States has informed the United Nations and the Russian Permanent Mission to the United Nations that we are beginning the process of expelling twelve intelligence operatives from the Russian Mission who have abused their privileges of residency in the United States by engaging in espionage activities that are adverse to our national security. We are taking this action in accordance with the UN Headquarters Agreement. This action has been in development for several months," a spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the U.N. said in a statement. https://www.theblaze.com/news/russian-diplomats-expelled-espionage 
Robert L. Briggs, president and CEO of American Bible Society, penned a commentary piece Thursday for Christianity Today, explaining how Christians in Ukraine are responding to the Russian crisis.
