There are good results from the warriors of the SSU Special Operations Center “A.” A Russian FSB headquarters has been struck, and a Pantsir-S1 surface-to-air missile system has been destroyed in our temporarily occupied territory. Thanks to just this one operation, Russian losses amount to around a hundred occupiers killed and wounded. Russians must feel that they must bring this war of theirs to an end. Ukraine’s medium- and long-range sanctions will keep working.
John 1:14 NET
Now, the Word became flesh and
took up residence among us.
We saw his glory—
the glory—of the one
and only, [gr: 'of the unique one']
full of grace and truth,
who came from the Father...
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Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska solved a problem that had puzzled mathematicians for over 400 years. Even Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton couldn’t crack it.
We live in a three-dimensional world, but Maryna solved a puzzle in an eight-dimensional space—something that’s very hard even to imagine.
She was born in Kyiv, studied at Taras Shevchenko University, worked in Bonn and Berlin, and at just 33 became a professor in Lausanne.
So what was the problem? It’s about how to pack identical spheres as tightly as possible in space. This question was first asked by Kepler back in 1611. Over time, scientists found answers for two and three dimensions—but not for eight.
Maryna proved that in eight dimensions, the densest packing is formed by a special mathematical structure called a lattice. What’s even more amazing is that she did it in just 23 pages, while earlier attempts took hundreds.
In 2022, she was awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigious prize in mathematics. She became only the second woman in history to receive it.
Today, Maryna Viazovska works in Lausanne, supports Ukrainian mathematicians, and brings pride to Ukraine with her achievements.
Colossians 1.25-28 NET
I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God—given to me for you—in order to complete the word of God,
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that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.
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God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is
Christ in you, the hope of glory.
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We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.
John 10:28-30 (NET)
28
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish;
no one will snatch them from my hand.
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My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all,and no one can snatch them from my Father’s hand.
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The Father and I are one.”
Another year is passing, hard-won through dedication and tenacity, through principles and the daily effort of Ukrainians.
This year was made possible thanks to our defenders – those who stood their ground not only for Ukraine, but also for all who value freedom and dignity.
Together, we move forward with what keeps us going: experience and memory, the word of home, hope and faith. We take with us the capacity for collective action and our humanity – what endures against all odds.
We believe in peace, we fight for it, and we work to achieve it.
Happy New Year, dear Ukrainians!