Notices by Tim Mak (timkmak@journa.host)

#Russia has enlisted 130,000 #Moldovan citizens to disrupt the referendum on #EU accession, Bloomberg reports.

Russia has already paid a total of $15 million to Moldovan citizens to vote against EU accession in a referendum later this month and against pro-European leader Sandu.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-03/moldova-says-russia-channeling-millions-to-thwart-its-eu-path?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=copy

Here’s what we are reading today:

177 #Ukrainian #POWs have died in #Russian captivity since 2022.

A #UAV operator held for 175 days in four Russian detention centers described widespread torture and mock executions, once being forced to choose between losing a finger or a leg.

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-death-toll-russia-captive-kremlin-defense-ministry/

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Many Ukrainian cities pause each day for a minute to honor the fallen, though no law has passed to mandate it at the national level.

Myroslava went to a rally to discover what this moment really means for families here.

NEWS OF THE DAY:

#RUSSIA TO CONSCRIPT NEARLY 150K FOR THE WAR: #Putin has signed a decree on autumn conscription - 133,000 people will be called up for military service from 1 October to 31 December. These will be #Russian citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 who are not in the reserves.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/09/30/7477436/

Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

#Russia once cited Ukraine's reluctance to share borsch as one of the reasons for its attack.

Klopotenko, who got borsch recognized by the UN as #Ukrainian, showed us how he made his most famous dish:

“It has to be smoky... And then, you have to balance the taste out with some sour cream. So it's a sour, sweet, smoky, beetroot infused stock,” said , as he explained the flavor of borsch, the national dish of #Ukraine.

Yevhen Klopotenko is Ukraine’s most famous chef, but he might as well be a chemist the way he calls out the characteristics of his most beloved concoction.

“Borsch is like Ukrainians… We are all different with all our thoughts, all our lifestyles,” he said, picking up a saucer from the table with restless, animated hands.

Despite filming an entire movie about borsch across Ukraine, spending months researching and traveling to different regions of #Ukraine, Yevhen can’t give me the recipe or even the ingredient list for borsch.

It's a dish just as diverse as the country itself.

To learn more about the fight between #Ukraine and #Russia over borsch and its significance for Ukrainian national identity, follow the link:

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/who-owns-delicious-delicious-borsch

This research eventually led to him to head the campaign to put borsch, spelt ‘borscht’ in English after the Yiddish spelling, on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage In Urgent Need of Safeguarding (or Sardinian pastoral songs in Italy or Spanish flamenco).

NEWS OF THE DAY:

#RUSSIA WILL CONSCRIPT ALMOST 150,000 PEOPLE FOR THE WAR: #Putin has signed a decree on autumn conscription - 133,000 people will be called up for military service from 1 October to 31 December.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/09/30/7477436/

Despite the Ukrainian military's remarkable burdens, the government has yet to build a national memorial for the fallen. Many #veterans and their families fear this shows a lack of respect for those who lost their lives.

Meanwhile, instead of transparently constructing a national memorial cemetery, the Ukrainian authorities have delayed the selection of a site, trying to build it far from #Kyiv, and the design and tendering process itself is surrounded by scandals and corruption schemes.

It would be as if there was no #Arlington National Cemetery, the American resting place that serves as a powerful symbol of national gratitude, offering a sacred space for remembrance. Ukrainians seek a similar place to honor their soldiers.

Vira and other families were desperate, as they had been waiting for the burial of their fallen defenders for over a year.

With no national #military cemetery, local regions are left to bury dead soldiers themselves. Most military burial sites are currently created within existing cemeteries, and the graves of soldiers are often similar to others.

If you want to know why #Ukraine is delaying the commemorating of its heroes and has not constructed the national memorial, click here.

Thank you for your continued support!

https://counteroffensive.news/p/why-doesnt-ukraine-have-a-national

The new location for the national memorial cemetery is outside of #Kyiv, which is 20 kilometers from the city center. The families of the fallen soldiers are outraged by the long wait and the long distance from the capital.

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

Three years in, #Ukraine hasn't built a national memorial for its heroes, like in #Arlington cemetery, due to delays & alleged corruption.

Vira, who lost her son in 2022, keeps his ashes to honor him properly one day.