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Lord, we pray for victory, freedom, and peace in Ukraine. Guide those who are negotiating and bring an end to Russian oppression!
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On August 24, 1991, Ukraine became a free and independent nation. Now, 34 years later, believers around the world are gathering to pray for the nation’s freedom once again.

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This Sunday, on August 24, Global Prayer for Ukraine is inviting believers, pastors, and churches around the world to join in a “global prayer chain for Ukraine.” As this nation struggles under Russian oppression, the organizers of this initiative, endorsed by the President of Ukraine, Intercessors for Ukraine, and IFA, are recognizing that “prayer has the power to change hearts, destinies, and even the course of history.” As the website says, “when we kneel together, God raises His mighty hand!

But what exactly is a prayer chain? Much like IFA’s Prayer Wall, Global Prayer for Ukraine is asking churches or organizations to pick a 15-minute time slot on Sunday, so that all 24 hours might be saturated in prayer. Dozens of groups from the U.S., Europe, and Africa have already volunteered. And, if you’d like to sign your church up, you can do so by clicking here.

You can also visit the website at prayforukraine.org.ua, which features information about the war and details the need for prayer. The website also includes seven prayer points designed to help guide your intercession. We’ve included these prayer points below:

  • Pray for a just and lasting peace—that God would stop the war and that light would overcome darkness.
  • Pray for the protection of Christians in the occupied territories and for all those who minister under persecution.
  • Pray for the return of abducted children and healing for wounded families.
  • Pray for comfort for those who have lost loved ones and for emotional and spiritual restoration.
  • Pray for the protection and defense of Ukrainian cities, villages, and people from bombing.
  • Pray for global support — so that the world does not grow weary of standing with Ukraine against evil.
  • Pray for wisdom and courage  of world leaders in the fight against the dictatorial coalition of evil.

This day of prayer could not come at a more critical moment. President Trump just recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Then, earlier this week, he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders. Peace is close than ever before, but it has proven to be evasive in the past. Let’s pray boldly, remain steadfast in intercession, and ask the Lord to finally bring an end to this horrible war!

How are you praying for Ukraine? Share your prayers and scriptures in the comments below.

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Liz
August 24, 2025

Lord, in the midst of all this hate, I lift up a people who are fighting against overwhelming odds with no country willing to back them like North Korea and China have backed the much larger Russia! Put a wall of protection around them! Block the hundreds of drones and missiles directed at them! Put a wall of protection around Zelensky to protect him from all the evil spoken about him and the witchcraft directed at him by pretend Christians. You do the impossible! You do what men are unwilling to do! Stand with them! Cause the Russian to withdraw from Ukraine land! Release the prisoners!

I pray that all the heartless people who are praying against Ukraine repeat of their evil!

In your name!

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Linda
August 24, 2025

Lord remove all Neo Natzi onfluence from Ukraine. We pray by your hand will remove the cabal over there set the people free just like you set the Jews free from their captors.
In Jesus name I pray

    Susan
    August 24, 2025

    The neo Natzi influence in Ukraine was among a small number of individuals who were severely reprimanded dismissed from service YEARS AGO. The influence in the United States, however, continues to this day.

Hope
August 23, 2025

Dear Lord. Please expose the truth about the Ukraine- Russia war. Give President Putin continued wisdom and patience as he attempts to work with President Trump and Zelinsky toward peace over land that was once part of Russia and Ukraine’s violations of ALL original commitments.

Bring peace and healing to the region. Stop the flow of money and weapons that are prolonging the war. Expose and convict those profiting off any war.

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    Bill
    August 24, 2025

    The truth about the war is known and Putin has been exposed for the evil man he is by his allowing the kidnapped of probably close to 100,000 children, the targeting of civilians and the rape and torture of male soldiers.

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      Bill
      August 24, 2025

      Putin reveals just how evil he is by throwing his own people into battle with little training. He also sponsors terrorist attacks all over Europe and kills and imprisons Russians who disagree with him.

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    Mary
    August 24, 2025

    Are you deliberately posting Russian propaganda!!!!! PUTIN has broken every agreement which he has made with Ukraine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Darlene Estlow
August 22, 2025

Father, bring peace between Russia and Ukraine. Give President wisdom and favor in dealing with these two nations that they would agree to end the war.

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Tom
August 22, 2025

Lord, put up a wall of protection around Ukrainian people and their soldiers! Grace and mercy surround them! May the more than 20,000, perhaps as many as 100,000, children who have been kidnapped by Russia and are being brainwashed be set free and healed! May the prisoners of war and political prisoners held by Russia be set free! Push Russia, North Korea and China off Ukraine land! Draw the Ukrainian people to you!

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Winona Lee
August 21, 2025

Lord, you are in control of all matters here on” Earth as it is in Heaven”. We ask that you give President Trump the wisdom to negotiate with Russia and Ukraine Leaders to end this war and save many lives of the innocent that are being killed. Let all nations come to know the True Living God, The Lord Jesus Christ and honor you only. Open doors Lord that only you can open with many prayer warriors praying for our country and all nations. Dry up all the funds that are being used for evil and turn the world around for your glory. We believe and TRUST in you ONLY. We love you Lord in Jesus Christ Name we pray. Amen

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RJ
August 21, 2025

DEAR LORD GOD
PLEASE END THIS STUPID WAR IN WAYS THAT SURPRISE EVERYONE, END THE MONEY LAUNDERING AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPON DEVELOPEMENTS. ALL GAIN-OF-FUNCTION. BANKRUPT THEM LORD SO THEY’RE UNABLE TO CONTINUE.
I ASK IN JESUS’ NAME
AMEN

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    Megan
    August 22, 2025

    It is difficult to know which country you are referring to based on what you say because biological experiments take place all over the world including in the United States and Russia as well as money laundering with money laundering perhaps being more prevalent in Russia because of the merging of government with criminal activities. Since you are posting this is a thread about Ukraine, one has to assume that you associate Ukraine with biological weapons. Russia has promoted the idea that Ukraine has been developing biological weapons which are funded by the UNITED STATES. These claims have been widely debunked by international scientific organizations, independent experts, the U.N., and media outlets. No credible evidence has been presented to support the existence of a Ukrainian biological weapons program. The UNITED STATES and Ukraine, however, did co support some labs which were working on infectious diseases. (Are you accusing the UNITED STATES of developing biological weapons???)
    I don’t understand why Sarah Beth, who speaks for IFA and posts in comments sometimes when individuals challenges MAGA political goals, does not speak up when individuals posts such obvious hateful comments which are divorced from Christian values and based on flaky conspiracy theories.

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    Mary
    August 24, 2025

    You have posted this before. It is obviously NOT Christian!!!! It is a hateful post!!!!!!. SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!! And NEVER have you provided PROOF!!!!! So, other than quoting some waco crazy media personality, just where is this factory located??????? Pictures?????? Eyewitnesses, credible eye witnesses???????

    If this doesn’t prove that there is evil in MAGA as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Mary
    August 24, 2025

    So, you are saying that millions of people should suffer, children should be kidnapped, soldiers and civilians killed and wounded because of pretend factory that at most involves a hundred people which produces a weapon which is yet to be used by a desperate people fighting against overwhelming odds!!!!!!!

    Look at yourself!!!!! You need to realized how twisted what you have been listening to has made you!!!!!!!!!

    This was a post to pray for people who are suffering horribly and you jump in with this hate!!!!!!

    Kim
    August 28, 2025

    RJ, remember Wuhan Lab? We know what the official name of the lab is. You can google it. We also know what city it is in. You can google pictures of it taken from multiple, creditable sources. You can google and find the names of individuals from the West who visited the lab. Before all the publicly surrounding the lab happened, you could find by going to research sites posted research which was conducted at the lab. We can also google who the manager of the lab is.

    In Ukraine, there is no travel restrictions. Our military moves freely through the country. Press from all over the world is there, hot on the trail of news stories. Westerners are there and move freely. So, what is the official name of the lab you refer to? What city is it in? Do you have pictures of it? Whenever a professional journalists makes a claim that is not previously proved, he has to prove it. He has to provide multiple items of proof from creditable sources. What are the names of creditable individuals who have been in the lab? Can you give details of the research being conducted there which crosses the line into being a weapon?

    Today, I noticed a headline in the Wall Street Journal, “Chinese Money Launderers Are Moving Billions Through U.S. Banks.” What you don’t seem to realize is that money laundering occurs everywhere.

Toni Kushner
August 21, 2025

May Your will be done and for peace to reign.

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Marty Robinson
August 21, 2025

My mom used to say, “God knows all about it!”
I think she was right.
Pride; any form of pride, is offensive to God.
What are we to do then?
Flaunt our opinion and denounce the other’s opinion and
never say, “Lord, what do You think about this?”
It is not “popular” to take up your cross and follow Jesus!
If you want approval of men, you really don’t care what God thinks!
Pray for all men to come to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ;
that should keep you so busy that you will not have time to be proud and
therefore be displeasing to Almighty God, our Father in Heaven.
Selah!

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    Megan
    August 21, 2025

    The result of a poll is a fact.
    Ukraine having a separate language is a fact.
    Please let us distinguish between what is fact and what is opinion.

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      Kim
      August 22, 2025

      Tucker Carlson said he had no creditable proof to back up his claim that Ukraine sold American weapons. This is actually a fact as well. You can google it. Any professional journalist who posted a claim like that with no proof would have been fired by his or her news source and their career ended.

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Kim
August 21, 2025

Acts 17:26 “And He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place.

Deuteronomy 32:8: “When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples.”

Ukraine has its own language, culture, myths and history which set it apart from all other countries.

Contrast this with Palestinians who share a common language, culture, history and even a common ancestry with the countries around them.

God intentionally established Ukraine as a separate people group.

Lord, bless the Ukraine people! Establish their boundaries! Bring their people into a knowledge of you!

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George Emerson
August 21, 2025

In 1992 I was sent by God to Russia and Ukraine to minister in His Name. There I saw and heard a Ukrainian man tell me that after we left Russia would come again and take over. I was in Donetsk at the time. My prayer is that Americans would see TRUTH again and not fall prey to Russian disinformation. Ukrainians are the victims and Russia is the aggressor. I prat God would send a spirit of remorse to the people of Russia in order that they stop their evil and Repent and truly come to Faith in Jesus. To not only stop fighting but to become people who Live God more than their wicked murderous leaders.

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Megan
August 21, 2025

Lord, you can do the impossible! Cause Russia to withdraw from Ukraine lands! Release the many thousands of kidnapped children being held by Russia! Release the civilians and soldiers being held and tortured by Russia! Rebuild the country! Heal the broken hearted!

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Kim
August 21, 2025

Whenever a professional journalist makes a claim that has not been previously proved, he or she should provide proof from multiple reliable sources. Tucker Carlson provided no proof that Ukraine was selling American weapons and when pressed admitted he had no proof.

Since he has done this multiple times, made claims and provided no proof, his reliability is questionable. His degree, by the way, is in art history but any person majoring in history is required to take a course in building an understanding of events or people based on evidence.

Please do not start posting that parts of Ukraine should be turned over to Russia because of an unproved claim by an unreliable social media personality.

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    Kim
    August 21, 2025

    Please let us focus on intercession and not repeating hateful, groundless lies.

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Kim
August 21, 2025

Before someone starts posting something about Ukraine elections:

The Ukraine constitution does not allow for elections during war.

Election polls because they would be well advertised ahead of time and a gathering place for hundreds of people would be targets for drone attacks.

Something like 25% of Ukraine is under Russian control so it would be impossible to hold ‘fair’ elections there.

Millions of Ukrainians have fled the country and it would be impossible to track them all down and get them mail in ballots whose legitimacy would, moreover, probably be questioned.

Thousands of men are fighting in trenches and getting ballots to them would be next to impossible.

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Kim
August 21, 2025

In order to clear the air of lies, I am reposting something from March so intercessors can focus on prayers:
These are the facts: ‘Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS): performed a March 2025 poll and found that 67% of Ukrainians trusted Zelensky, up from 57% in February. This increase followed a public dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump, which researchers believe unified Ukrainian society against external criticism.

A later poll in March showed trust rising further to 69%, with only 28% expressing distrust.

Ipsos Survey for The Economist: Conducted in March 2025, this poll revealed over 70% of Ukrainians approve of Zelensky’s performance, with 80% affirming his legitimacy as president.’

Many of your right-wing news sources are not reliable.

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Megan
August 21, 2025

Lord, we pray against any peace which would turn civilians over to be crushed and slaughtered behind an iron curtain.

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Jerry Young
August 21, 2025

Dear Father, I ask that you will give Ukraine peace and that the war with Russia will cease. Father be with those who have lost love ones in this war on both sides and please allow the devastation to stop. In Jesus’ name. Amen!

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Richard Goodall
August 21, 2025

” Father, You are to be praised and exalted because You make wars cease to the ends of the earth. Thank you for making World War II cease . It killed my brother Gerald on active service in the NZ Army. Thank You for bringing a strong conviction of sin of righteousness and of judgment on the Ukrainians and others through the current war. May that conviction increase mightily and spread throughout the whole world.. In the Name of our Saviour and Lord,Jesus. Amen.”

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    George Emerson
    August 21, 2025

    Why do you want God to bring Judgement on Ukraine? Russia is the wicked aggressor NOT Ukraine!

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14truth
August 21, 2025

Are we sure it’s Russian oppression or is it Ukraine redemption from tyranny? Let’s pray that Ukraine would be set free from all forms of demonic oppression. Let Truth come out and be received. Let Ukraine become a light for Christ and for all demonic strongholds to be broken. God uses many ways to redeem a land.

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    BF
    August 21, 2025

    Amen. Praying that the Ukrainian people to be set free from the evil, tyranny, and corruption of Zelensky (and his regime), who appointed, the satanic-ritual “spirit-cooking” practitioner herself, as an “ambassador” for children. Father may it be so, in Jesus’ name, amen.

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      Kim
      August 21, 2025

      Three different polls have shown that 80% of the people support Zelensky. Let’s move on from repeating lies.

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      Nicole
      August 21, 2025

      Yes. We pray that You world remove wicked leaders and replace them with God-fearing men who will lead Ukraine and Russia into a time of peace and prosperity. Bring down evil and exalt righteousness.

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      George Emerson
      August 21, 2025

      You sound very foolish. I have been to both Russia and Ukraine and I can say without doubt or hesitation that Russia under Putin is the most vile and wicked man in modern history NOT ZELENSKY! STOP repeating lies and Russian disinformation!

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    Kim
    August 21, 2025

    Really? Do you even know what truth is??????? So tired of all the lies repeated over and over again by the extreme right wing.

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      Toni Kushner
      August 21, 2025

      Scripture says Jesus came into the world to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” Jesus is truth and His Word teaches us truth. father teach us to hear and obey Your Words of truth. We need You working in our lives and in our countries. May Your Word be the basis of our truth and the power of the Holy Spirit move across the nations to work it into our hearts and lives. Come Holy Spirit come move in power that we may see salvation come into all nations.

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