For now, links to six reports from Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Anadolu Agency, Tass, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russian troops mount pressure on Ukrainian logistics hub of Pokrovsk, by Olena Harmash | Reuters KYIV — Ukraine’s top commander said today that Russian forces were staging relentless assaults to try to advance towards the town of Pokrovsk, a logistics hub in the east, and that there was active fighting taking place along the entire front line. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian drone attack sets oil refinery ablaze, Russian officials say. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s military said early today that its forces had downed 75 Ukrainian drones overnight, with regional authorities reporting that falling debris set fire to a major oil refinery on the Black Sea coast. Air defense . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Anadolu Agency.
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Ukraine releases nearly 4,000 prisoners to help fortify army. From Tass. LONDON — Some 3,800 prisoners have been released early in Ukraine to buttress the Ukrainian armed forces, The Guardian reported, citing the Ukrainian Justice Ministry. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 21 Civilians killed and wounded as Russia and Ukraine trade attacks. Russia claims gains in the east, by Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone, missile and shelling attacks on Sunday. At least two people were killed in Ukrainian strikes on the partly Russian-occupied Donetsk region, Russian state media said, while Ukrainian officials said . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 21 Russian forces hit two Ukrainian echelons in DPR, killing up to 240 militants. From Tass. MOSCOW — Iskander-M crews of the Russian Armed Forces carried out a missile strike on two military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said, releasing relevant footage. The ministry said . . . READ MORE . . .