For today, links to nine reports: from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, the Anadolu Agency, the Kyiv Post, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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1 killed, dozens injured in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Pavlohrad. From AFP. Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad killed at least one person and injured more than 50 others, including three children, authorities said this afternoon. Regional governor Sergiy Lusaka said the attacks led to “several fires . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine presses for long-range strike support, U.S. announces more aid, by Phil Stewart and Sabine Siebold | Reuters RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy today urged Western allies to ignore Moscow’s “red lines” and allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons for strikes on Russian territory as Washington . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from AP, the Kyiv Independent and the Anadolu Agency.
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Germany, Canada pledge howitzers, tanks, rockets and more to Ukraine, by Martin Fornusek | Kyiv Post Canada and Germany announced new military donations to Ukraine as the allies gathered today for the Ramstein group meeting in Germany. The Ukraine Contact Defense Group met . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelensky: Russia loses 6,000 troops in Kursk, no longer a threat of attack on Sumy. From Kyiv Post. Russia has lost 6,000 soldiers, killed and wounded, in the Kursk region during the month-long Ukrainian Armed Forces operation, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced at the Contact Group meeting on Ukraine’s defense in Germany. READ MORE . . .
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Situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 300 military personnel and 12 pieces of equipment over the day in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said, giving a total of over 10,400 enemy servicemen lost since fighting began in the region. READ MORE . . .
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Russia will restrict U.S. media outlets over RT sanctions, Kremlin says. From AFP. Moscow will impose restrictions on American media outlets in response to new U.S. sanctions on the state-funded RT news network, the Kremlin said today. The United States indicted two RT employees and sanctioned its top editors on Wednesday, accusing them . . . READ MORE . . .