First, links to reports from Reuters, Tass, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. Finally, repeated from yesterday, a link via Consortium News to an “extensive overview” of the war in Ukraine in the form of a talk given on Sept. 26 in Rhode Island. — MCM
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Ukraine’s president replaces Territorial Defence Forces commander. From Reuters. KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has replaced the commander of Ukraine’s Territorial Defence Forces, which have played an important role in helping defend the country since Russia’s invasion. A presidential order published today announced the appointment of . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s military loses 200 troops at Vremevka bulge in DPR over past day. From Tass. DONETSK — The Ukrainian military lost about 200 troops at the Vremevka bulge in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia movement, said today. “About 200 Ukrainian militants, including three subversive/reconnaissance groups, were destroyed over the past 24 hours. Their remnants were . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine claims one missile team blew up 25 Russian tanks in four days, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post Official Ukrainian army sources have claimed a single anti-tank missile unit destroyed 24 Russian tanks in 96 hours of fighting, but independent confirmation was limited. The standout battle performance took place on the eastern front during a series of Russian army attacks against Kyiv troops in the Lyman sector, according to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia deploys reserves north of Bakhmut, launches over 700 strikes in Kupiansk-Lyman direction, by Daria Shulzhenko | The Kyiv Independent Russia deploys “all available” forces and reserves north of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, in an attempt to deter Ukraine’s advancing counteroffensive there, Eastern Force Grouping spokesperson Illia Yevlash said on Saturday. He said Ukrainian forces have been trying to thwart any Russian advance by inflicting “maximum . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine sounds out bondholders on debt restructuring, new financing sources, by Karin Strohecker and Jorgelina Do Rosario | Reuters LONDON — Ukraine has been sounding out major investors over plans to restructure the country’s $20 billion in international debt and the possibility of raising fresh financing, according to three people with knowledge of the discussions. Interactions have intensified in recent weeks led by the head of the debt management office, Yuri Butsa, who. . . READ MORE . . .
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The many lessons of the Ukraine war, by Chas W. Freeman, Jr | ChasFreeman.net / Consortium News I want to speak tonight about Ukraine – what has happened to it and why, how it is likely to emerge from the ordeal to which great power rivalry has subjected it; and what we can learn from this. I do so with some trepidation and a warning to this audience. My talk, like the conflict in Ukraine, is a long and complicated one. It contradicts . . . READ MORE . . .