For today, links to reports from the Moscow Times and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Drone strike targets oil refinery in central Russia’s Yaroslavl Region. From the Moscow Times. An attempted drone strike against an oil refinery deep within Russia was thwarted this morning, according to regional authorities. “The Slavneft-Yanos refinery’s electronic warfare system prevented . . .READ MORE . . .

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Hungarian foreign minister visits Ukraine before EU summit on aid package. From Reuters.  KYIV — Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto arrived in Ukraine for talks with senior officials today, days before a European Union summit that will seek agreement on a financial aid package that has been held up by Budapest. Szijjarto’s talks . . . READ MORE . . .