For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Post, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia launches missile attacks on Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities, by Olena Harmash | Reuters KYIV — Russia launched new missile attacks on Ukraine today, hitting infrastructure, damaging residential and commercial buildings, and injuring at least 11 people in different parts of the country, officials said. It was the second series of Russian missile attacks so far this month and . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER At least 11 injured, homes, infrastructure damaged in morning Russian missile attack on Ukraine, by Dinara Khalilova | The Kyiv Independent Russia launched another mass missile attack against multiple Ukrainian regions early today, injuring at least 11 people as well as damaging homes and civilian infrastructure, regional officials reported. Russian forces launched 26 missiles of various types at Ukraine, 13 of which . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER At least 6 killed in strike on Russia’s Belgorod – Heath Ministry. From the Moscow Times. At least six people, including one child, have been killed in missile strikes on the city of Belgorod in southwestern Russia, the country’s Health Ministry said today. The Defense Ministry said it had intercepted 14 Ukrainian RM-70 multiple rocket launcher shells. . . READ MORE . . .
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Attack on Russia’s Belgorod kills five, governor says. From AFP. An air attack on the Russian city of Belgorod killed at least five people and wounded 18 others today, the region’s governor said. Belgorod, which lies about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the border with Ukraine, has been . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine drone attack leaves Russia oil depot in flames – Official. From AFP. A nighttime Ukrainian drone attack set ablaze a Russian oil depot in the Kursk region near the frontier between the two countries, Russian authorities said today. Regional governor Roman Starovoit said there were no casualties, appealing to the local population to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s HUR claims responsibility for striking oil depot in Russia’s Kursk, by Kateryna Zakharchenko | Kyiv Post A nighttime Ukrainian drone attack ignited a Russian oil depot in the Kursk region near the border between the two countries, Russian authorities reported today, with sources from Ukraine’s Military Intelligence . . . READ MORE . . .
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The war in Ukraine is the top issue for the NATO defense ministers’ meeting. Reported by Teri Schultz | NPR NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels for the first time since former President Donald Trump’s incendiary remarks about the alliance. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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UK to supply thousands of drones to Ukraine. From Reuters. LONDON — Britain said today it would supply thousands of more drones to Ukraine as part of its 200 million pound ($251 million) drone package, in an international effort it is co-leading with Latvia. “Together, [the UK and Latvia] will give Ukraine the capabilities it needs . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelenksy to visit Germany, France on Friday. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will travel to Germany and France on Friday for meetings with leaders Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron, his office announced. The visits . . . READ MORE . . .