For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and ASSANGE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Ukrainian troops pull back again as Russia’s onslaught pushes ahead in eastern Ukraine, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Ukrainian troops have pulled out of a village in the east of the country, an army spokesman said today, as Russian forces make their advantages in manpower and ammunition tell on the battlefield. The latest setback for Kyiv’s soldiers was in the village of Lastochkyne, where . . . READ MORE . . .
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Paris conference to belie ‘doom and gloom’ on Ukraine, Elysee says, by Michael Rose | Reuters PARIS — Some 20 European leaders will gather in Paris today to send Russian President Vladimir Putin a message of European resolve on Ukraine and counter the Kremlin’s narrative that Russia is bound to win a war now entering its third year. . . . READ MORE . . .
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At Paris gathering, Western leaders to show unity for Ukraine and signal ‘that Russia cannot win,’ by Sylvie Corbet | AP PARIS — More than 20 European heads of state and government and other Western officials are gathering in a show of unity for Ukraine, signaling to Russia that their support for Kyiv isn’t wavering. “We are at a critical moment,” French President Emmanuel Macron . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine downs nine Russian drones, three missiles, air force says. From Reuters. Russia launched 14 attack drones and a barrage of missiles at Ukraine overnight, with air defence systems destroying nine drones as well as three guided missiles over the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, Ukraine’s air force said on today. Russia also launched . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s victory ‘depends on you,’ Zelensky tells West. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday his country’s victory “depends” on Western support and that he was “sure” the United States would approve a critical package of military aid. He also said 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in two years of war with . . .READ MORE. . .
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Russian forces liberate Lastochkino community near Avdeyevka, top brass reports. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces liberated the community of Lastochkino in the Avdeyevka area over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a briefing. READ MORE . . .
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Scholz again rules out Germany’s delivery of long-range Taurus missiles, by Nate Ostiller and news desk | The Kyiv Independent German Chancellor Olaf Scholz today reiterated his refusal to send Ukraine long-range Taurus missiles, days after the German parliament rejected a measure explicitly calling for Taurus to be provided. The missiles, which . . . READ MORE . . .
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Partisans in Crimea report tampering with Russian tanks bound for front, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post Atesh partisans claim to have successfully tampered with Russian tanks stationed at a railway station in Yevpatoria, Crimea, which will directly hinder Kremlin armored advances in the Zaporizhzhia region. “There is a high probability,” they said, “that. . . READ MORE . . .
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Denmark closes probe into Nord Stream blasts saying there’s not enough grounds for a criminal case, by Jan M. Olsen | AP COPENHAGEN — Denmark on today joined Sweden in closing its investigation into the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines. The underwater detonations . . . READ MORE . . .
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Denmark shutting Nord Stream satellite probe ‘close to absurd’: Russia. From AFP. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov today criticised the closure of Denmark’s investigation into the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Germany. “On the one hand,” Peskov said, “they . . . READ MORE . . .