For today, links to reports from the Moscow Times, Tass, the Kyiv Post, Reuters, the Associated Press, and the Kyiv Independent, and to commentary from a Substack writer; others are accessible by clicking on his address below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.)– MCM
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Russia says carried out strike on Ukraine’s southern command center. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s Defense Ministry said today its forces carried out a strike on the Ukrainian military’s southern operational command center. The center is based in the southwestern port city of Odesa, where authorities reported a deadly Russian missile attack early today. READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces strike Ukraine’s Operational Command South headquarters. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces have delivered a strike on Ukraine’s Operational Command South headquarters, the Russian Defense Ministry said. It added that. . . READ MORE . …
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Kharkiv region under attack: Russian strike with guided bombs leaves two dead and six injured. From Kyiv Post. As officials reported, an explosion rang out in Kharkiv, and later it became known about the Russian hit today. Russian troops also attacked the village of Zolochiv, resulting in casualties and injuries. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov warned of a threat of repeated arrivals. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian drone strikes target Russian oil refineries – reports. From the Moscow Times. Ukrainian drones have targeted several regions in central and southwestern Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said today, as Ukrainian media reported that Kyiv was behind alleged attacks against at least two Russian oil . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia ramps up arms production as US boosts support for Ukraine. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia’s defence minister today ordered a hike in weapons production and said deliveries needed to be faster for the war in Ukraine, a week after U.S. President Joe Biden signed . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin parades Western equipment captured from Ukrainian army at Moscow exhibition. From AP. MOSCOW — An exhibition of Western military equipment captured from Kyiv forces during the fighting in Ukraine opened today in the Russian capital. Organized by the Russian Defense Ministry the exhibit . . . READ MORE . . .
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Skynex: The German drone destroyer reinforcing Ukraine’s air defense, by Chris York | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine has just received the second Skynex air defense system from Germany as part of the latest package of military aid, the German government announced on Monday. It’s the latest addition to Ukraine’s struggling air defenses, running . . . READ MORE . . .
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Where are the National Intelligence Estimates? By Seymour M. Hersh | Substack NIEs are produced on request from the president and his senior policymakers by a team of National Intelligence Officers at work at America’s senior intelligence office, the National Intelligence Council — scholars in their fields, committed to supplying non-political assessments, housed at CIA headquarters but known to be fiercely independent. READ MORE . . .