For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, 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 says it downs six Ukraine-launched drones. From Reuters. The Russian defence ministry said today its air defence forces destroyed six drones that Ukraine launched overnight. The ministry said five were downed over the Belgorod region that borders Ukraine and one . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.
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Kremlin slams ‘dangerous’ remarks by Macron about troop deployment in Ukraine. From AFP. The Kremlin today slammed comments by French President Emmanuel Macron in which he repeated that the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out. Macron said in an interview published Thursday that . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine and UK to sign 100-Year partnership agreement. From Kyiv Post. During the last visit to Kyiv by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, Ukraine and the United Kingdom started work on an agreement on a 100-year strategic partnership, the UK Embassy says on its Facebook page. READ MORE . . .
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Battle of Chasiv Yar begins, by Francis Farrell | The Kyiv Independent With just five kilometers of open ground separating Chasiv Yar and Bakhmut, which Russia took in May last year after 10 months of heavy fighting, the city was always seen to be Moscow’s next target in the sector. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 2 The long road ahead for Ukraine after secured military assistance from the U.S. Reported by Tom Bowman and Joanna Kakissis | NPR It’s taken months of debate on the Hill, but Ukraine finally has the military assistance it’s been seeking. After two years of fighting, military experts say the nation still faces a long road ahead. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.