There are 10 links in this entry. They are to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, Le Monde, Agence France-Presse, and the Kyiv Post, and to commentary from the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine army head says Russia augmenting its troops in critical Kharkiv region, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Russia conducted an array of aerial attacks on Ukraine with cruise missiles, drones and ballistic missiles, Ukraine’s air force said today, while the chief of the army said Russia is increasing its troop concentration in the Kharkiv region where Moscow’s forces have made significant advances in a spring offensive. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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Russia confirms reports of France preparing to send troops to Ukraine. From Tass. MOSCOW — Reports about France preparing to send troops to Ukraine have been confirmed, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a briefing. “We announced such reports on April 3. Even though Paris . . . READ MORE . . .
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Macron wants to form a European coalition of military instructors in Ukraine, by Philippe Ricard and Cédric Pietralunga | Le Monde Nothing has yet been finalized, but it could be a matter of weeks, or even days, before French and European instructors are sent to Ukraine. Le Monde has learned that the French authorities are looking to set up a coalition . . . READ MORE . . . Lire en français ICI.
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War lobbyists sabotage implementation of Istanbul agreements — Erdogan. From Tass. ANKARA — The Istanbul agreements between Russia and Ukraine were sabotaged by circles lobbying for the continuation of the war, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says. “Next to us, the war between our Black Sea neighbors, Russia and Ukraine, is . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says destroyed Ukrainian drones, missiles near Crimea. From AFP. Russia’s Defense Ministry said today it downed 13 Ukrainian drones in the southern Krasnodar region and areas close to the annexed Crimean peninsula. This morning, “five Ukrainian aerial drones were shot down by anti-aircraft defense systems in the Krasnodar . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 29 U.S.Treasury official visits Ukraine to discuss sanctions on Moscow and seizing Russian assets, by Fatima Hussein and Samya Kullab | AP WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. Treasury official has met with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv to discuss U.S. financial support, enforcing sanctions on Russia and using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit in the war with Moscow. The visit this week by . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 29 What have Ukraine’s allies said about striking Russia with Western weapons? From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine has urged its allies to allow Kyiv to use Western-supplied arms to conduct strikes inside Russia and abandon an official position some have held throughout Russia’s 27-month-old full-scale invasion. Several have shifted their rhetoric. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainians run gauntlet returning to homes in occupied territories, by Sergii Kostezh | Kyiv Post Right after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, in some regions many fleeing Ukrainians were unable to safeguard their property or evacuate relatives from the war zone. It’s now common for Ukrainians to travel back to the occupied territories by various means and for diverse reasons — some go . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 29 Ukraine urges allies to lift Western arms ban on hitting targets inside Russia. Will they? by Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent Following a new Russian offensive in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine is increasingly raising pressure on its allies, urging them to lift restrictions on the use of Western-provided weapons against military targets inside Russia. Months before . . . READ MORE . . .