For today, links to eight reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, the Kyiv Post, and the Anadolu Agency; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine hits Russian oil facilities as President Zelenskyy joins leaders at D-Day events in France. From AP. Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a fuel depot in Russian border regions, officials in the targeted areas said today, in Kyiv’s ongoing effort to disrupt the Kremlin’s war machine and as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought further Western support in Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine drone strike halts operations at Russian oil refinery. From AFP. A Ukrainian drone attack started a fire at an oil refinery in southern Russia, forcing it to halt operations, regional authorities said early today. Russia’s Defense Ministry said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin says Kyiv’s backers will face consequences after Putin says he may arm West’s enemies, by Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn | Reuters MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today that Western nations which supply Ukraine with weapons to directly strike Russian territory will definitely face consequences after President Vladimir Putin said he was considering arming the West’s enemies in retaliation. READ MORE . . .
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Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets, by James Jordan and Harriet Morris | AP ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets in response to NATO allies allowing Ukraine to use their arms to attack Russian territory. He also . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s strikes wipe out Ukrainian naval drone depot, UAV launch site — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian naval drone storage facility and an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) launch site over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. not authorizing strikes on Moscow, by Elsa Court and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Washington is not authorizing Kyiv to carry out long-range strikes with U.S.-supplied weapons on locations far from the border with Ukraine, such as Moscow, U.S. President Joe Biden said today. READ MORE . . .
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Drones destroy critical Russian tugboat near Crimea coast, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense reported via Telegram the destruction of a Russian Project 498 Saturn class tugboat critical to the transport of heavy military equipment and supplies from mainland Russia to the occupied Crimea peninsula. READ MORE . . .
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No talks until Ukraine stance changed: Putin tells Japan, by Riyaz ul Khaliq | Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out resuming peace talks with Japan until Tokyo changes its stance on Ukraine. “Everything that . . . READ MORE . . .