For today, links to eight reports from Agence France-Presse, Tass, Reuters, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russian drones attack Ukrainian port city for second night in a row. From AFP. Russian drones attacked the southwestern Ukrainian port city of Izmail for a second night, authorities in Kyiv said today, claiming several Russian aircraft entered the airspace of Romania, a NATO member. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters, Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent.
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Moscow open for talks, needs to understand how prepared Ukraine is — Kremlin. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia “is open for a negotiation process,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, but first, we need to understand how prepared Ukraine is and whether it has permission for that from its handlers. At this point . . .” READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian shelling of Russia’s Belgorod region kills man. From the Moscow Times. One man was killed and two others were injured in a Ukrainian attack on the town of Shebekino in southwestern Russia’s Belgorod region, officials said today. READ MORE . . .
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An explosion killed over 50 Ukrainian POWs in 2022. Survivors and an internal UN report blame Russia, by Susie Blann and Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — The former prisoners of war still puzzle over the strange events leading up to the night now seared into their memories, when an explosion ripped through the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison barracks and killed so many comrades two years ago. READ MORE . . .
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After a 3-year hiatus due to Russia’s invasion, music festival is held in Ukraine. Reported by Ashley Westerman | NPR Ukraine’s largest music festival was held over the weekend in Kyiv for the first time since 2021. Going to the festival is about a lot more than just the music. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.