For today, links to nine reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Tass, Reuters, and the Kyiv Post, and to commentary from the Kyiv Independent; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.)— MCM
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FROM AUG. 12 Ukraine’s advance into Russia slows as Russian reinforcements reach the region. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR Ukraine’s advance into western Russia has slowed in recent days as Russian reinforcements begin to reach the region. The two sides appear headed for a showdown in the coming days. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Top Ukrainian commander says his forces now control almost 390 square miles of Russia’s Kursk region, by Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — Ukraine’s top military commander says his forces now control 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of Russia’s neighboring Kursk region, the first time a Ukrainian military official has publicly . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.
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Putin orders military to ‘dislodge’ Ukrainian forces as 120K flee border area. From AFP. President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered his army to “dislodge” Ukrainian troops who stormed over the border last week, as authorities in the Kursk region said over 120,000 people have been displaced due to the fighting. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 12 Ukrainian attack on Kursk Region kills 12, injures 121. From Tass. NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia — The Ukrainian army’s massive attack on the Kursk Region launched on Aug. 6 has killed 12 civilians and injured 121 including 10 children, acting regional Governor Alexey Smirnov said Monday. READ MORE . . .
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Russia steps up assaults on Pokrovsk front in Ukraine’s east. From Reuters. KYIV — Russian forces stepped up their attacks on the Pokrovsk front in eastern Ukraine over the last 24 hours, the Ukrainian military said today, reporting the largest number of battles in the area in a single day in a week. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.
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Ukrainians say they ‘faced no resistance’ in Kursk Region invasion. From Kyiv Post. As Ukrainian tanks and infantry poured over the Russian border in the Kursk region on Aug. 6 in a shock turn of the war, soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade initially encountered no resistance, according to a soldier from the brigade who spoke to the Financial Times. READ MORE . . .
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It’s been a week since Ukrainian troops launched an attack in Russian territory. Reported by Steve Inskeep| NPR Ukraine’s military says it now controls almost 400 square miles of Russia. Sergey Radchenko of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Click HERE to listen and, perhaps later, read.
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FROM AUG. 12 Kursk incursion and Crimea strikes could ease pressure on Ukraine’s Donbas forces, by Asami Terajima | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast over the past week is lifting some hopes for Ukrainian soldiers losing ground on the eastern front amid worsening manpower and ammunition shortages. Ukraine launched . . . READ MORE . . .