For now, links to eight reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, Tass, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, is HERE.)— MCM
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Ukrainian forces now control more than 400 square miles of Russian territory. Reported by Michel Martin | NPR Ukraine says it has solidified its control over parts of Russia’s Kursk region. Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges talks about Ukraine’s strategic goals behind the operation. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for report from AP.
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Russia destroys Ukrainian unit armed with NATO weapons in Kursk region, RIA says. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian reconnaissance and sabotage unit that was armed with weapons from NATO countries in Russia’s western Kursk region, the RIA state-run media agency reported today, citing unidentified security sources. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. considering sending Ukraine first long-range cruise missiles this fall, source says, by Kateryna Hodunova and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Talks between Ukraine and U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration about supplies of long-range cruise missiles are “in the advanced stages,” according to a source close to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s administration. The timeline . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says Ukraine struck shopping mall in occupied Donetsk. From the Moscow Times. A crowded shopping mall in the Russian occupied Ukrainian city of Donetsk caught fire after alleged Ukrainian shelling today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.
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Situation in Kursk Region: elimination of Ukrainian mobile groups, HIMARS launchers. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukraine’s losses in the Kursk area have amounted up to 220 troops and 19 armored vehicles, the Russian defense ministry said. READ MORE . . .
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Secret Russian counter-drone EW system recovered by Ukraine in Kursk Region, by Steve Brown | Kyiv Post An editor from the Censor.net news site posted a video on his Facebook channel on Aug. 14 showing the secret Russian Volnorez (Breakwater) counter-drone electronic warfare system recovered by Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region along with . . . READ MORE . . .
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MAY BE CONTINUED