For today, links to 13 reports: from the Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Associated Press, and C-SPAN; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine says five dead in Russian strike on eastern town of Kostyantynivka. From AFP. Five people were killed and five others wounded today in a Russian bombardment of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, Ukraine’s prosecutor general said. READ MORE . . .
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Kyiv says struck ammunition depot in Russia’s Voronezh region. From AFP. Ukraine said it had carried out an attack today on a Russian ammunition depot in the southern Russian region of Voronezh. READ MORE . . .
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EU review does not recommend sending military trainers to Ukraine for now, media report says. From Reuters. BERLIN — The German weekly Welt am Sonntag reported today that EU’s diplomatic service has called on member states to better adapt a military training mission for Ukraine to Kyiv’s needs but stopped short of recommending the bloc send . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia, Ukraine set to swap 115 prisoners each, UAE official says, by Alexander Cornwell | Reuters DUBAI — Russia and Ukraine were set to exchange 115 prisoners each today after negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates, an Emirati official said, the first such prisoner swap since Ukraine launched its offensive inside Russia this month. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy signs anti-Russia laws to mark Independence Day. From Reuters KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed several laws targeting Russia today as his country marked independence day, including ratifying a statute that paves the way for Ukraine to join the International Criminal Court. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from AP, AFP, Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Indpendent.
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FROM AUG. 23 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he’s suspending his presidential bid and backing Donald Trump, by Jonathan J. Cooper, Ali Swenson and Gabriel Sandoval | AP PHOENIX — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for president Friday and endorsed Donald Trump. He cited free speech, the war in Ukraine and “a war on our children” as among the reasons he would try to remove his name from the ballot in battleground states. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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FROM AUG. 23 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes presidential campaign announcement. From C-SPAN. In publicly suspending his candidacy for president and endorsing former President Trump’s candidacy, Kennedy said one of his primary reasons was ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. That six- or seven-minute portion of his roughly 50-minute address begins about 19 minutes in. Click HERE to watch and listen.