For today, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, the Anadolu Agency, the Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Moscow Times, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Kuleba resigns as Russian strikes kill 7 people in Lviv, by Illia Novikov and Emma Burrows | AP KYIV — Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, one of Ukraine’s most recognizable faces on the international stage, submitted his resignation today ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Russian strikes, meanwhile, killed seven people in a western Ukraine city, a day after one of the deadliest missile attacks since the war began. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Anadolu Agency.
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Casualties reported in Lviv, Kryvyi Rih as Russia launches another mass attack on Ukraine, by Olena Goncharova and Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent At least seven civilians were killed and 64 wounded in Lviv early this morning as Russia launched drones and missiles against Ukraine, regional authorities reported. Multiple casualties were reported also in Kryvyi Rih. In other cities . . . READ MORE . . .
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Deadly strike hits Ukraine’s Lviv as Moscow advances in east. From AFP. A Russian strike on west Ukraine’s Lviv, hundreds of kilometers from the front, killed seven people today, authorities said as Moscow claimed advances in the war-torn nation’s east. Russia has stepped up its aerial attacks on Ukraine since Kyiv launched an unprecedented cross-border offensive. . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelenskiy orders war’s biggest reshuffle to give Ukraine ‘new energy,’ by Olena Harmash | Reuters KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today that Ukraine needed “new energy”, as he ordered a major government reshuffle at a crucial juncture in the war against Russia. A total of six ministers, including Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, submitted their resignation and parliament accepted the resignations of four. READ MORE . . .
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Kuleba resignation, reshuffle ‘expected long ago ahead of difficult times’ for Ukraine, lawmaker says, by Chris York and the news desk | The Kyiv Independent The resignation of Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and a major government reshuffle was “expected long ago” ahead of a difficult few months for Ukraine, a senior lawmaker, Oleksandr Merezhko, Ukrainian MP and chair of the parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said today. READ MORE . . .
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Russian strike on Urkainian military academy kills dozens. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Steve Inskeep | NPR Ukraine is in mourning after Russian missiles tore into a military academy, killing more than 50 people and injuring more than 270. It’s one of the deadliest attacks of the two-and-a-half year war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read; and HERE for Sept. 3 NPR report.
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Ukrainian attack on Donetsk region mrket kills 3, Moscow-backed official says. From the Moscow Times. A Ukrainian attack on an open-air market in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk killed three people and injured five others, Moscow-backed authorities said today. READ MORE . . .
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What is known about situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW —Russian forces have thwarted two Ukrainian attacks in the last 24 hours, having beaten back several more near three villages in the Kursk Area, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The enemy’s losses over the day . . . READ MORE . . .