For today, links to nine reports: from the Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Kyiv Post, Reuters and the Moscow Times, and to commentary from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Around 1 million killed, wounded on both sides of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, WSJ reports, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent Roughly 1 million Ukrainians and Russians have been killed or wounded in Moscow’s all-out war against Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal reported today, citing undisclosed sources and Western intelligence estimates. READ MORE . . .
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Russian controversial war film to be screened in Toronto despite ‘threats’ focusing on Moscow.’ From AFP. The controversial documentary “Russians at War” will be shown in Toronto today, after the city’s film festival organizers had halted screenings due to “significant threats” over their decision to feature the film. Focusing on Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine from the perspective. . . READ MORE . . .
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NATO not to become conflict side if West authorizes Kiev to strike at Russia — Stoltenberg. From Tass. BRUSSELS — NATO will not become a party to the Ukrainian conflict if its member states authorize Kiev to strike at Russian territory with Western-made weapons, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Foreign Policy, livestreamed on its website. READ MORE . . .
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Meta bans RT days after U.S. accused Russian outlet of disinformation, by Kevin Collier and Phil Helsel | NBC Social media giant Meta announced Monday that it is banning Russian media outlet RT, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow’s spy agencies. “After careful consideration . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.
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Russia reportedly executes POW with sword, Kyiv appeals to UN, Red Cross, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said today that he had appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations in response to a photo that allegedly shows the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war by Russia. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.
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Russia attacks energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s Sumy region, local authorities say. From Reuters. KYIV — Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, cutting power in some districts and forcing authorities to resort to back-up power systems, local authorities said today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 16 Russia orders more evacuations in Kursk Region amid ongoing Ukrainian incursion. From the Moscow Times. Authorities in southwestern Russia’s Kursk region on Monday ordered the mandatory evacuation of two more districts along the border with Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces remain in control of a large swath of Russian territory despite Moscow’s counteroffensive efforts. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 16 Ukraine war turns into Russian roulette, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline The UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with the US President Joe Biden in the White House on Friday with the question of the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine to hit deep inside Russia on their agenda of conversation. Starmer later said the talks were “productive” but concentrated on “strategy” rather than . . . READ MORE . . .