For now, links to four reports: from the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Post, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE. — MCM

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With Ukrainian soldiers desperately defending Pokrovsk, by Francis Farrell | The Kyiv Independent  POKROVSK DISTRICT, Donetsk Oblast — Marked by wide plumes of gray smoke on the horizon, the open fields stretching out southeast of the city of Pokrovsk don’t resemble a front line that has stabilized. Following a dirt road . . . READ MORE . . .

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EU chief travels to Kyiv with promise of fresh energy funds to get Ukraine through winter, by Raf Casert | AP  BRUSSELS — European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is traveling to war-ravaged Ukraine today with the promise of 160 million euros ($180 million) in fresh energy funds to get the nation through the winter. Von der Leyen said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s EU accession by 2030 ‘not unrealistic’ – EU ambassador to Ukraine. From Kyiv Post. Katarina Mathernova, the EU ambassador to Ukraine, praised Ukraine’s progress in fulfilling the requirements for joining the bloc and said that European Council President Charles Michel’s goal of Ukraine joining by 2030 was “not unrealistic.” READ MORE . . .

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Developments in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops repelled three Ukrainian attempts to break through the border in the Kursk Region over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry said. The key news about the unfolding situation . . . READ MORE . . .

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MAY BE CONTINUED