For today, links to eight reports: from Reuters, National Public Radio, the Kyiv Post, Tass, the Moscow Times, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih strikes police department. From Reuters. KYIV — A Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih struck a police department and injured at least three people toiday, Ukraine’s state emergency services said. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 26 Zelenskyy met with leaders in Washington to press for ongoing support for Ukraine. Reported by Franco Ordoñez | NPR President Biden welcomes Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy with a pledge of additional military assistance. Zelenskyy also met with Vice President Harris and bipartisan groups in the House and Senate. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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UK accelerates AS-90 howitzer deliveries to Ukraine. From Kyiv Post. The UK said Thursday it was on course to exceed the 12 AS-90 155 mm self-propelled howitzers it will send in military aid to Ukraine. In July, the newly elected UK government initially . . . READ MORE . . .
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Situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 330 military personnel and 16 armored vehicles over the day in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. intel warns of ‘lethal’ response from Moscow if Ukraine strikes deeper into Russia — NYT. From the Moscow Times. U.S. intelligence officials believe Russia could retaliate with lethal force if the Biden administration allows Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike deep within Russian territory, The New York Times reported Thursday, citing anonymous . . . READ MORE . . .
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Desertion from Ukraine’s armed forces — will new mobilization laws help? From Kyiv Post. Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General says more than 60,000 criminal cases have been initiated for unauthorized abandonment of a unit or desertion since 2022, with nearly half of the cases occurring this year. READ MORE . . .
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As the Ukraine war enters a critical period, the EU moves ahead without the U.S., by Lorne Cook | AP BRUSSELS — As the war in Ukraine enters a critical period, the European Union has decided that it must take responsibility for what it sees as an existential threat to security in its own neighborhood and is preparing to tackle some of the financial burden, perhaps even without the United States. READ MORE . . .
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Poland is at the center of pressing global challenges — including the war in Ukraine. Steve Inskeep of NPR talks with Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who says his country backs Ukraine in its war against Russia, and Warsaw will work with the candidate who wins the U.S. presidency. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.