For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Kyiv Post, Agence France-Presse, Tass, 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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Russia targets Kyiv, Odessa in latest drone attack. From Reuters. Russia unleashed an overnight drone attack across Ukraine targeting the capital Kyiv and hitting infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said today. The State Emergency Service said one person was wounded and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Fire erupts at Russia’s oldest military school in Moscow after reported drone strike. From Kyiv Post. A fire broke out at the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School today, possibly caused by a drone attack, according to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine. From AFP. Russian forces said on Saturday they had “liberated the settlement of Zhelannoye Vtoroye” in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The Ukrainian name of the village is Zhelanne Druge. Kyiv said five civilians were killed by civilians in Ukraine’s south and east. READ MORE . . .

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Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts up to 460 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s Battlegroup Center continues improving its frontline positions and inflicted roughly 460 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 5  Ukraine downs a Russian warplane and Russia claims gains in the east. From AP. KYIV — Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian fighter plane on Saturday while Russia claimed it made gains in Ukraine’s east. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.