For today, links to eight reports: from the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, the Kyiv Post, Tass, Bloomberg, 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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Ukraine confirms strike on Russian airbase in North Caucasus housing Su-34, Su-27 jets, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces carried out a successful strike against Russia’s Khanskaya military airfield in the Adygea Republic, Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed today shortly after Adygea Republic authorities . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s military says it struck airfield in Russia’s North Caucasus. From Reuters KYIV — The Ukrainian military said today it had struck an ammunition depot overnight at an airfield in Russia’s Adygeya region in the North Caucasus, about 450 km (280 miles) from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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Death toll rises to eight in Russian missile attack on Odesa port. From Kyiv Post. The death toll from a Russian ballistic missile strike on port infrastructure in Ukraine‘s southern Odesa has risen to eight, according to Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration. Initially, six people . . . READ MORE . . .
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Unfolding situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops repelled two enemy attacks in the Lyubimovka and Kamyshevka area and five Ukrainian military personnel have surrendered as prisoners of war, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a statement. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 9 U.S. believes Ukraine can hold Russian territory for months, by Natalia Drozdiak and Anthony Capaccio | Bloomberg The U.S. assesses that Ukraine will be able to hold onto the territory its forces have claimed in Russia’s Kursk region for at least several months if not longer, according to senior American officials. READ MORE . . .
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Crimea oil depot burns 3 days after Ukraine strike. From the Moscow Times. A major oil terminal in the city of Feodosia in Russian-annexed Crimea was still burning three days after Ukrainian missile strikes, media reported Wednesday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 9 Macron inspects Ukraine troops at a French military camp ahead of a meeting with Zelenskyy, by Sylvie Corbet | AP A FRENCH MILITARY BASE, FRANCE — French President Emmanuel Macron inspected the training of Ukrainian troops at a military camp in eastern France on Wednesday, a show of support a day before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy travels to Paris as part of a European tour meant to encourage support for his victory plan. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 9 Zelenskiy awaits new summit date after Biden postpones Germany trip, by Miranda Murray and Sabine Siebold | Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he expected a new date for a summit of key allies to be agreed soon following the postponement of a planned gathering in Ramstein, Germany, because U.S. President Joe Biden was unable to join. READ MORE . . .