For today, links to eight reports: from the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post. Tass, the Moscow Times, the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for today and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Buildings of Ukraine’s largest university damaged in Russian drone attack on Kyiv, by Olena Goncharova and Dinara Khalilova | The Kyiv Independent Russia launched its latest overnight drone strike on Ukraine, targeting the capital in an attack that lasted over five hours, city officials said today. Several waves of explosions . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian forces counter ‘one of the most powerful’ Russian offensives, says Army chief. From Kyiv Post. The Russian military is mounting one of its most powerful offensives since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, Oleksandr Syrsky said in a meeting with Karel Rzegka, the head of the General Staff of the Czech Republic. READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces liberate settlement of Vishnyovoye in Donetsk People’s Republic. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces have liberated the settlement of Vishnyovoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 31 As Russia advances in the Donbas, Ukraine faces a new surge of displacement, by Joseph Roche | The Moscow Times Since the beginning of summer, Russian forces, in a renewed offensive in the Donbas, have managed to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front. From AP. KYIV — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield, and the country’s army chief warned that his troops are facing “one of the most powerful offensives” by Moscow since . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 2 Ukraine ‘holding back’ powerful Russian offensive, Kyiv top commander says. From Reuters. Ukrainian forces are restraining one of Russia’s most powerful offensives since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion on its smaller neighbour, the top commander of Kyiv’s forces said on Saturday. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine plans to conscript over 160,000 more men in the war. Ayesha Rascoe of NPR talks with Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about Ukraine’s latest conscription efforts following recent Russian military gains. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read
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FROM NOV. 2 Russian exiles push Western countries to support Ukraine. Reported by Michele Kelemen of NPR Russian dissidents, who were exchanged in a prisoner swap, are trying to stay relevant abroad, planning a protest in Berlin and advocating for a U.S. policy that ensures that Russia loses the war against Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.