For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Russian strike on Zelensky’s hometown kills mother, 3 children, minister says. From AFP. Ukrainian authorities said today that the death toll from a Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, rose to four people, identifying the dead as . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘Explosive Strike’: Ukrainian drones set Belgorod oil depot ablaze. From Kyiv Post. Early today a Ukrainian drone attacked an oil depot in the Stary Oskol district of Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine’s northeastern regions, reported its regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 11  Russian forces damage Kurakhove Reservoir dam in Donetsk Oblast, Kyiv says. From the Kyiv Independent. Russian forces damaged the dam holding the Kurakhove Reservoir in Donetsk Oblast on Monday, according to Gov. Vadym Filashkin. His statement came after multiple reports of the dam being attacked near the village of . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine targets value-added production to reshape wartime economy, by Olena Harmash | Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine’s wartime government will boost domestic value-added production to reshape its commodities-driven economy, increase revenue, boost growth and return millions of Ukrainians home, acccording to the first deputy prime minister. READ MORE . . .