For now, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and LEBANON entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE. UKRAINE 2-10-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM
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NEWER Ukraine and Russia trade long-range attacks as officials probe possibilities for peace, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s energy and gas infrastructure in a “massive” nighttime missile attack and Ukrainian drones struck an important oil refinery inside Russia, officials said today, as the near three-year war rumbled on against a backdrop of renewed diplomatic efforts to end it. READ MORE . . .
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Russia in talks with Ukraine on humanitarian corridor for stranded Kursk residents. From the Moscow Times. Authorities in Moscow and Kyiv are in discussions about opening a humanitarian corridor for civilians stranded behind Ukrainian lines in the partially occupied Kursk region, Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova said today. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine approves controversial purchase of Russian nuclear reactor. From Kyiv Post. Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has approved the purchase of Russian equipment for the country’s Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant, lawmaker Oleksii Honcharenko said this afternoon. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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U.S. envoy in Moscow holds talks with Russian deputy FM, by Tim Zadorozhnyy | The Kyiv Independent Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met with U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy in Moscow today, Russian state media outlet TASS reported. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine strikes Russia’s Saratov oil refinery, military confirms, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces struck Russia’s Saratov oil refinery in a strike overnight, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said after reports of drone attacks in the region. READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin says ‘significant part of Ukraine wants to be Russia.’ From AFP. The Kremlin said today that a “significant part” of Ukraine “wants to be Russia,” hours after U.S. President Donald Trump floated the idea that Ukraine “may be Russian someday.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.
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Ukraine secures $58 million grant from Japan for reconstruction, by Tim Zadorozhnyy | The Kyiv Independent The Ukrainian government approved a draft agreement with Japan to secure an 8.8 billion yen ($58 million) grant for reconstruction projects, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced today. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate Yasenovoye community in Donbass region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Yasenovoye in the Donbass region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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MAY BE CONTINUED