For today, links seven reports from Reuters, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and Agence France-Presse, and to commentary from Consortium News via Popular Resistance; other articles or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (LEBANON, IRAN, SYRIA and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up. UKRAINE 3-8-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Russian special forces attack Ukrainian forces in Kursk via gas pipeline, bloggers say, by Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters MOSCOW — Russian special forces crept miles through a major gas pipeline near the town of Sudzha in an attempt to surprise Ukrainian forces as part of a major offensive to eject Ukrainian soldiers from the western Russian region of Kursk, pro-Russian war bloggers said. READ MORE . . .
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Musk: If I turn off Starlink, Ukraine’s frontline would collapse. From Kyiv Post. Billionaire Elon Musk says his Starlink satellite system is critically important for the Ukrainian army and that if he were to shut it down, Ukraine’s front line would collapse. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Ukrainian drone reportedly attacks oil depot in Russia’s Chuvashia for first time, by Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent A Ukrainian drone attacked an oil depot in Cheboksary in Russia’s Chuvashia Republic this morning, Governor Oleg Nikolaev reported. READ MORE . . .
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Air defenses eliminate 88 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian air defense systems downed 88 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight, the Defense Ministry said today in a statement. READ MORE . . .
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Australia says would consider joining peacekeeping in Ukraine. From AFP. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today his country would consider taking part in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine but stressed it was too early for any deployment. READ MORE . . .
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MARCH 6 Turkey ready to send troops to Ukraine if necessary, source says. From Reuters. ANKARA — Turkey, with the second largest army in NATO after the United States, could contribute to a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, a Turkish defence ministry source said on Wednesday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 7 Negotiating lasting peace in Ukraine, by Jeffrey Sachs | Consortium News / Popular Resistance There should be little doubt about how a lasting peace can be established in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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