For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, and Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (LEBANON, GAZA, SYRIA, IRAN and YEMEN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE 4-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Ukraine’s military chief says new Russian offensive has begun, by Max Hunder | Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine’s military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview published today that Russia had launched a new offensive on the northeast of the country, adding that a large increase in assaults was already being observed. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Moscow Times and the Kyiv Independent.

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International Public Tribunal confirms Kiev regime’s killings of civilians in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — The International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis and Their Accomplices has confirmed that the Ukrainian army has been systematically executing civilians in Russia’s bordering Kursk Region, according to a report prepared by the tribunal. READ MORE . . .

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Over 160 Chinese nationals fight for Russia in Ukraine, obtained documents show, by Kateryna Denisova and Oleksiy Sorokin | The Kyiv Independent  At least 163 Chinese nationals are serving in Russia’s Armed Forces as of early April, according to one Ukrainian intelligence document seen today, and another showed photos and passport details of 13 Chinese recruits who . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s drone destroys $100M Russian bomber – Syrsky, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  The Ukrainian military blew up a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber — a Kh-22 cruise missile carrier — using a drone, “a few days ago,” Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky said in an interview. READ MORE . . .

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