For today, links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Kyiv Post, Tass, and to three analyses, from AP, Reuters, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down. SYRIA and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Russia launches new attacks on Ukraine with the countdown to a U.S. peace deadline underway, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Russian weapons pounded four Ukrainian cities overnight from Tuesday to today, injuring at least 15 people in an attack that mostly targeted energy infrastructure, officials said. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP analysis, which links to earlier reports.
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Russia launches hundreds of drones at Ukraine, defying Trump’s peace ultimatum. From AFP. Russia’s military launched a fresh wave of air attacks on Ukraine between late Tuesday and early today, Ukrainian officials said, defying U.S. President Trump’s calls for Moscow to agree to a ceasefire deal. The attacks killed one woman and wounded more than . . . READ MORE . . .
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Explosion kills Russian Skat 350M drone crew in occupied Tokmak – Ukrainian intel. From Kyiv Post. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has detailed of the elimination of a Russian drone crew operating a “Skat 350M” unmanned aerial vehicle in the temporarily occupied city of Tokmak in central Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. READ MORE . . .
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Zelenskiy aims to woo both public and Trump with fresh-faced Ukraine cabinet, by Dan Peleschuk | Reuters KYIV — Ukraine will get its first new prime minister of the war on Thursday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tries to wrestle wartime defence spending into shape and win over both Donald Trump and a war-weary public with fresh-faced leadership. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s new ground drones are hitting the battlefield in ever-increasing numbers, by Tania Myronyshena | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s use of unmanned ground vehicles has accelerated in recent months, a development experts say could help ease pressure on infantry as Kyiv struggles with ongoing recruitment problems and losses. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate Novokhatskoye community in Donetsk region over past day — ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Novokhatskoye in the Donetsk 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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