For today, links to six reports: from Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, Tass, and Agence France-Presse, and to an interview from National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 8-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, WEST BANK, SYRIA, and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM
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Kherson under artillery, drone, missile attacks last 24 hours, 2 killed, 9 wounded. From Kyiv Post. Over the past day, the settlements of Kherson, Molodizhne, Sadove, and Antonivka in the Kherson region were targeted by Russian forces using artillery, drones, and warplanes, leaving at least two dead and 9 injured, authorities said. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian oil depot on fire as Zelenskyy announces prisoner exchange. From AP. An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said today, as the two countries traded strikes and the Ukrainian president announced a prisoner exchange. READ MORE . . .
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Kiev forces lost about 1,250 servicemen in special military op zone in one day. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces lost about 1,250 servicemen in the special military operation zone over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 2 Ukrainian drone strikes kill 3 in Russia’s Penza, Samara, Rostov regions. From AFP. Two others were wounded in the overnight attacks in western Russia. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies uncover drone procurement graft scheme, by Elise Morton and Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies said on Saturday they had uncovered a major graft scheme involving inflated military procurement contracts, just two days after Ukraine’s parliament voted to restore the agencies’ independence. READ MORE . . .
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How are drones changing what it means to wage war? Ayesha Rascoe of NPR talks with James Patton Rogers of the Brooks Tech Policy Institute about how drones are changing what it means to wage war and serve on the front lines. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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