For today, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, and Kyiv Post; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 8-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Trump envoy says officials working ‘very, very hard’ on ending Russia-Ukraine war, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV– U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg said today in Kyiv that officials are “working very, very hard” on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as a lack of progress fuels doubts . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia-backed head of Donetsk says Moscow must capture canal from Ukraine to solve water crisis, by Pavel Klimov | Reuters  DONETSK, Russian-controlled Ukraine — The head of the Russian-held Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine said a water crisis that is forcing people to queue at water trucks can only be fixed if Russia takes full control of the region, including a vital canal. READ MORE . . .

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Russian troops liberate Zaporozhskoye community in Dnepropetrovsk Region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Zaporozhskoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian drones smash and torch Russia’s main natural gas export facility, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Ukraine’s campaign to cripple Kremlin oil and gas production with relentless drone strikes chalked up another processing plant set ablaze on Sunday, with long-range . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Aug. 24 report from AP.

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