For today, links to four reports: from Kyiv Post, Tass, the Associated Press, and Agence France-Presse; others or just headlines are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (LEBANON 8-7-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and LEBANON entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Ukraine strikes Afipsky refinery again as Syrsky declares ‘fuel crisis’ in Russia, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  Ukrainian drones have struck the Afipsky oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region overnight on Friday, once again targeting one of Moscow’s key fuel suppliers. READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces liberate four settlements in special op zone over week – top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian servicemen liberated four settlements in the special military operation zone, including Yunakovka in the Sumy Region, over the week, the Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s front line grows bigger as Russia shifts tactics, top commander says, by Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — The front line on the battlefield in Ukraine has grown in length to nearly 1,250 kilometers (800 miles), stretching Kyiv’s defenses, while Russian forces employ a new tactic of sending swarms of small assault groups to infiltrate Ukrainian lines, Ukraine’s top military commander says. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from AFP.