First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, and Agenzia ANSA; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. More to follow. — MCM
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Ukraine keeps up momentum, claims it reached Russian border, by Elena Becatoros and Hanna Arhirova | AP KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed today that it took several more villages, pushing Russian forces right back to the northeastern border, part of a lightning counteroffensive that forced Moscow to withdraw troops from some areas in recent days. After months . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia shrugs off retreat in northeast Ukraine as Putin focuses on economy, by Mark Trevelyan | Reuters * Kremlin says ‘special military operation’ will meet its goals * No response to question on Putin’s confidence in commanders * Putin chairs meeting on economy, silent on retreat | LONDON — Faced with one of its worst defeats in nearly seven months of war in Ukraine, the Kremlin insisted today it would achieve its military goals and President Vladimir Putin maintained an air of business as usual as he chaired a meeting on the economy. . . . Seizing the initiative after months of deadlock, Ukraine says . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian army abandons positions near airport, shelling of DPR subsides, officer says. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukraine’s armed forces have relinquished their positions in the vicinity of the Donetsk airport’s landing strip which has led to significantly reduced intensity of attacks against Yasinovataya, and the Kievsky and Kuybyshevsky districts of Donetsk adjacent to the airport, an officer of the DPR’s People’s Militia told said today. “Gradual progress . . . READ MORE . . .
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How much did Russia’s war with Ukraine change in a single weekend? Reported by Steve Inskeep and Elissa Nadworny | NPR On Saturday and Sunday, Ukrainian forces reclaimed a wide swath of territory in the northeast in a swift-moving counteroffensive that appeared to catch the Russians by surprise. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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The last reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant has stopped. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Geoff Brumfiel | NPR Operations at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were fully stopped on Sunday as a safety precaution. Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of shelling the plant. Click HERE to listen and, tomorrow, read.
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Kremlin says Ukraine operations to continue ‘until objectives achieved.’ From AFP. Russia’s military action in Ukraine will continue, the Kremlin said today, after Ukrainian forces reclaimed significant territory in a counter-offensive in the country’s east. “The special military operation continues and will continue until the objectives that were originally set are achieved,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that he saw “no prospects for negotiations” between Moscow and Kyiv. READ MORE . . .
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Russia says carrying out strikes on areas retaken by Ukraine. From ANSA-AFP. MOSCOW — Russia said today its forces were carrying out strikes in parts of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region retaken by Kyiv’s forces in recent days. The defence ministry in its daily briefing said Russian air, rocket and artillery forces were “delivering precision strikes on units and reserves of the Ukrainian armed forces”, including in the urban hubs of Kupiansk and Izyum. The Kremlin said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin received reports on regrouping of Russian armed forces in Kharkov Region — Kremlin. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin receives reports on everything that is everything going on during the special military operation, including on the regrouping of Russian troops, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters today. “Of course . . . READ MORE . . .
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