For today, links to six reports: from Tass, National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 10-23-25 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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Meeting between Russian, U.S. presidential envoys to be held in Miami on Saturday — Axios. From Tass. WASHINGTON — U.S. special presidential envoy for peace missions Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev, special presidential representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, who has arrived in the U.S., are planning . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russians play down Trump’s new sanctions. Reported by Charles Maynes and A Martínez | NPR  President Trump imposed new sanctions on Russia and cancelled a summit with President Putin, hoping to pressure Moscow to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. But Putin appears not too concerned. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for Oct. 23 report from AFP.

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No let-up in Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Long-range kamikaze drones hit Russia’s fourth-biggest oil refinery, the Rosneftt Ryazan Oil Refinery today, setting fires and partially shutting down production — the fourth strike against that energy industry-critical facility in . . .  READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian youth orchestra’s symphonic poem recreates the sound of wartime nights. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR  A youth orchestra in the Kyiv region composes a symphonic poem recreating the sound of wartime nights in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Russia has upgraded its already devastating glide bombs, by Tania Myronyshena | Kyiv Independent  Russia has begun using long-range glide bombs, known as KABs, to hit residential areas deep behind the front line. In the last week . . . READ MORE . . .

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