For today, links to five reports: from Kyiv Post, the Moscow Times, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 11-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down. CHENEY and GAZA entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Pokrovsk becomes epicenter of Ukraine’s fiercest battles yet, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post Fierce fighting continues in Pokrovsk as Ukrainian special forces and intelligence units resist a massive Russian push. Amid chaos and urban combat, both sides have . . . READ MORE . . .
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Spill discovered in Black Sea after Ukrainian strike on Tuapse oil terminal – BBC. From the Moscow Times. A Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Tuapse oil terminal has caused an oil spill stretching several kilometers into the Black Sea, according to a BBC analysis of NASA satellite images taken after the attack on Sunday. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian drones reach deep inside Russia as battle for key city rages. From AP. Ukrainian long-range drones attacked an industrial plant around 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) inside Russia, local officials said today, while Ukraine’s army remained locked in an intense battle to hold back a Russian push on the key city of Pokrovsk in the eastern Donetsk region. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.
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EU to praise Ukraine’s ‘remarkable commitment’ to membership bid but warn of backsliding on anti-corruption in key report, by Alexandra Brzozowski | The Kyiv Independent BRUSSELS — In a draft report seen by this newspaper, Ukraine has shown “remarkable commitment” to its bid for EU membership despite Russia’s full-scale war, but must urgently reverse negative trends in the fight against corruption and step up . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 3 Ukraine sustains roughly 225 casualties in Dimitrov over past day — Russia’s top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukraine’s armed forces lost roughly 225 troops in Dimitrov (known as Mirnograd in Ukraine) in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. READ MORE . . .
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