Links to FOUR reports: from the Moscow Times and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for UKRAINE 2-4-26, and up or down for WEST BANK, MEDIA and 9/11 TRUTH.) — MCM

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Thousands without running water in Belgorod after Ukrainian attack. From the Moscow Times. Around 100,000 customers in the city of Belgorod were without running water early Monday after power surges caused by Ukrainian airstrikes on the local power grid forced two pumping stations to go into emergency shutdown. READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 8  Russian airstrike on Ukrainian city kills 1 as U.S. pushes June deadline for peace deal. From AP. KYIV — A Russian airstrike on a residential area in eastern Ukraine killed one person and wounded two, officials said Sunday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Ukrainian security services were behind shooting of GRU general, FSB says. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s FSB security service said today that the men arrested for the attempted assassination of senior military intelligence officer Vladimir Alexeyev in Moscow last week have admitted they were carrying out orders from Ukraine’s SBU security service. READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian strikes cost Russian oil sector over $13bln in 2025, insurers say. From the Moscow Times. Russian oil companies suffered more than 1 trillion rubles ($12.9 billion) in losses as a result of Ukraine’s campaign of strikes on Russian oil refineries in 2025, a senior executive at insurance broker Mains told the Kommersant business daily. READ MORE . . .

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