For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK, LEBANON, IRAN and MEDIA so far, and down for UKRAINE 6-17-26.) — MCM

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Clouds of black smoke rise over Moscow after Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery, by Barry Hatton | AP  Ukraine hit a major Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at the city’s airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor more than four years ago, Russian officials said today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish. Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.

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FROM JUNE 17  U.S,, EU authorize production of ‘deep strike’ missiles inside Ukraine. From the Cradle. G7 leaders announced on Wednesday that U.S. and EU arms makers will start manufacturing advanced long-range weaponry “under license” in Ukraine, as western stockpiles dwindle, aiming to industrialize the frontline and sustain pressure on Russia. READ MORE . . .

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