Links to six reports: from Anadolu Agency, Reuters, Kyiv Post, Tass, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH, and down for UKRAINE 7-6-26.) — MCM
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Ukraine says ready for ‘unconditional ceasefire’ with Russia. From Anadolu. ANKARA / ISTANBUL — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said today Kyiv is ready for an “unconditional ceasefire” with Russia but stressed that ending the war would not be realistic without U.S. involvement in the peace process. READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s largest oil refinery halts production after drone attack, sources say. From Reuters. Russia‘s largest oil refinery in the Omsk region of western Siberia has halted operations following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said today. Monday’s strike on the refinery was one of Ukraine’s longest-range attacks of the conflict. READ MORE . . .
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Sleepless Ukrainians wonder when Russia will strike next, by Sergiy Karazy | Reuters KYIV — Russia has stepped up its air war on Ukraine in recent months as its ground forces have stumbled on the battlefield and suffered from Ukrainian attacks on its military logistics and oil industry. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s frontline troops say Kremlin is lying about capture of battleground city Kostyantynivka, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post Ukrainian troops deployed to Kostyantynivka, the fighting front’s hottest sector, today rejected a Kremlin narrative that Russia had conquered the city, with combatants claiming that Russian troops forced to attack the strategic road and logistics hub aren’t so much advancing as being hunted down and killed by drones. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate Petro-Ivanovka community in Kharkov region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Petro-Ivanovka in the Kharkov Region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported. READ MORE . . .
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‘Europe needs its own effective anti-ballistic system,’ Zelensky tells NATO summit, by Asami Terajima | The Kyiv Independent President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated Europe’s need for its own “effective anti-ballistic systems and missiles” at the NATO Summit in Ankara today, warning that ballistic missiles remain “Russia’s last major advantage.” READ MORE . . .
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