First, links to reports from Tass, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Kiev regime delivers over 500 strikes on Russia’s Belgorod Region – governor. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukraine’s armed forces have shelled Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region more than 500 times over the past 24 hours with 460 shells fired at the Shebekino municipal district, the latter “mostly delivered on residential areas,” regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said today. “Some 460 units of various ordnance . . . READ MORE . . .
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Floodwaters engulf more areas of southern Ukraine after dam breach as hundreds evacuated, by Vasilisa Stepanenko | AP KHERSON, Ukraine — Floodwaters from a collapsed dam kept rising in southern Ukraine on today, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes. Amid the disaster response, artillery shelling rang out as people scrambled to get out of the danger zone, climbing onto military trucks or rafts. It remained unclear what caused the dam’s collapse. Ukraine accused . . . READ MORE . . .
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Residents flee in southern Ukraine as floodwaters crest from destroyed dam, by Viktoriia Lakezina | Reuters * Russia, Ukraine blame each other for collapse of dam * Residents wade through floodwaters to evacuate * Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has enough water to cool – UN | KHERSON, Ukraine — Floodwaters in southern Ukraine were expected to crest today, with tens of thousands of civilians fleeing in peril from the destruction of a vast dam that both sides called an act of wartime sabotage. Residents waded through flooded streets carrying children on their shoulders, dogs in their arms and belongings in plastic bags while . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine, Russia say over 2,700 evacuated after dam flooding. From AFP. More than 2,700 people have been evacuated on both sides of the Dnipro River from flooding caused by the destruction of the Russian-occupied Kakhovka dam in Ukraine, Russian and Ukrainian officials said today. A Ukrainian emergency services spokesman gave no information about the dead or injured but said the water level in the city of Kherson had risen by five metres. READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian dam breach: What is happening and what’s at stake, by Jamey Keaten | AP KYIV — The fallout from the breach of a river dam along a frontline of Russia’s war in Ukraine continued to wreak havoc on lives, livelihoods and the environment today. The dramatic rupture of the Kakhovka dam that upheld Ukraine’s largest reservoir . . . READ MORE . . .
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Belgium investigating whether arms destined to defend Ukraine ended up in Russia fighting. From AP. BRUSSELS — Belgium is investigating whether weapons it sent to help Ukraine defend its territory were used in fighting just over the border following a news report that said equipment produced by a Belgian company turned up around Russia’s Belgorod region. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo . . . READ MORE . . .
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NATO allies prepare unprecedented air deployment exercise over Europe in show of force to Russia. From AP. BERLIN — Germany is preparing to host the biggest air deployment exercise in NATO’s history, a show of force intended to impress allies and potential adversaries such as Russia, German and American officials said today. The Air Defender 23 exercise starting next week . . . READ MORE . . .
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Milley says fighting in Ukraine has increased and cautions the war with Russia will be lengthy, by Tara Copp | AP AMERICAN CEMETERY, Normandy, France — U.S. Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley said Tuesday that fighting in Ukraine has increased but cautioned against reading too much into each day’s operations. “The Ukrainian military is well prepared for whatever they do — fight in the offensive fight or in the defense,” he said. “They’re . . . READ MORE . . .
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