First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Moscow Times, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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Russian missile attack on Zelenskyy’s hometown kills at least 6; several others trapped in rubble, by Jamey Keaten | AP KYIV — At least six people were killed when Russian missiles hit civilian buildings in an overnight attack today in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said, as rescuers scrambled to retrieve people believed to be trapped under the rubble. The strike involving cruise missiles . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ceding ground in Ukraine, Russia kills civilians in apartment block strike, by Max Hunder | Reuters KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine — A Russian missile strike killed at least six civilians in an apartment building in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s hometown today, while Moscow’s forces yielded ground in the early stages of a Ukrainian counteroffensive. Officials said at least 25 people were wounded and others could still . . . READ MORE . . .
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Fear and uncertainty reign in heavily shelled Russian border town, by Giovanni Pigni | The Moscow Times SHEBEKINO, Russia — Weeks of relentless shelling have turned this once-thriving district center near the Ukrainian border with a pre-war population of about 40,000 into a ghost town. Rubble and broken glass litter . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says German Leopard tanks, U.S. Bradies captured in Ukraine. From AFP. Moscow said today that it had captured several German Leopard tanks and U.S. Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, releasing footage showing Russian troops surveying the equipment supplied to Ukraine by Western countries. The Defense Ministry said several of the captured vehicles had working engines, suggesting . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine flood toll in Russian-held areas rises to 17: officials. From AFP. MOSCOW — The death toll from a devastating flood in Russian-controlled territory in southern Ukraine has risen to 17, Moscow-installed officials said today. “As of this morning, 12 dead were confirmed in Gola Prystan and five in Oleshky,” Andrei . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine targeting Russian transport infrastructure near special op zone for terror acts – official. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian transportation facilities located near the special military operation zone have been targeted by Ukrainian intelligence services, Russian Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov said today. “To conduct terror attacks on railways, auto roads and aviation infrastructure, the enemy . . . READ MORE . . .
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NYT reports losses of troops in Ukraine’s counteroffensive. From Tass. NEW YORK — There have been some confirmed losses of troops in Ukraine’s counteroffensive, the New York Times reported today, citing analysts. Ukraine’s attacks against Russian trenches, bunkers, minefields and gun emplacements are likely . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine counteroffensive slowly but steadily succeeding, by Pete Shmigel | The Kyiv Post Ukraine’s conservative and cautious summer counteroffensive continued with territorial takeovers of three villages in the Zaporizhzhia Region and thrusts in two other combat zones, but key challenges for Ukrainian forces are coming into greater focus. Ukrainian forces newly deoccupied three villages in . . . READ MORE . . .
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