First, links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Post, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Popular Resistance, a link to an interview published by the Grayzone on Tuesday. (The second entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukrainian official says drones hit naval ship in Russian port. It’s the latest attack inside Russia, by Hanna Arhirova and Emma Burrows | AP KYIV — Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major Russian port on the Black Sea today, damaging a naval ship, according to a Ukrainian official, the latest in a series of strikes inside Russia as Kyiv vowed to bring the fight home to them. Moscow claimed it repelled the attack. Meanwhile, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it thwarted another attack overnight in Crimea, taking down 13 drones. . . . READ MORE . . .
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UN Security Council talks global food supply as Russia attacks Ukraine agriculture. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR Secretary of State Antony Blinken used a meeting at the security council to call out Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s agriculture sector, warning that the rest of the world is paying the price. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy decries ‘revolting’ practices at recruitment centres. From Reuters. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday decried “revolting” practices exposed during an audit of Ukraine’s military recruitment centres and pledged to fix the system by placing in charge people who understood the meaning of war. Zelenskiy has expressed indignation at corruption uncovered during the audit last month after . . . READ MORE . . .
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8.5K Russian Airborne troops have been wounded in Ukraine, commander says. From the Moscow Times. At least 8,500 members of the Russian Airborne Forces have been wounded in the year and a half since Russia invaded Ukraine, the elite troops’ commander said Wednesday. Airborne Forces commander Mikhail Teplinsky disclosed the figures . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine to deploy robots against Russian troops, by Pete Shmigel | The Kyiv Post Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Gavrylov revealed this week that the country is now prioritizing the creation of “battle robots” – or unmanned logistics platforms for evacuating injured troops. READ MORE . . .
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Zelensky’s ‘formula’ disregards future of millions of Russians, world should know — Lavrov. From Tass. MOSCOW — “All the countries that the West is courting to push ‘Zelensky’s formula’ definitely need to understand that these people’s future is at stake as the Kiev regime has openly threatened to destroy them,” Russian Foreign Minister Serey Lavrov was quoted as saying about initiatives aimed at resolving the Ukrainian crisis. “The need to put an end to these neo-Nazi threats is clear. However . . . READ MORE . . .
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Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger. Aaron Maté of The Grayzone speaks with John Mearsheimer on the state of the Ukraine proxy war and the dangers ahead. Mearsheimer is R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, a political political scientist and international relations scholar. Click HERE for video and text. (Additionally, Maté links to Mearsheimer’s essay titled “The Darkness Ahead: Where the Ukraine war is Headed,” published on Substack on June 23.)