For now, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Also today, scroll down or click HERE for a summary of events related to the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. — MCM
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks the country’s defense minister. Reported by Leila Fadel and Brian Mann | NPR Zelenzkyy’s move follows corruption scandals involving military contractors and a grinding summer counteroffensive that critics say underperformed. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy says defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week. From AP. KYIV — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker. Zelenskyy said new leadership was needed after , , , READ MORE . . .
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Who is Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s likely new defence minister? From Reuters. KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s main privatisation agency, to serve as the country’s wartime defence minister. Umerov, 41, who would replace Oleksii Reznikov as defence minister, is a Crimean Tatar born in Samarkand in Uzbekistan to a . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine forces down 17 drones in Odesa region, strikes damage buildings: Governor. From AFP. Ukrainian forces downed 17 Russian drones over the southern Odesa region, officials said today, adding that strikes caused damage in a district on the Danube river that borders NATO member Romania. Regional governor Oleg Kiper said there were no civilian casualties but damage was done “in several settlements of Izmail . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin says grain deal, Syria among topics of discussion with Erdogan. From Tass. SOCHI — Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to discuss the situations in Ukraine and Syria, as well as a grain deal, with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he said in opening their talks. “Of course , , , READ MORE . . .