For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, National Public Radio, and Kyiv Post, followed by commentary ScheerPost published on Oct. 5; other articles are accessible by clicking on the sources’ names or initials below. — MCM
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Ukraine President Zelenskyy at NATO defense ministers meeting seeking more support to fight Russia, by Lorne Cook and Lolita Baldor | AP BRUSSELS — For the first time, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined a meeting of more than 50 defense leaders from around the world Wednesday to make a personal pitch for military aid, in the face of lagging political support in the U.S. and new pressure on allies to send weapons to bolster Israel’s war with Hamas. His presence . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine accuses two men of helping guide missile that killed dozens in Hroza village, by Max Hunder | Reuters KYIV — Ukraine’s domestic intelligence service today accused two villagers who fled to Russia of helping guide a missile strike that killed dozens of people, mostly civilians, at a soldiers’ wake in the Ukrainian village of Hroza. The Oct. 5 strike . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian gunners wipe out Ukrainian stronghold, mortar team in Krasny Liman area. From Tass. MOSCOW — Artillery squads of Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) from Russia’s Central Military District destroyed a stronghold and mortar positions of the Ukrainian army in the Krasny Liman area, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. “While on . . . READ MORE . . .
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How much progress has Ukraine’s government made against corruption? Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR As Ukraine tries to expel Russian forces from its territory, it’s fighting a second war — on corruption — as it seeks to join the European Union and NATO and keep U.S. funds flowing. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Two former defense officials held over ‘embezzlement’ already suspects in other cases, by Maryna Shashkova | Kyiv Post Two senior defense ministry officials being held on suspicion of embezzling $7 million earmarked for buying bulletproof vests were both previously arrested earlier this year over their alleged involvement in other corruption schemes. On Tuesday , , , READ MORE . . .
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Depleted Ukrainium, by Patrick Lawrence | ScheerPost You cannot name the last time you read anything about a parliamentary election in Slovakia, so I won’t bother asking. But you did read about one, assuming you still follow mainstream media — if only to understand what you are supposed to think about one or another event, as against what has actually occurred. In results announced in Bratislava . . . READ MORE . . .
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