For now, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (This is the first of two entries today.) — MCM
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Ukrainian troops ‘holding ground’ in eastern town of Avdiivka — Zelenskiy. From Reuters. KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said today Ukrainian troops were holding their ground in the eastern town of Avdiivka, where fighting with Russian forces has intensified this week. Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have redirected . . . READ MORE . . .
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Downed drone kills 3 in Russia, including child — governor. From AFP. Debris from a drone destroyed over Russia’s western region of Belgorod, which borders Ukraine, fell on homes and killed three people, including a young child, the regional governor said today. Air defense systems “shot down . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces destroy two artillery guns, U.S.-made howitzer in Kupyansk area in past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian motorized artillery systems and a U.S.-made howitzer in the Kupyansk area in the past day, Russia’s Battlegroup West Spokesman Sergey Zybinsky said today. “The enemy’s losses totaled as many as . . . READ MORE . . .
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NATO member Romania finds more drone fragments on its soil after Russian again hits southern Ukraine, by Stephen McGrath | AP BUCHAREST — Romanian authorities said today they found a crater from a suspected drone that may have exploded on impact on its territory near the border with Ukraine, reviving concerns about possible spillover of Russia’s war in Ukraine onto a NATO member country. The pre-dawn discovery . . . READ MORE . . .
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Tank-killing Switchblade drone said heading to Ukraine in ever-increasing numbers. From Kyiv Post. Ukraine is set to receive a fresh shipment of Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones, a critical asset in the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) arsenal for neutralizing Russian tanks, according to Newsweek. Charlie Dean, the Vice President of AeroVironment, a U.S. defense industry manufacturing company, hinted . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian forces intercept reconnaissance group near Russian border in Sumy Oblast, by Nate Ostiller and news desk | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces operating in Sumy Oblast intercepted a reconnaissance group of eight Russian soldiers headed in the direction of local critical infrastructure installations inflicting casualties and forcing them to retreat, Lieutenant General Serhii Naiev said today. Russian forces withdrew from Sumy Oblast in April 2022, after . . . READ MORE . . .
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