For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Today’s GAZA entry is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivika grinds on. From AP. KYIV — Russia accused Ukraine today of damaging a nuclear waste storage facility in a drone strike on the Kursk nuclear power plant while fighting raged on for the control of the key eastern city of Avdiivika, where Russians apparently suffered heavy losses. The Russian Foreign Ministry said . . . READ MORE . . .
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529 Russian troops killed near Tavriya. Only one taken prisoner, AFU says. From Kyiv Post. The Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed they killed 529 Russian troops in fighting near Tavriya in Zaporizhzhia over the past day, as well as destroying numerous tanks, vehicles and a missile system..” According to the report, 36 pieces of military hardware were destroyed, including . . . READ MORE . . .
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General Staff: Ukraine repelled 48 attacks as Russia assaults across east, by Alexander Khrebet | The Kyiv Independent Ukrainian forces repelled 48 Russian attacks in many sectors of the eastern front, including in the Avdiivka, Kupiansk, Bakhmut, and Marinka axes over the past day, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said in its evening update on Oct. 28. Russia continues . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian air defense forces down Ukrainian Su-25, MiG-29 fighter jets in past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian air defense forces downed a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet and a MiG-29 fighter over the past day, according to a Russian Defense Ministry report. “[Russian] air defense forces downed fighter jets, a Su-25 and a MiG-29, of the Ukrainian Air Force over the localities of Daryevka in the Kherson Region and Ternovka in the Dnepr Region,” the report reads.
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Russia probes shooting of ex-Ukrainian lawmaker in Crimea, by Mark Trevelyan | Reuters — Former Ukrainian lawmaker Oleg Tsaryov, a pro-Russian figure whom sources said Moscow had enlisted to lead a puppet administration in Kyiv after Russia’s invasion, was shot and wounded in a late-night attack, family and officials said on Friday. Russia’s top investigative body said it had opened a criminal inquiry into . . . READ MORE . . .