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Ukraine, 10-14-26

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Links to five reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s IRAN and YEMEN, and down for UKRAINE 10-13-26.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drones lose some speed after SpaceX imposes Starlink restrictions, by Hanna Arhirova, Samya Kullab and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian drones lost some of their speed after restrictions were suddenly imposed on the battlefield use of the country’s U.S.-made Starlink communication terminals, officials said today as Ukraine’s capital endured a second consecutive night of missile attacks. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE to listen to an NPR report now and read later.

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Ukrainian drones hit Sberbank data center after Yandex attacks. From the Moscow Times. Ukrainian drones targeted a major data center under construction for Russian state lender Sberbank in the Saratov region overnight, First Deputy CEO Alexander Vedyakhin said today, as attacks on Moscow disrupted more than 500 flights. READ MORE,

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Zelenskyy talks Trump, rising diesel prices and the ongoing war in his country. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Michel Martin | NPR  In an NPR interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses tensions with Trump, U.S. sanctions relief for Russian oil and threats to intelligence-sharing as the war continues. Zelenskyy talks Trump, rising diesel prices and the ongoing war in his country. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for second NPR report.

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Ukraine, 10-13-26

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Links to three reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for today’s ALL OF IT and YEMEN, and down for UKRAINE 10-8-26.) — MCM

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine received no intelligence from partners on incoming missile strike on Kyiv, by Hanna Arhirova and Justin Spike | AP  KYIV — Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv in which five missiles hit civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today, characterizing the barrage as . . . Click HERE for AP report with photos, and HERE for Reuters report.
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Trump’s diesel deal with Putin angers Europe. Reported by President Trump’s diesel deal with Russia sparks European fury, as Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy questions Washington’s motives and allies vow to keep pressure on Moscow. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Ukraine, 10-8-26

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A link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s YEMEN, and for UKRAINE 10-7-26.) — MCM

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Strike on Ukrainian public buses leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Thirty people were killed and at least 18 were wounded after a powerful Russian guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers in eastern Ukraine, authorities said today, as an intensive pre-winter wave of attacks continued across the country and power outages worsened in the capital, Kyiv. Report including photos is HERE. Same AP report in Spanish is HERE; others are HERE.
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Ukraine, 10-7-26

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First, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s ALL OF IT and GAZA so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-7-26.) — MCM

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Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill at least 24 in a major attack that Kyiv saw coming, by Samya Kullab and HanHna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Russian missiles and drones pounded Kyiv and a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into today, killing at least 24 civilians, including four children, and wounding around 60 in Moscow’s latest devastating barrage, Ukrainian officials said. Click HERE for report including photos and a map. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Ukraine, 9-28-26

Links to a report from the Associated Press and to a commentary via Informed Comment; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll down for today’s LEBANON, GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN, YEMEN and ALL OF IT, and for UKRAINE 9-25-26.) — MCM

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Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7, by Hanna Arhirova and Barry Hatton | AP  KYIV — Russia’s round-the-clock bombardment of targets in Ukraine killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others, officials said today. Click HERE for report including photos Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM SEPT. 26  The rule of the sophists, the reign of untruth, by Hugh J. Curran | University of Maine / Special to Informed Comment   ORONO, Maine – In classical Greek “opinion” is referred to as “doxa” with a clear distinction between “doxa” and “truth” (alethia). We have a President in the U.S. who gives daily information by way of a news program called “Truth Social.” “Truth”, to him, seems . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, 9-4-26

First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for today’s IRAN and 9/11 TRUTH so far, and for UKRAINE 8-29-26.) — MCM

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Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as U.S. talks on the war are expected, by Samya Kullab | AP   KYIV — A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s security service in central Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today, ahead of diplomatic talks with U.S. officials on ending the war. Click HERE for report including video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 

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Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s capital, by  

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