Oleshky

Ukraine, 11-2-26

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Links to five reports: from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s LEBANON, IRAN and ALL OF IT, and down for UKRAINE 11-1-26.) — MCM

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Ukraine and Russia report fake emergency alerts after cyberattack targets apps, by Derek Gatopoulos and Susie Blann0 | AP  KYIV — Authorities in Ukraine and Russia said their emergency alert mobile apps had been targeted by cyberattacks, with users in Ukraine receiving false warnings of an imminent nuclear threat. It was not clear if the attacks late Sunday were related. Click HERE for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. 

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Ukrainian drones hit major oil transport hub in Samara Region. From the Moscow Times. Ukrainian drones struck one of Europe’s largest oil transport hubs in Russia’s Samara region, independent media reported today, as local authorities confirmed the overnight attack in the southern region without detailing any damage or casualties. READ MORE . . .

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Oleshky ceasefire and aid operation end without any violations, Lantratova says. From the Moscow Times. A ceasefire in and around the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine concluded this weekend without any violations being reported, Russia’s human rights chief said today, adding that discussions are under way to provide for regular humanitarian deliveries to civilians remaining in the area. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from NPR.

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A brief ceasefire opens a perilous escape window from Kherson’s riverside kill zone, by Hanna Arhirova and Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP  KOZATSKE, Ukraine — Before the war, the whole region, now nearly 70% under Russian control, had about 1 million residents. The riverside is designated a red zone, the highest level of military danger. With the ceasefire over, . . . Click HERE for report with video. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

Ukraine, 11-1-26

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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 for this date’s GAZA, ALL OF IT and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 10-30-26.) — MCM

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Civilians in Ukraine’s Kherson prepare for the return of war as localized ceasefire ends, by Hanna Arhirova and Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — Civilians in Ukraine’s southeastern Kherson region prepared today for the end of a localized ceasefire that has marked the most significant truce between Kyiv and Moscow since . . . Click HERE for report with video and photos.

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MAY BE CONTINUED

Ukraine, 10-30-26

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Links to three reports: from the Associated Press and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up for this date’s GAZA, WEST BANK, IRAN and YEMEN, and down for UKRAINE 10-29-26.) — MCM

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Brief Russia-Ukraine truce facilitates evacuations from and aid deliveries to Oleshky, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — A humanitarian mission entered the devastated city of Oleshky today, officials said, on the fourth day of the most significant truce since Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine 4½ years ago. Click HERE for report with video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Report from the Moscow Times is HERE.
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Three killed as Ukraine renews drone strikes against Russian oil refineries. From the Moscow Times. At least two people died in the southern Samara region while responding to fires that broke out at industrial sites targeted in Ukrainian drone attacks overnight, local authorities said Friday, while a 19-year-old was killed in a separate airstrike in the western Bryansk region. READ MORE . . .

Ukraine, 10-29-26

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Links to two reports and a commentary: from the Moscow Times, the Associated Press, and Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on its name or initials. (Scroll up or down for this date’s WEST BANK, GAZA and IRAN, and down for UKRAINE 10-28-26.) — MCM

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Russian military intercepts record 1.2K Ukrainian drones overnight. From the Moscow Times.  Russian air defense systems intercepted a record 1,214 Ukrainian drones across the country amid an overnight air barrage, the Defense Ministry said today, as authorities in Ukraine said Russia killed at least 14 people in a strike on a train platform. READ MORE . . .

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Aid mission set to enter Oleshky as a localized Russia-Ukraine truce holds for a third day, by Hanna Arhirova and Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — Humanitarian aid is poised to roll into the stricken city of Oleshky on Friday, a Ukrainian official said, as a localized ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine stretched into a third day and military units cleared away landmines. Click HERE  for report with photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.
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FROM OCT. 28  There is cautious optimism about ending the Ukraine war, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  The needle may not have moved on ending the Ukraine war but the joint phone call on Tuesday by Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to Russian President Vladimir Putin can be regarded as a defining moment. READ MORE . . .

Ukraine, 10-28-26

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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 this date’s YEMEN, UKRAINE, IRAN, ALL OF IT and WEST BANK so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-27-26.) — MCM

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A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await U.S.-led talks, by Hanna Arhirova and Derek Gatopoulos | AP  KHERSON, Ukraine — A planned six-day ceasefire in and around a Russia-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said today, but Moscow and Kyiv battered each other elsewhere as they awaited a date for the next round of U.S.-brokered talks. Click HERE for report with video and photos. Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Ukraine, 10-26-26

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Links to three reports: from Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll down for this date’s WEST BANK and ALL OF IT, and for UKRAINE 10-24-26.) — MCM

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Russia says Ukraine has repeatedly struck Oleshky with artillery, drones ahead of local ceasefire. From Reuters. Russia’s Defense Ministry today accused Ukraine of repeatedly striking the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine with artillery and drones ahead of a planned local ceasefire this week, something it said had thwarted the delivery of food and medicine and stopped people leaving. READ MORE . . .

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Russia says it will open humanitarian corridor to Ukrainian town. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR  Russia says it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where people have been eating weeds and pickles to survive while trapped by minefields, shelling and drones. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Ukrainian drone barrage kills at least 3 in Voronezh. From the Moscow Times. At least three people were killed in a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Voronezh in southern Russia, local authorities said early today, with another 29 people reported injured. READ MORE . . .

Ukraine, 10-17-26

Links to five reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll up or down for today’s WEST BANK and ALL OF IT so far, and down for UKRAINE 10-16-26.) — MCM

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Zelenskyy’s challenges. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and Scott Simon | NPR  Kakissis, NPR’s correspondent in Ukraine, reflects on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s tough week and her interview with him about his relationship with Trump, Washington’s dealings with Russia, and the future of his leadership. Click HERE to listen and read. Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Associated Press and Reuters.

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Ukrainian foreign minister says Russian-held town is a ‘death trap’ with starving residents. From Reuters. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said today that Russian occupying forces were turning the Ukrainian town of Oleshky into a “death trap” gripped by starvation, and urged international organisations to help evacuate its residents. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress, by Lisa Mascaro | AP  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia days before they were to take effect drew outrage today from members of Congress, which had overwhelmingly passed the legislation in a bipartisan display of American support for Ukraine in the war with Russia. Report with photos is HERE. 

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