For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a PILGER entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Zelenskyy heads to Baltic countries in pursuit of more support against Russia. From AP. KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived today in Lithuania ahead of visits to Estonia and Latvia, as Ukraine seeks more help to bolster its air defenses amid Russia’s intensified missile and drone onslaughts. The focus of his trip, he said, will be security concerns, Ukraine’s hopes to join the European Union and NATO, and building partnerships in drone production and . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Western hesitation on aid to Ukraine helps Putin – Zelensky. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today warned that any delays in Western aid to Kyiv emboldened the Kremlin, almost two years into Russia’s invasion. Zelensky was in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius as part of a surprise visit. “He [Russian President . . . READ MORE . . .
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Number of heavily wounded Ukrainian soldiers up by 30% — ABC. From Tass. NEW YORK — The number of heavily wounded Ukrainian soldiers grew by 30% over the past few weeks, the ABC television reported citing a Ukrainian doctor. Sergey Ryzhenko, a chief doctor of a hospital in the city of Dnepr (formerly Dnepropetrovsk), said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian official says children evacuated from Belgorod following attacks, | The Kyiv Independent. Russian authorities evacuated 93 children from the western city of Belgorod after an alleged Ukrainian attack on the city, Belgorod Oblast governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said today. Late Monday he claimed Russian air defenses downed 10 aerial targets over Belgorod, resulting in . . . READ MORE . . .