For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM   

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Ukraine replaces commander of eastern front after Russia captures another town. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced the commander of the eastern front, the most heated battlefield of the Ukraine war, after Russian forces captured another strategic town there. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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Russia intensifies attacks near Pokrovsk, seeks to encircle Ukrainian forces, by Tim Zadorozhnyy | The Kyiv Independent  Russian forces have intensified their assaults near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, deploying small groups in an attempt to encircle Ukrainian troops, Victor Trehubov, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Khortytsia group of forces, said today on national television. READ MORE . . .

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Russian army retakes border village in Kursk Region. From AFP. Russia’s military said today its forces regained control of Nikolayevo-Darino, a small village captured by Ukrainian troops during their cross-border offensive into the southwestern Kursk region last year. READ MORE . . .

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Russia pounds Ukrainian military airfields, UAV assembly workshops over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields and unmanned aerial vehicle assembly and storage sites over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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EU renews Russia sanctions after Hungarian holdup, by Julia Payne and Lili Bayer | Reuters  BRUSSELS — The European Union renewed its wide-ranging sanctions on Russia today for another six months after Hungary stopped holding up the move in return for . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.