For today, links to eight reports: from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Kyiv Post, the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine, Russia say foiled dozens of drone attacks. From AFP. Russia and Ukraine traded attacks overnight, with Russian officials saying today that Ukrainian drone strikes had killed one person in the Belgorod border region. Russia said it had downed 47 Ukrainian drones overnight, while Ukraine reported it . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s ‘Venice’ in Danube delta faces relentless Russian drone attacks, by Iryna Nazarchuk | Reuters Vylkove, a small tourist and resort town, sits at the mouth of the Danube, and like in Italy’s Venice, canals replace roadways and boats replace automobiles for local residents. State border guards say the only method to prevent regular Russian drone attacks I . . . READ MORE . . .
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Shahed drones may be built in occupied areas of Ukraine. From Kyiv Post. Kyiv’s Center for National Resistance said Friday that Moscow has tasked the Kremlin appointed authorities in Ukraine’s occupied territories to investigate the use of seized factories and enterprises for the production of Shahed/Geran kamikaze drones. According to the . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian recruiters descend on Kyiv’s nightlife in search of men not registered for conscription, by Samya Kulab and Elise Morton | AP KYIV — Ukrainian military recruitment officers raided restaurants, bars and a concert hall in Kyiv, checking military registration documents and detaining men who were not in compliance, local media reported today. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 11 Zelenskyy appeals to allies to keep up aid as Germany pledges new weapons package, by Gier Moulson and Hanna Arhirova | AP BERLIN — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday it’s important that allies’ aid to Ukraine doesn’t decrease next year as he received a pledge of a new weapons package from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on a European tour meant to win backing for his “victory plan” aimed at ending the war with Russia. Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin after stops Thursday in . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Reuters report.
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FROM OCT. 11 Jet fuel fire at Crimea oil terminal extinguished 5 days after Ukraine strike. From the Moscow Times. A jet fuel fire at a major oil terminal in the port city of Feodosia in Russian-annexed Crimea has been put out five days after Ukrainian missile strikes there, its Russian-installed Mayor Igor Tkachenko said Friday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 11 Ukraine braces for winter freeze amid potential Russian strikes targeting nuclear power, by Dominic Culverwell | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine is set to face its toughest winter since the start of the full-scale invasion as Russia eyes cutting off its nuclear power after already bombing out capacity from half of its electricity generation sector in large-scale air strikes. READ MORE . . .