For today, links to eight reports: from Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine. From AFP. Russia said today it has taken the village of Zoryane in eastern Ukraine, enabling its troops to approach the industrial hub of Kurakhove. READ MORE . ..
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1 dead, 8 injured in Russians’ attack on Shostka. From Kyiv Post. One man was killed and eight people were wounded after the Russians struck the center of the Sumy-region-city of Shostka just after midnight, Ukrainian officials said. READ MORE . . .
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At least 102 Ukrainian POWs executed by Russia, ombudsman says, by Natalia Yermak | The Kyiv Independent Russian forces have executed at least 102 Ukrainian prisoners of war since 2022, Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview on Friday, citing data from the Prosecutor General’s Office. READ MORE. . .
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Investigation: Russians carry out systemic terror in occupied part of Kherson Oblast, by Danylo Mokryk | The Kyiv Independent In the course of our investigation into Russian terror in the occupied territories, we interviewed dozens of people who managed to leave — some as recently as the summer of 2024. Most asked for anonymity or refused to be interviewed out of fear of . . . READ MORE . . .
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France vows support for Ukraine’s plan to end Russian invasion, by Samya Kullab | AP KYIV — France’s foreign minister today pledged his support for Ukraine’s plan for ending the war with Russia, telling reporters in Kyiv that he would work with Ukrainian officials to secure other nations’ backing for the proposal. READ MORE. . . Click HERE for Reuters report.
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Russian air defenses down several aerial targets heading towards Belgorod. From Tass. BELGOROD — Russian air defenses have downed several aerial targets heading toward the city of Belgorod, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 18 Russia, Ukraine each bring home 95 prisoners of war in swap brokered by UAE. From Reuters. Russia and Ukraine carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war on Friday, each side bringing home 95 prisoners in an agreement in which the United Arab Emirates acted as mediator. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 18 Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Russia on Friday returned to Ukraine the bodies of 501 soldiers, Ukrainian authorities said, in what appeared to be the biggest repatriation of war dead since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. READ MORE . . .