For today, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Post, 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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U.S. writer Anne Applebaum appeals for arms for Ukraine as she accepts German peace prize, by Vanessa Gera | AP WARSAW — The prominent American journalist and historian Anne Applebaum urged continued support for Ukraine as she accepted a prestigious German prize today in Frankfurt, arguing that pacifism in the face of aggression is often nothing more than appeasement. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine strikes key Russian explosives manufacturer. From Reuters. Ukraine struck a manufacturer of military explosives deep inside Russian territory overnight, as well as storage infrastructure at a military airfield in the Lipetsk region, Kyiv’s General Staff said in a statement today. Russian air defence units downed . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from AFP, Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent.
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Ukrainian forces lost up to 460 troops in Battlegroup Center responsibility zone. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Battlegroup Center defeated five brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Donetsk People’s Republic in one day and repelled nine counterattacks, the Ukrainian army lost up to 460 servicemen, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 19 Ukraine’s ‘victory plan’ receives mixed reactions from Western allies, by Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plan to end Ukraine’s nearly three-year war with Russia has received mixed reactions from Western allies so far. It includes a formal invitation for Ukraine to join NATO and permission to use Western long-range . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 18 Zelensky’s nuclear arms comments ‘dangerous provocation’ – Putin. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s suggestion that Kyiv would seek nuclear weapons if it could not join NATO was a “dangerous provocation,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday. The Ukrainian leader made the comments . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 19 U.S. laments ‘disappointing’ Swiss decision not to fully adopt latest EU sanctions against Russia, by Jamey Keaten | AP GENEVA — The United States is expressing disappointment over a decision by the Swiss government not to adopt all measures in the latest round of European Union sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 18 Australia gives 49 ageing Abrams tanks to Ukraine. From AP. MELBOURNE — Australia will give 49 of its ageing M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine months after Kyiv requested the redundant fleet, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday. READ MORE . . .