For today, links to six reports: from the Anadolu Agency, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM
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EU Parliament approves nearly $38B loan to Ukraine, backed by Russian assets, by Necva Tastan Sevinc | Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL — The European Parliament today approved a loan of up to €35 billion (approximately $37.8 billion) for Ukraine, which would be financed through revenues generated by frozen Russian assets in the European Union. The new . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian drone attacks kill 3, including child, in Ukraine’s Sumy region. From AFP. Russian overnight attacks left three people dead in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Sumy, where Moscow has stepped up its bombardments in recent months, local officials said today. Sumy lies across the border from the Kursk region in . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine reportedly strikes 4 alcohol distilleries in Russia in drone attacks. From Kyiv Post. Ukrainian drones struck two alcohol distilleries in the Tula region, one in the Tambov region, and an industrial facility in the Voronezh region in an overnight attack Oct. 21-22, Russian officials and media reported. Kyiv had . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Kostin resigns, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin submitted his resignation today amid reports of prosecutors illegally obtaining disability status. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate Novosadovoye community in Donbass region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s Battlegroup West liberated the settlement of Novosadovoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and inflicted more than 470 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 21 U.S. consults allies about North Korea troops in Ukraine, by Michelle Nichols | Reuters NEW YORK – It would be a “dangerous and highly concerning development” if North Korea was sending troops to help Russia in Ukraine, the United States said on Monday as South Korea and Britain warned of the high price Moscow would likely have to pay Pyongyang. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Pyongyang . READ MORE . . .