For today, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, the Moscow Times, and Reuters; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russian lawmakers ratify pact with North Korea as U.S. confirms that Pyongyang sent troops to Russia. From AP. MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers today ratified a pact with North Korea envisioning mutual military assistance, a move that comes as the U.S. confirmed the deployment of 3,000 North Korean troops to Russia. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Moscow Times and AFP.
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Ukraine accuses Russian troops of executing 4 POWs. From AFP. Kyiv claimed today that Russian forces had executed four captured Ukrainian servicemen in the eastern Donetsk region, the latest war crime allegation against Moscow. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 23 Finishing off the defenseless: How the Russians execute Ukrainian soldiers, by Kamila Hrabchuk | The Kyiv Independent Recording and investigating the executions of soldiers is extremely difficult. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022, the United Nations has documented the execution of 42 Ukrainian service members. Ukraine has documented 102 such executions as of October 2022. The actual figure . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian attack on Kupiansk kills elderly woman, injures at least 11, by Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent One person has died, and at least 11 others have been injured after Russian forces carried out an air strike on the town of Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast today, Gov. Oleh Syniehubov said. READ MORE . . .
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Russia hammers Ukrainian military airfield infrastructure over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces delivered strikes at Ukrainian military airfields and inflicted damage on enemy manpower and military hardware in 139 areas 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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Chechen factions loot Mariupol’s steel plants: WSJ report. From Kyiv Post. What remained of the steel plants in Ukraine’s Mariupol are now war trophies for Chechen figures affiliated with the enclave’s strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, the Wall Street Journal reported. READ MORE . . .
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Putin warns of Middle East conflagration and debates Ukraine at BRICS, by Vladimir Soldatkin and Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters KAZAN, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin told BRICS leaders today that the Middle East was on the brink of a full-scale war after a sharp rise in tension between Israel and Iran, though the Kremlin chief also faced calls to end the war in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 23 U.S. government wants half of its $20 billion loan to Ukraine to be military aid. From Reuters. WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is trying to provide Ukraine with $10 billion in military aid as part of its $20 billion commitment to the country under a $50 billion loan coordinated with the G7 and European Union, the White House National Security Council said on Wednesday. READ MORE . . .