For today, links to five reports: from Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, National Public Radio, and Tass; others are  accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 10-26-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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U.S.-made HIMARS rockets, Ukrainian drones hit dam in bid to flood out troops on Russian border, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Attacking with U.S.-made precision-guided rockets and domestically produced kamikaze drones, Ukraine on Saturday and Sunday pounded and breached a dam in Russia’s western Belgorod region, flooding countryside and inundating logistic routes . . . READ MORE . . .

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Hundreds of Russian troops inside Pokrovsk: General Staff, by Abbey Fenbert | The Kyiv Independent  About 200 Russian personnel have penetrated inside the front-line city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 26  President Trump cancels his Putin meeting and reignites tensions with new sanctions. Reported by Sacha Pfeiffer and Charles Maynes | NPR  New sanctions on Russian oil giants show President Trump’s frustration with President Putin as his peace effort falters. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Ukraine loses around 1,380 troops in special op zone over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces lost around 1,380 troops in the special military operation zone in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. READ MORE . . .

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