For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Kyiv Post, and Agence France-Presse, and to commentary from Moon of Alabama, via Popular Resistance; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are  HERE and HERE.) – MCM

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Russia and Ukraine exchange drone strikes as North Korea’s top diplomat visits Moscow, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia and Ukraine exchanged scores of drone strikes today as North Korea’s top diplomat arrived in Russia for talks after his country reportedly deployed thousands of soldiers to help Moscow’s war efforts. Ukraine’s air force said . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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Russia says it captured village in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. From AFP.  Russia’s military said today that its forces captured the village of Kruhliakivka in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, where it has been stepping up pressure on Kyiv’s forces for months. The village was . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 26  How Russia is overwhelming Ukrainian frontlines, by Moon of Alabama | moonofalabama.org / Popular Resistance  There seems to be a bit of a panic along the Ukrainian front lines. Several units, for lack of men, have recently left positions they were supposed to hold. The daily progress of the Russian forces along the line is increasing. The medium level of the Ukrainian military seems to understand . . . READ MORE . . .