For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, and Tass, and to an article of commentary from Indian Punchline via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 10-5–25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and MEDIA entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE,  or scroll.) — MCM

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Ukraine claims it struck Russian ammon plant, oil terminal, and weapons depot, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Long-range Ukrainian drones and missiles hit a major Russian ammunition plant, a key oil terminal and an important weapons depot behind the front line, Ukraine’s president and military said Monday, as Kyiv cranked up pressure on Moscow’s military logistics. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE to read AP report in Spanish.

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Ukrainian rocket attack on Begorod kills 2 after drone strikes knock out power. From the Moscow Times  At least two people were killed in a Ukrainian rocket attack on the southwestern Belgorod region this afternoon after thousands of residents were left without power due to an earlier drone barrage. READ MORE . . .

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Russian troops push southward after liberating Otradnoye in Kharkov regon — expert. From Tass. LUGANSK — Russian troops have begun pushing southward after liberating the settlement of Otradnoye in the Kharkov Region in their efforts to create a buffer zone at the junction with Russia’s borderline Belgorod Region, military expert Andrey Marochko said today. READ MORE . . .

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Intrigue — and confusion — raign over Ukraine, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline / Consortium News  The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov came out of a meeting in New York on Sept. 24 with the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio showing a thumbs-up sign as he passed journalists. It was a confusing signal so soon after . . . READ MORE . . .

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