For today, links to five reports: from the Moscow Times, Reuters, Tass, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 10-6-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, WEST BANK and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Ukraine mounts second straight night of mass drone strikes on Russia. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s Defense Ministry said today its air defense systems destroyed nearly 200 Ukrainian drones in a second consecutive night of large-scale air attacks, with regional authorities reporting damage at several industrial sites. READ MORE . . .
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Drones target oil refinery in western Siberia’s Tyumen region in what may be Ukraine’s farthest strike yet. From the Moscow Times. Authorities in Western Siberia’s Tyumen region said they downed three drones near an industrial site on Monday evening. Tyumen residents posted videos online showing fire trucks and ambulances rushing toward the Antipinsky oil refinery, one of the region’s largest . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says Ukrainian drone crashed into nuclear plan in Voronezh region, without causing damage. From Reuters. Russia’s state nuclear energy company said on Tuesday that a Ukrainian drone had tried to strike a nuclear plant in Russia’s Voronezh region, which borders Ukraine. READ MORE . . .
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Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated two communities in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Zaporozhye Region 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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Ukraine’s Donetsk region seen as Russia’s gateway, not the ultimate prize in war, by Hanna Arhirova | AP Before 2014, the Donetsk region — home to more than 4 million people — was one of Ukraine’s most densely populated areas and a key industrial, political and economic hub. But it has borne the brunt of the nation’s financial losses since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, accounting for . . . READ MORE . . .
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