First, links to six reports: from Kyiv Post, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press; Reuters, and Anadolu Ajansi; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 10-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, LEBANON and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Russian drone strike sets Odesa port ablaze, leaves 30,000 without power as Moscow ramps up energy attacks, by Alisa Orlova | Kyiv Post  Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa region overnight, setting fires and cutting power to tens of thousands of people, as Moscow renewed its campaign to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian drone attack sparks fires at energy sites in Volgograd region. From the Moscow Times. Fires broke out at energy sites in the southern Volgograd region overnight, following what officials described as a “large-scale” Ukrainian drone attack. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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Kiev loses 1,450 troops along engagement line in past day — Russia’s top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,450 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours, according to the latest data on the special military operation in Ukraine released today by Russia’s Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskiy says Ukraine inflicts frontline losses on Russian troops in Donetsk region. From Reuters. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces were inflicting heavy losses in a counteroffensive in eastern Donetsk region, the main theatre of the more than 3-1/2 years of war in Ukraine. READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy says Ukrainian delegation to visit U.S. ‘at beginning of next week,‘ by Burc Eruygur | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said today a delegation from his country will visit the U.S. “at the beginning of next week,” led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. READ MORE . . .

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