For today only one entry, with links to seven reports: from Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, Tass, and the Kyiv Independent; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 11-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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2 children among dead in Russian blitz on Ukraine, by Stanislav Doshchitsyn | AFP Russia fired a wave of drones and missiles at Ukraine overnight, killing at least six people including two children and cutting power to tens of thousands, officials said today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AFP report in French, HERE for report from AP, and HERE for same AP report in Spanish.
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FROM NOV. 1. Russian missile strikes on Ukraine hit 2.5-year high. From AFP. Russia fired more missiles at Ukraine in October than in any month since at least the start of 2023, an AFP analysis of Ukrainian data showed. Russian strikes have caused . . . READ MORE . . .
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Sharp rise in Russian strikes on Chernihiv region, border guard says, by Leo Chiu | Kyiv Post Ukraine’s State Border Service said it has observed a spike in Russian strikes against the Chernihiv region. The northern region, which borders Russia and Belarus, was . . . READ MORE . . .
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Focus should be on Ukraine settlement work, not on Putin-Trump meeting — Peskov. From Tass. MOSCOW — What is required now is thorough work on the issues surrounding a settlement in Ukraine, rather than . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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FROM OCT. 31 U.S. national intelligence director says former American strategy of ‘regime change’ is over, by Jon Gambrell | AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. national intelligence director told officials Friday in the Mideast that America’s former strategy of “regime change or nation building” had ended under President Donald Trump. READ MORE . . .
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