For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Today’s GAZA entry is HERE.) — MCM
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The rift appears to widen between Ukraine’s president and his top generals. Reported by Michel Martin and Joanna Kakissis | NPR Twenty-two months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dissension and fatigue are evident among Kyiv’s most senior officials. The war has reached a stalemate. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Anger, sorrow in wake of deadly Russian missile strike against veteran Zakarpatiia brigade. From Kyiv Post. Waves of anger and shock swept across Ukraine’s far western Zakarpattia region on Monday in the wake of a deadly Russian missile strike that killed or wounded dozens of soldiers in a local unit over the weekend. A three-day mourning period with . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s military coming up with plans to ‘move forward faster,’ Zelensky says. From the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine’s military is considering different options to “move forward faster” and strike Russia “unexpectedly,” President Volodymyr Zelensky told NBC News on Sunday.“But bare-handed [this is] impossible to do without . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelensky bleeped by U.S. TV during impassioned speech on why Ukraine won’t negotiate. From Kyiv Post. President Zelensky has insisted he is “not ready” for negotiations with Russia, in an interview with that saw the visibly exasperated Ukrainian president swear on U.S. television. The Ukrainian president was commenting on reports that US and European officials had spoken with his government about negotiations to end the war, and after . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian brigade says 19 killed in Russian missile strike last week. From Reuters. KYIV — A Ukrainian military brigade said today 19 of its soldiers were killed last week in a Russian air strike that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as “a tragedy that could have been avoided”. Ukrainian media reported that the soldiers were killed during an awards ceremony on Friday in the frontline Zaporizhzhia region . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian military officers investigated for holding awards ceremony where 19 soldiers were killed, by Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Ukraine today launched a criminal investigation into military officers who organized a ceremony to honor troops that was hit by a Russian missile strike, killing 19 soldiers in one of the deadliest single attacks reported by Ukrainian forces. The State Bureau of Investigation . . . READ MORE . . .