For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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NEWER  Zelenskyy heads to Argentina in bid to win support from developing nations, by Karl Ritter | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-intoday of Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei. It is the Ukrainian leader’s first-ever trip to Latin America as Kyiv continues . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Ukraine moves first lorries to Poland by rail through blocked border. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine has transported the first batch of lorries to Poland by rail, bypassing the blockage of the land border between the two countries by Polish drivers, Ukrainian state railways Ukrzaliznytsia said today. Protests by Polish truckers started last month against the terms of EU access for Ukrainian. . . READ MORE . . .

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Polish truck drivers are blocking the border with Ukraine. It’s hurting on the battlefield, by Hanna Arhirova, Karl Ritter and Monika Scislowska | AP  KORCZOWA, Poland — Pickup trucks and tourniquets bound for Ukraine’s battlefield are among items stuck in a mileslong line at the border with Poland. Components to build drones to fight off Russian forces are facing weeks of delays. Ukrainian charities and companies supplying the war-torn country’s military warn  . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Russian forces hit four Ukrainian brigades in southern Donetsk area — defense ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces hit four Ukrainian brigades and combat vehicles in the southern Donetsk area, with Ukraine’s losses amounting up to 80 soldiers, the Russian defense ministry said today. “Units of the Russian Battlegroup East, backed by artillery, hit . . . READ MORE . . .