For today, links to six reports: from the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Kyiv Post; others or headlines at least are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (MEDIA, YEMEN, SYRIA, WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  UKRAINE 3-25-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Russian military accuses Ukraine of violating energy ceasefire. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s Defense Ministry today accused Ukraine of violating a 30-day pause on attacks against energy infrastructure, which Moscow claims has been in effect for more than a week. The accusations follow earlier reports . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine approves Bird of Prey drone system for combat, by Tim Zadorozhnyy | The Kyiv Independent  Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced today it has approved the domestically produced Bird of Prey unmanned aviation system for combat operations. READ MORE . . .

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Kiev deliberately targets journalists, law norms for protecting them — Russian diplomat. From Tass. MOSCOW — “The terrorist Kiev regime deliberately targets both reporters and those international law norms that should have protected them,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 25  Russia, Ukraine agree to truce at sea and ban on energy attacks. From Reuters. WASHINGTON / MOSCOW / KYIV — The United States reached separate agreements on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea and to implement a ban on attacks by the two countries on each other’s energy facilities. If implemented, the agreements . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for a report from AP and HERE for a March 26 report from NPR.

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Is Russia running out of tanks? by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Most analysts estimate that two out of three Russian tanks, on average, have been taken out by a Ukrainian drone. These days, on Ukraine’s battlefields, there are fewer Russian tanks to hit. READ MORE . . .

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