For today, links to reports from Agence France-Press, the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia and Ukraine launch overnight drone attacks, by Daria Andriievska | AFP Ukrainian drones attacked a metal plant in Russia’s border region of Kursk today, causing a fire at a fuel tank, the local governor said. Kyiv meanwhile announced it had intercepted dozens of Russian drones, as both sides launched a wave of overnight aerial . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian attacks increasingly sap the power of Russia’s Black Sea fleet. From AP. Successful Ukrainian drone and missile strikes — the latest in the Black Sea on Tuesday — have provided a major morale boost for Kyiv at a time when its . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian drones strike Russian iron ore plant. From Reuters. MOSCOW —Two Ukrainian drones struck fuel facilities at one of Russia’s largest iron ore plants today, though no one was injured and the plant was working as normal, Russian officials and the plant owner said. Kursk governor Roman Starovoit said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kiev loses 500 troops in Avdeyevka area over past day — Russia’s top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian military lost roughly 500 troops in battles with Russian forces in the Avdeyevka area near Donetsk over the past day, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Units of Russia’s Battlegroup Center . . . READ MORE . . .
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First-time use of high-tech French HAMMER bomb by Ukraine, Macron calls for confrontation with Putin, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post Ukrainian airmen used a high-tech French guided bomb called a HAMMER for the first time in Kyiv’s war against the Kremlin, sources on both sides of the fighting lines said on Tuesday. The NATO-standard, precision-guided munition with the full name . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia has never had plans to attack anyone, including NATO — MFA. From Tass. SIRIUS, Krasnodar Kari, Russia — Russia is not planning an attack on anyone, including NATO, nor has it ever harbored such designs, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the sidelines of the World Youth Festival. In contrast to “the doctrinal documents of NATO,” she said . . . READ MORE . . .