For today, links to reports from Tass, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, and the Associated Press, and to an editorial from the New York Times; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below, although some may require subscriptions to read. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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UK-trained Ukrainian commandos carry out attack on Tendra Spit in Black Sea — FSB. From Tass. MOSCOW — A team of Ukrainian commandos trained by a British Royal Navy special forces unit carried out an attack on the Tendra Spit in the Kherson Region, Russia’s Federal Security Service said. READ MORE . . .
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Russian air strikes destroy major Kyiv power plant, damage other stations, by Tom Balmforth | Reuters Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv and hit power facilities in several regions today, officials said, ramping up pressure on the embattled energy system as Ukraine runs low on air defences. The major attack . . . READ MORE . . .
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Strike on southern Ukraine city kills 2, wounds 4. From AFP. A strike on the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv today killed two people and wounded four, the Ukrainian governor of the region said. READ MORE . . .
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EU Parliament refuses decision on budget until members commit more Patriots to Ukraine, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent By a vote of 515 to 62, members of the European Parliament today refused discharge of the EU Council’s budget until European leaders decide to support Ukraine with additional Patriot air defense systems, MEP Guy Verhofstadt said. As Russia . . . READ MORE . . .
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Negotiations on Ukraine make no sense without Russia — Kremlin spokesman. From Tass. MOSCOW — Any peace talks on Ukraine that do not include Russia are pointless, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said regarding Switzerland’s initiative to host a conference on the so-called Ukrainian peace formula in June. “First we need to understand . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kyiv adopts mobilization law as Moscow strikes facilities across country. From AFP. Ukrainian lawmakers today approved an army mobilization bill that will keep more long-serving soldiers fighting Russia’s offensive, as Moscow pounded energy facilities in another “massive” air raid across the country. The move came as Kyiv has struggled on the battlefield for months, weakened by . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s parliament passes a controversial law to boost much-needed conscripts and fill army ranks, by Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Ukraine’s parliament passed a law today that will govern how the country recruits new conscripts, following months of delay and after thousands of amendments were submitted to water down the initial draft. READ MORE . . .
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Zelensky in Lithuania to ‘consolidate’ support. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced today that he had arrived in Lithuania for talks with Central and Eastern European leaders on support for his war-torn country. “The main thing now is to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine and Latvia sign security agreement, Zelensky says. From Reuters. Ukraine and Latvia signed a 10-year security agreement today, envisaging annual Latvian military support for Ukraine at 0.25% of GDP, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, adding that Latvia also . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 6 Help Ukraine hold the line. From the New York Times. After more than two years of brutal, unrelenting war, Ukraine is still ready and has the capacity to defend its democracy and territory against Russia. But it cannot do so without U.S. military assistance, which . . . READ MORE . . .