For today, links to reports from Reuters, Tass, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Agence France-Presse and Deutsche Presse-Agentur, and to an article of commentary from the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date and an ASSANGE entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Ukraine’s army chief says eastern front under intense Russian assault, by Tom Balmforth | Reuters KYIV — Ukraine’s army chief, Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, said today the situation on the eastern front had worsened in recent days as Russia has intensified its armored assaults and battles rage for control of a village west of the devastated city of Bakhmut. His statement reflected . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukrainian paratroopers surrender in Avdeyevka area — Russian Defense Ministry. From Tass. MOSCOW — Nine soldiers serving in the Ukrainian armed forces’ 25th separate airborne brigade have surrendered as a unit to the Russian military in the Avdeyevka area, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. “Servicemen of the 25th separate airborne brigade of the Ukrainian . . . READ MORE . . .
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A local official says at least 10 people have died in shelling in Russian-occupied Ukraine. From AP. A local Kremlin-installed official today blamed Ukraine for a shelling yesterday evening that killed 10 people, including children, in a Russian-occupied town in the southern Zaporizhzhia region the previous day. The Tokmak municipal administration . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 12 Intense fighting, lack of resources leave wounded soldiers on their own, by Asami Terajima | The Kyiv Independent DONETSK OBLAST — At positions as heavily shelled and close to Russian troops, soldiers say that medical evacuation doesn’t exist, The main reason for this is simple and gruesome: The fighting is just too intense. It can take . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S., U.K. widen ban on Russian metals in bid to disrupt revenues. From AFP. The United States and Britain took joint action on Friday to widen a ban on Russian metals imports in a bid to target the important Russian revenue source following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Germany to send additional Patriot system to Ukraine. From AFP and DPA. Germany will send an additional Patriot air-defense system to Ukraine to bolster its hard-pressed military and help it fend off increased Russian air strikes, Berlin said today. “Due to . . . READ MORE . . .
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A new phase in arms production: from American warehouses to Ukrainian factories, by Vadym Ivchenko | Kyiv Post Weapons and equipment deliveries provided to Ukraine by allies are not merely acts of charity or loyalty. Our use of this weaponry, much of it used in battle for the first time, has . . . READ MORE . . .