Ukraine, 4-17-24

First, links to reports from the Kyiv Post, the Associated Press, the Moscow Times, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

   

Russian missile attack on Chernihiv leaves 14 dead, over 60 injured, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  Russian troops launched three missile attacks on the border сity of Chernihiv today, hitting nearly the center of the city and resulting in the loss of at least 14 lives. “The enemy launched three . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson’s plan for U.S. aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain, by Lisa Mascaro | AP  WASHINGTON — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him . . . READ MORE . . .

   

50K Russian soldiers confirmed killed in Ukraine – independent tally. From the Moscow Times. Over 50,000 Russian soldiers have been confirmed killed in Ukraine since the start of the Kremlin’s invasion over two years ago, according to an independent tally conducted by the BBC’s Russian service and the independent Mediazona . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Source: Ukraine strikes radar station in Russia’s Mordovia Republic, by Kateryna Denisova | The Kyiv Independent  Ukrainian drones attacked a military unit in the city of Kovylkino in Russia’s Mordovia Republic, hitting the Konteiner radar station today, a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said. READ MORE . . .

   

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