For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Orinoco Tribune, the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russian drones set a hotel ablaze in a Ukrainian Black Sea city, by Susie Blann | AP KYIV — Russian drones early today struck the Black Sea city of Mykolaiv, setting a hotel ablaze and damaging energy infrastructure, the local Ukrainian governor reported, while ammunition shortages continued to hobble Kyiv’s troops. He said Russian drones “seriously damaged” . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Reuters report.
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Moscow claims troops took control of village in eastern Ukraine. From AFP. Russia’s defence ministry today claimed its forces had taken control of another village in eastern Ukraine, as Moscow’s troops press their advantage in manpower and ammunition on the battlefield. It said “the ‘Centre’ troop unit liberated the village of Novobakhmutivka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.” READ MORE . . .
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Russia says downed 17 Ukrainian drones. From AFP. Russia shot down 17 Ukrainian drones overnight in several western regions, the defense ministry said today. Most were shot down in regions that border Ukraine, with nine downed in Bryansk, three . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia threatens West with severe response if its assets are touched. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russian officials today threatened the West with a “severe” response in the event that frozen Russian assets are confiscated, promising “endless” legal challenges and tit-for-tat measures. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia would . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 25 Russia freezes assets of largest U.S. bank. From Orinoco Tribune / Popular Resistance. A St. Petersburg court ordered the freezing of funds owned by U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase in Russia on April 24. The ruling was made in favor of the country’s second-largest lender VTB, which had filed a lawsuit seeking to recover $439.5 million that is blocked abroad under U.S.-led sanctions. READ MORE . . .
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Moscow’s spring thaw reveals downed unexploded Ukrainian drones. From Kyiv Post. The Main Directorate of Regional Security of the Moscow Region has issued warnings after more than a dozen Ukrainian drones—originally brought down by electronic warfare jamming during the winter months—have surfaced in forested areas as the snows have retreated. READ MORE . . .
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Russian attacks in Kharkiv Oblast injure 2 civilians, by Kateryna Hodunova | The Kyiv Independent Russian troops struck the cities of Kupiansk and Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast today, injuring two people, local authorities reported. READ MORE . . .
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Russia’s Battlegroup East improves frontline positions — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Units of Russia’s Battlegroup East have improved their frontline positions, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The military agency specified . . . READ MORE . . .