For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Kyiv Independent, the Kyiv Post, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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NEWER Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian warplanes in one of its biggest drone attacks of the war, by Illia Novikov | AP KYIV — Ukrainian officials claimed today they used a barrage of drones to destroy at least six military aircraft and badly damage eight others at an airfield in Russia’s Rostov region. Russian defense officials, however, claimed . . . READ MORE . . .
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Sources: SBU attack against Russia’s Morozovsk airbase destroys 6 planes, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent An overnight attack against the Russian Morozovsk airbase was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in cooperation with Ukraine’s military, sources familiar with the matter said today. Su-34 fighter-bombers and Su-27 fighters . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kyiv confirms Ukrainian drones destroyed 6 Russian planes at air base, as many as 3 sites blasted, by Kateryna Zakharchenko and Alisa Orlova | Kyiv Post Sources within Ukraine’s Special Services have confirmed that the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in collaboration with the military and the Defense Forces, orchestrated the nighttime assault on the Morozovsk airfield, resulting in the destruction of at least six aircraft. The airfield housed Su-24, Su-24M, and . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian warplanes reportedly destroyed in overnight drone attacks. From the Moscow Times. Russia’s Defense Ministry said today that it downed 53 Ukrainian drones, most of which targeted the southern Rostov region, where sources in Ukraine’s security services claim to have destroyed several Russian warplanes. “During the night and on the morning of April 5, the Kyiv regime . . . READ MORE . . ..
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Ukraine says fighting rages near Chasiv Yar, but denies Russia reached suburbs. From Reuters. KYIV — The Ukrainian military said today the battlefield situation was tense near the eastern town of Chasiv Yar, but denied Russian reports that Moscow’s troops had reached its suburbs. Russian forces . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kiev attacks borderline Belgorod Region with 159 shells, 20 UAVs over past day — governor. From Tass. BELGOROD, Russia — The Ukrainian military launched at least 159 munitions and 20 unmanned aerial vehicles in attacks on the borderline Belgorod Region over the past day, Regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said today. They targeted . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia renews big attacks on Ukrainian power grid using better intelligence and new tactics, by Samya Kullab | AP In March 22 attack, Russia unleashed more than 60 exploding drones and 90 missiles across Ukraine — the worst assault on the country’s energy infrastructure since the full-scale invasion began in early 2022. The fusillade . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 4 U.S. spends billions on its undeclared war against Russia — U.S. journalist. From Tass. NEW YORK — The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has spent hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars to wage its undeclared war on Russia, U.S. journalist Tucker Carlson said. “No one in all that time,” he said, “has explained really the purpose of this war.” He added that . . . READ MORE . . .
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Over the next 3 decades, Ukraine’s population is expected to drop dramatically. From NPR. Ukraine’s population is estimated to be some 36 million people. It could drop by 10 million people in just three decades — and the war isn’t the only factor. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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The true toll of the war in Ukraine is measured in bodies. This man brings them home, one at a time. Reported by Erika Kinetz and Solomiia Hera | AP DOVHENKE, Ukraine — Oleksii Yukov, a 38-year-old martial arts instructor, leads a team of volunteer body collectors in Ukraine. He is on the phone with a mother. She heard her son was injured in battle and left behind, but she’s not sure where. READ MORE . . .