For today, links reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, the Moscow Times, Agence France-Presse, and the Kyiv Independent, and to commentary from the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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NEWER Russian missile strikes in Ukraine kill 8 and wound 12. From AP. KYIV — Russian missile strikes in Ukraine overnight and today killed eight people and wounded 12 more, officials said. According to the governor of the Kharkiv . . . READ MORE . . .
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Eight dead in two Russian strikes on Kharkiv, officials say. From Reuters. Two Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, killed eight civilians and injured at least 10 early today and in the afternoon, regional officials said. Ukraine’s national police said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian Armed Forces occupy more advantageous positions in Donetsk direction. From Tass. MOSCOW — Units of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous positions in the Donetsk direction, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense in a bulletin that includes . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia says found link to Ukraine on concert attack suspect’s phone. From the Moscow Times. Russian investigators said Friday that they had uncovered more evidence of Ukraine’s alleged involvement in the deadly March 22 concert hall attack, including photos of Ukrainian flags found on one of the suspected assailant’s phones. READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine faces key battle in Chasiv Yar, a ‘door’ to Donbas. From AFP. Chasiv Yar, a strategic town for troops fighting for control of the eastern Donbas region, lies some 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Bakhmut, which Russia seized last May after . . . READ MORE . . .
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Zelensky meets bipartisan U.S. Congress delegation, calls to pass Ukraine aid bill, by Dinara Khalilova and the news desk | The Kyiv Independent President Volodymyr Zelensky met with a bipartisan delegation of U.S. Congress members in Chernihiv Oblast and called to pass Ukraine aid bill as soon as possible, the Presidential Office said today. U.S. aid to Ukraine . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 5 U.S. House Republican infighting threatens to further delay Ukraine aid package, by David Morgan | Reuters WASHINGTON — Infighting among Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives, and a threat to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his leadership role, have put him under pressure to further delay action on a long-sought aid bill for . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s victory remains in reach, by Alexander Vindman | Kyiv Post The negative news coverage of the Ukraine-Russia conflict has unleashed a flood of dire predictions. However, doomsayers’ forecasts are overly grim and the outcome can be much more favorable for Ukraine with the right support and proper . . . READ MORE . . .