For now, links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Moscow Times, Tass, the Kyiv Independent, and Agence France-Press, and to an editorial from Kyiv Post; others or headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 5-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA entry for this date, so far, is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Russia says it downs 105 Ukrainian drones, fires Iskander missile. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia said today it had shot down 105 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, including dozens heading towards Moscow, as the war in Ukraine . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.
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FROM MAY 21 Putin boasts of massive attack on Ukrainian troops, by Iona Cleave | Reuters Vladimir Putin has boasted of a massive missile strike on a military base in Ukraine’s Sumy region that the Kremlin claims killed as many 70 soldiers. Ukraine said six soldiers were killed and 10 injured. READ MORE . . .
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Russia hits Patriot position in Dnepropetrovsk Region with Iskander-M missile — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the position of a Patriot SAM system near Ordzhonikidze in the Dnepropetrovsk Region with an Iskander-M missile, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. READ MORE . . .
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Lavrov confirms Russia has no interest in Ukraine ceasefire, by Volodymyr Ivanyshyn | The Kyiv Independent Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has confirmed that Moscow has no interest in negotiations and agreeing to a ceasefire in Ukraine, saying on Wednesday “we don’t want this anymore,” insisting that the “root causes” of the war need to be resolved first. READ MORE . . .
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Kremlin denies report of upcoming peace talks with Ukraine at Vatican. From AFP. The Kremlin said today it had not agreed to hold peace talks with Ukraine at the Vatican, denying U.S. media reports that the city-state could soon host negotiations. READ MORE . . .
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Trump: Putin doesn’t want peace because he’s winning. But is he? Editorial from Kyiv Post. Following his two-hour phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which he described as “excellent,” Donald Trump seems to have finally admitted, according to the Wall Street Journal, that the Kremlin doesn’t want peace in Ukraine because it believes Russia is winning . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Tass.
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MAY BE CONTINUED