Ukraine, 5-26-26

Links to SEVEN reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, and Kyiv Post; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials. (Scroll down for IRAN and LEBANON, and for UKRAINE 5-24-26.) — MCM

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Russia maintains attacks on Ukraine, as Kyiv is warned to brace for a possible major barrage, by Susie Blann and Barry Hatton| AP  KYIV — Russia fired more than 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said today. Russia on Monday urged foreign citizens, including members of diplomatic missions, to leave the Ukrainian capital as quickly as possible and told residents to steer clear of military and government facilities. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish; and HERE for others. Click HERE for report from Reuters, and HERE for links to two Ukraine-related reports from NPR. Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.
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FROM MAY 25  Everything we know about the deadly Ukrainian strike in occupied Luhansk. From the Moscow Times. The Kremlin on Monday condemned a Ukrainian strike on a college in the Russian-occupied town of Starobilsk in eastern Ukraine, calling it a “barbaric terrorist attack on young people.” READ MORE . . .
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General Staff: British Storm Shadow cruise missiles used to hit Russian headquarters, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Great Britain-manufactured Storm Shadow cruise missiles destroyed a major command and communications center in Russia-occupied territory of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region, a General Staff official statement said on Monday. READ MORE . . .
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