For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, the Kyiv Post, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia says downed four U.S. long-range missiles. From AFP. Russia said today it had downed four U.S.-made ATACMS long-range missiles recently supplied by Washington to Kviv over the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula. The Defense Ministry said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian drones injure 6 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, Dnipro regions. From Reuters. KYIV — Russia launched an overnight drone attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv and Dnipro regions, injuring at least six people and hitting critical infrastructure, commercial and residential buildings, regional officials said today. The Ukrainian Air Force said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Kyiv may use British weapons to strike targets inside Russia, Cameron says. From the Kyiv Independent. Britain pledged three billion pounds ($3.74 billion) in annual military assistance to Ukraine, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron announced Friday, adding that it would continue “as long as it takes.” He said London had no qualms . . . READ MORE . . .
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British intelligence predicts more Russian losses. From Kyiv Post. Russia has adapted its army to a grueling war and bets on the number of troops, not their quality, a report by the UK Ministry of Defense said today. The report predicts likely heavy combat losses for the Russians as they. . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian forces carry out 25 group strikes at energy, military industrial facilities. From Tass. MOSCOW — In the past 7 days, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 25 group strikes via precision weapons and drones, hitting Ukrainian energy and transportation infrastructure facilities and Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises, the Russian Defense Ministry said today. “In response to the Kiev regime’s attempts to . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 3 Russia says it has driven Ukrainian army from 211 square miles of territory this year. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his troops had taken control of 547 square kilometres (211 square miles) of territory this year in what he called Russia’s “new regions,” a reference to four Ukrainian regions that Moscow Usays it has annexed. In remarks Friday to . . . READ MORE . . .