First, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and the Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, a link to a column in today’s Berkshire Eagle. — MCM
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Intense fighting reported in Ukraine as last nuclear reactor is shut down amid flooding, by Jamey Keaten | AP KYIV — Ukraine’s military reported intense fighting with Russian forces today, while the country’s nuclear energy agency said it put the last operating reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into a “cold shutdown” for safety. After Russian forces pummeled Ukraine with missiles and drones overnight resulting in deaths and damage to a military airfield . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian strikes kill three in Odesa, hit Poltava air base, Ukraine says. From Reuters. KYIV — Russia fired missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine early this morning, killing three civilians in the Black Sea city of Odesa and striking a military air field in the central Poltava region, Kyiv authorities said. The attacks, attacks, in which a 29-year-old was also killed in the northeast. . . READ MORE . . .
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Zaporizhzia Nuclear Plant needs more water than reservoir can give after dam breach. Reported by Geoff Brumfiel | NPR Europe’s largest nuclear plant has lost access to its primary source of cooling water. Fortunately, its reactors should be safe for at least a few months with the water available on the site. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Water gradually receding in flooded Ukraine regions: officials. From AFP. Water levels in parts of southern Ukraine that were flooded after the destruction of a Russian-held dam were beginning to fall, officials said Friday. “Thirty-five settlements remain flooded on the right bank, 3,763 houses are under water, but . . . READ MORE. . . .
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Putin keeps track of situation in Kherson Regiou – Governor. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin is keeping track of the situation in the Kherson Region following the recent collapse of a dam there, the region’s Interim Governor Vladimir Saldo said today. He said Putin instructed him to furnish him on the most complete data on the flooding situation, and to provide the residents of the region with all necessary assistance, both moral and material, including with respect to the rebuilding of damaged housing. “This . . . READ MORE . . .
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Putin says Ukrainian offensive failed to reach goals. From AFP. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that a long-expected counteroffensive from Ukraine had begun but Kyiv had so far “failed” to reach its goals. “We can definitely state that this Ukrainian offensive has begun,” he said, “But . . . READ MORE . . .
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Explained: Every we know about Ukraine’s counteroffensive, by Chris York | The Kyiv Post There’s no denying now that there has been a significant uptick in fighting in eastern and southern Ukraine, but what exactly it represents is still being debated. Kyiv is still to officially announce the start of its long-awaited counteroffensive, but President Putin has already claimed it is failing. What the latest? READ MORE . . .
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Ukraine’s demography is hemorrhaging, by Kateryna Zakharchenko | The Kyiv Post The Ukrainian ethnic population is getting older every year, with each passing generation. Many factors account for this, but the most critical is a low birth rate. The mass displacement of Ukrainians fleeing abroad because of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has also greatly affected the demographic crisis. According to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Water as a weapon in Russia’s war, by James Brooke | The Berkshire Eagle Russia says it did not blow up Kakhovka dam. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov “categorically” denied any involvement in the destruction of the dam, blaming the breach on “deliberate sabotage by the Ukrainian side.” But Western analysts are not persuaded. A few hours after the dam breach . . . READ MORE . . .
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