For today, links to seven reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Tass, the Kyiv Post, National Public Radio, and the Kyiv Independent, and to commentary from PassBlue via ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Russia fires more missiles and drones at Ukraine ahead of diplomatic efforts to stop the war, by Hanna Arhirova | AP KYIV — Russian forces fired missiles and drones at the Kyiv region and five other areas of Ukraine in a nighttime attack, officials said today, ahead of several days of intense diplomatic activity around the war. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 29 out of 30 air targets, including . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian air attacks cause industrial facility fire in Kyiv region, injure several. From Reuters. KYIV — Russia launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine early today, causing a fire at an industrial facility, damaging residences and injuring several people across six regions, local authorities said. Ukrainian military said it shot down five out of six . . . READ MORE . . .
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Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts defeat on two Ukrainian military brigades. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr has inflicted a defeat on two brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, with the enemy’s losses amounting to 80 troops, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .
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U.S. to send second Patriot missile system to Ukraine. From Kyiv Post. The United States will soon send a second battery of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine, the New York Times reports, citing senior American officials. The officials said the Patriot system will be transferred from Poland, where . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russian barrage leaves Kyiv residents without power and water, by Anastasiia Malenko | Reuters KYIV — Ukrainian authorities say the Russian spring attacks have taken out about half of the country’s generation capacity – 9,000 out of 18,000 Mwh — and that they have caused long-term damage that may mean power cuts for years to come. Some Kyiv residents . . . READ MORE . . .
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Russia has destroyed half of Ukraine’s energy production. How is the country coping? Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR The U.S. and Europe have pledged nearly $2 billion in aid for Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which has been devastated by Russian strikes. That damage has caused rolling blackouts. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Inside Ukraine’s prison recruitment efforts to bolster front-line troops, by Alexander Khrebet | The Kyiv Independent ZHYTOMYR and KYIV OBLASTS — New Ukrainian legislation allowing military service for prisoners convicted of certain felonies, including manslaughter, offers a unique opportunity: parole in exchange for . . . READ MORE . . .
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The U.S. presidential candidates’ UN and foreign policy stances, by Laura E. Kirkpatrick | PassBlue / ScheerPost On Nov. 5, American voters will choose their 47th president. Combined, the likely candidates, Joe Biden, a Democrat and the incumbent, and Donald Trump, a Republican former president and a recently convicted felon, have run seven times for the country’s highest political office. Though attracting little poll support, Robert Kennedy Jr., an independent . . . READ MORE . . .